Patents by Inventor Gregory O. Palm

Gregory O. Palm 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).

  • Ceiling tile base mat
    Patent number: 8383233
    Abstract: A water felted base mat for a suspended ceiling tile comprising on a weight basis about ½ mineral wool, starch binder, limited to about ?, newsprint, limited to about ?, and about ¼ expanded glass beads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: USG Interiors, LLC
    Inventors: Gregory O. Palm, Martin Brown, Qing Claire Yu, Bangji Cao
  • CEILING TILE BASE MAT
    Publication number: 20120164422
    Abstract: A water felted base mat for a suspended ceiling tile comprising on a weight basis about ½ mineral wool, starch binder, limited to about ?, newsprint, limited to about ?, and about ¼ expanded glass beads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: USG INTERIORS, INC.
    Inventors: Gregory O. Palm, Martin Brown, Qing Claire Yu, Bangji Cao
  • Cast ceiling tile
    Patent number: 8118928
    Abstract: A cast type ceiling tile comprising a mixture containing 30 to 70% mineral wool, 10 to 40% expanded glass beads, 8 to 20% starch, 0 to 15% stucco, and 0 to 1% boric acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: USG Interiors, LLC
    Inventors: Qing Claire Yu, Bangji Cao, Gregory O. Palm
  • Transfer Plate Useful in the Manufacture of Panel and Board Products
    Publication number: 20080179775
    Abstract: The invention provides an apparatus for forming a panel comprising a mesh support and a transfer plate comprising at least one surface comprising a plurality of pores having an average pore diameter of about 1200 microns or less. The invention further provides a method comprising (i) forming an aqueous composition comprising a fiber material, (ii) depositing the composition onto a movable mesh support to form an entangled fiber material containing water; (iii) removing at least a portion of the water from the entangled fiber material, and (iv) transferring the entangled fiber material from the movable mesh support by passing it over a transfer plate, wherein the transfer plate comprises at least one surface comprising a plurality of pores having an average pore diameter of about 1200 microns or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2007
    Publication date: July 31, 2008
    Applicant: USG Interiors, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory O. Palm, Steven W. Sucech, John J. Polyner, Ray C. Privett, Stephen Schettler