Patents by Inventor John Balog

John Balog 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: 6106912
    Abstract: An assembly has a base of elastomeric material and a frame for an emblem or ornament. A fastener portion of the frame fits with a stem portion of the base in fixed relation. The base is secured to a surface, such as a vehicle hood, by an adhesive, with no elements through the attachment surface being required. The base is elastic to yield to anticipated forces, such as due to wind, automatic car washes, and manual pulls or pushes, and to return to its intended position, without disturbing the adhesive bond. Base designs include having a stem at an angle to a normal to the base bottom or mounting surface; the amount of such angle being determined to make the emblem be presented in an upright or moderately canted back, position when the assembly is installed on any of a number of vehicles having a range of hood slopes; so that substantially all vehicles and hood slopes in use can be fitted with one of only a small number of base configurations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2000
    Inventor: Leonard John Balog
  • Patent number: 5428930
    Abstract: A concealed suspension ceiling system advantageously uses a `T` bar grid network used for lay-in ceiling panels. Butterfly clips are secured to upper beads of the `T` bar grid network allowing torsioning springs to releasably maintain the panels suspended beneath the grid. The system can be used for entirely new installations or used in a retrofit application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 1993
    Date of Patent: July 4, 1995
    Assignee: Decoustics Limited
    Inventors: Claude E. Bagley, Dwight D. Robbins, Wm. Steve Wilson, Charles B. Stormer, Gary H. Peddle, Heikki Kolga, Ronald G. White, John Balog, Conrad Marini