Patents by Inventor Donald L. Kaump

Donald L. Kaump 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: 10920419
    Abstract: A ceiling structure includes a suspended framework having a plurality of main runners and a plurality of cross runners interconnected to define an array of tile receiving openings, each of the plurality of main runners and the plurality of cross runners including a tile mating surface facing downward to define a mounting frame at each respective tile receiving opening, and a plurality of ceiling tiles positioned within the array of tile receiving openings, each of the plurality of ceiling tiles having a main body. The main body of the ceiling tile includes a base having a periphery, a plurality of magnets positioned at the periphery and sized and shaped to magnetically couple the ceiling tile within a respective one of the tile receiving openings, and a plurality of baffles coupled to the base, each baffle being spaced apart from the other. Related methods, systems, and ceiling tiles are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: MODULAR ARTS, INC.
    Inventor: Donald L. Kaump
  • Publication number: 20200018066
    Abstract: A ceiling structure includes a suspended framework having a plurality of main runners and a plurality of cross runners interconnected to define an array of tile receiving openings, each of the plurality of main runners and the plurality of cross runners including a tile mating surface facing downward to define a mounting frame at each respective tile receiving opening, and a plurality of ceiling tiles positioned within the array of tile receiving openings, each of the plurality of ceiling tiles having a main body. The main body of the ceiling tile includes a base having a periphery, a plurality of magnets positioned at the periphery and sized and shaped to magnetically couple the ceiling tile within a respective one of the tile receiving openings, and a plurality of baffles coupled to the base, each baffle being spaced apart from the other. Related methods, systems, and ceiling tiles are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventor: Donald L. Kaump
  • Patent number: 9175473
    Abstract: A ceiling structure includes a suspended framework having a plurality of main runners and a plurality of cross runners interconnected to define an array of tile receiving openings and a plurality of ceiling tiles positioned within the array of tile receiving openings, each of the plurality of ceiling tiles having a plurality of magnets positioned at a peripheral portion thereof which are configured to magnetically couple the ceiling tile within a respective one of the tile receiving openings with the ceiling tile abutting a respective mounting frame. Related methods are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: Modular Arts, Inc.
    Inventor: Donald L. Kaump
  • Publication number: 20150047293
    Abstract: A ceiling structure includes a suspended framework having a plurality of main runners and a plurality of cross runners interconnected to define an array of tile receiving openings and a plurality of ceiling tiles positioned within the array of tile receiving openings, each of the plurality of ceiling tiles having a plurality of magnets positioned at a peripheral portion thereof which are configured to magnetically couple the ceiling tile within a respective one of the tile receiving openings with the ceiling tile abutting a respective mounting frame. Related methods are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2014
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Inventor: Donald L. Kaump
  • Patent number: 8375665
    Abstract: A partition module and system of partition modules provides an aesthetically pleasing partition for an interior space of a building. The front and rear exteriors of the module each include three-dimensional surface patterns configured to coextensively align with patterns on adjacent substantially identical modules to form a collective, dual-sided partition having a seamless visual appearance. The partition module may include a recess sized and shaped to receive a beam for supporting the partition structure and a plurality of alignment projections for self-alignment of the partition modules during construction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Modular Arts, Inc.
    Inventor: Donald L. Kaump
  • Publication number: 20110131915
    Abstract: A partition module and system of partition modules provides an aesthetically pleasing partition for an interior space of a building. The front and rear exteriors of the module each include three-dimensional surface patterns configured to coextensively align with patterns on adjacent substantially identical modules to form a collective, dual-sided partition having a seamless visual appearance. The partition module may include a recess sized and shaped to receive a beam for supporting the partition structure and a plurality of alignment projections for self-alignment of the partition modules during construction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2010
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Inventor: Donald L. Kaump
  • Publication number: 20090123692
    Abstract: A modular panel and system of panels provides an aesthetically pleasing covering for an interior surface of a building. The panels include a skin, which in some embodiments includes a backing. The panels have a three-dimensional relief and can be abutted together to form a system of panels forming an integral three-dimensional pattern, a perimeter of the panels having a plurality of interlocking mechanisms positioned such that when the interlocking mechanism of the panel engages the interlocking mechanism of at least one adjacent panel, the three-dimensional pattern seamlessly continues in all three dimensions, from the panel into the at least one adjacent panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2007
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Applicant: MODULAR ARTS, INC.
    Inventor: Donald L. Kaump
  • Patent number: D552766
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2007
    Assignee: Modular Arts, Inc.
    Inventor: Donald L. Kaump
  • Patent number: D578669
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2008
    Assignee: Modular Arts, Inc.
    Inventor: Donald L. Kaump
  • Patent number: D579128
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Assignee: Modular Arts, Inc.
    Inventor: Donald L. Kaump
  • Patent number: D849272
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: Modular Arts, Inc.
    Inventor: Donald L. Kaump