Patents by Inventor Henry B. Reynolds

Henry B. Reynolds 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 devices
    Patent number: 5598678
    Abstract: Devices for ceilings in which tiles are supported by a concealed suspension grid include channels and channel hangers that establish the ceiling level and support the suspension grid and, together with wall supports form the suspension grid. Each channel, in cross-section, is substantially "U" shaped and has a retaining tab portion positioned at one end of one of its legs that is oriented at right angles to that leg in the direction of the other leg. The tabbed leg may be shorter than the untabbed leg which may be substantially the same height as the depth of the edge grooves in the ceiling tiles. Each hanger is adapted for affixation to a support structure at one end, and has a channel-receiving aperture at its other end whose height when said hanger is vertically oriented is greater than the height of the retaining tab portion of the channels, and has a vertical slot in its floor that is deeper than the height of the retaining tab.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 4, 1997
    Inventor: Henry B. Reynolds
  • Ceiling devices and methods of installing same
    Patent number: 5177929
    Abstract: This invention relates to devices and methods for installing ceilings made from tiles that are supported by a suspension grid that is not visible from the underside of the ceiling. One embodiment comprises channels that form the suspension grid, channel wall supports for supporting the grid where the ceiling abuts the walls, and hangers that are capable of establishing the ceiling level as well as supporting the suspension grid in its mid-span regions. Another embodiment comprises a method of installing the wall hangers, suspension grid channels, and hangers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 1991
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1993
    Inventor: Henry B. Reynolds
  • Ceiling devices
    Patent number: 5081812
    Abstract: This invention relates to devices and methods for installing ceilings made from tiles that are supported by a suspension grid that is not visible from the underside of the ceiling. One embodiment comprises channels that form the suspension grid, channel wall supports for supporting the grid where the ceiling abuts the walls, and hangers that are capable of establishing the ceiling level as well as supporting the suspension grid in its mid-span regions. Another embodiment comprises a method of installing the wall hangers, suspension grid channels, and hangers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 1990
    Date of Patent: January 21, 1992
    Inventor: Henry B. Reynolds