Patents by Inventor Dennis Kliegle

Dennis Kliegle has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 6971210
    Abstract: A grid system for torsion spring mounting of aluminum-framed panels is provided which includes a plurality of main grid beams and spacer bars. The main grid beams support a side load mounting clip formed with a slot in the side of the side load mounting clip to engage a torsion spring held by a spring retainer clip such that the panel is supported by the torsion spring. Disengagement of the torsion springs lowers the panels and permits access to the ceiling grid system above the panel members. In a preferred embodiment, the panel has a multifaceted profile including an edge surface that abuts a corresponding edge surface on an adjacent panel. The peripheral edges of the adjacent panel members diverge above the abutting edge surfaces to accommodate either the alignment fin or the tab of the tile stop and diverge below the abutting edge surfaces to form a reveal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2005
    Assignee: Owens Corning Fiberglas Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Dennis Kliegle, Harry A. Alter
  • Publication number: 20040118068
    Abstract: A grid system for torsion spring mounting of aluminum-framed panels is provided which includes a plurality of main grid beams and spacer bars. The main grid beams support a side load mounting clip formed with a slot in the side of the side load mounting clip to engage a torsion spring held by a spring retainer clip such that the panel is supported by the torsion spring. Disengagement of the torsion springs lowers the panels and permits access to the ceiling grid system above the panel members. In a preferred embodiment, the panel has a multifaceted profile including an edge surface that abuts a corresponding edge surface on an adjacent panel. The peripheral edges of the adjacent panel members diverge above the abutting edge surfaces to accommodate either the alignment fin or the tab of the tile stop and diverge below the abutting edge surfaces to form a reveal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2002
    Publication date: June 24, 2004
    Inventors: Dennis Kliegle, Harry A. Alter
  • Patent number: D753074
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Inventors: Dennis Kliegle, Gary Gotlieb Unterschuetz, David C. Weber