Patents by Inventor John S. Crowley

John S. Crowley 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: 6751915
    Abstract: A kit releasably attachable to a wall includes a plurality of elongated members, and at least one hook-and-loop fastener. The plurality of members are releasably attachable to the wall with the at least one hook-and-loop fastener to define at least one frame. For example, the kit may be elongated members for framing a door or a window. The kit may also include at least one panel to be framed such as a raised panel, a cork board, a chalkboard, and a presentation board. At least one resilient shim may be positionable between the wall and a rear portion of the at least one panel. In another embodiment, the kit includes an upper rail, a bottom rail, a plurality of stiles, a plurality of raised panels, and at least one hook-and-loop fastener for releasably attaching the rails to the wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2004
    Assignee: New England Classic Interiors, Inc.
    Inventor: John S. Crowley
  • Publication number: 20020166303
    Abstract: A kit releasably attachable to a wall includes a plurality of elongated members, and at least one hook-and-loop fastener. The plurality of members are releasably attachable to the wall with the at least one hook-and-loop fastener to define at least one frame. For example, the kit may be elongated members for framing a door or a window. The kit may also include at least one panel to be framed such as a raised panel, a cork board, a chalkboard, and a presentation board. At least one resilient shim may be positionable between the wall and a rear portion of the at least one panel. In another embodiment, the kit includes an upper rail, a bottom rail, a plurality of stiles, a plurality of raised panels, and at least one hook-and-loop fastener for releasably attaching the rails to the wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2002
    Publication date: November 14, 2002
    Inventor: John S. Crowley
  • Patent number: 6341461
    Abstract: A wood panel system that includes an upper rail, a lower rail and a stile is provided. The upper rail and lower rails are in rigid communication with a wall, while the stile may float between the upper and lower rails. In certain embodiments, the upper rail and the stile are joined by a noncoped groove. The outer edges of the upper rail and the stile may be disposed within different planes that are each parallel to the wall. The upper rail may have a lip that extends over a portion of the stile. Preferably, the stile is formed of a wood veneer coated core material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2002
    Assignee: New England Classic Interiors, Inc.
    Inventors: John S. Crowley, Edward H. Lameyer, John MacDiarmid
  • Patent number: 5640812
    Abstract: The roof assembly for a structure including a number of support elements including walls, columns and beams includes a plurality of complementary shaped roof panels which are selectively secured to each other as well as a support beam and the support elements of the structure. Also disclosed are standard designs for the support beam and roof panels which have modifyable perameters as well as methods of designing the roof assembly, assembling the roof and its constituate components, and manufacturing the roof panels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 24, 1997
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: John S. Crowley, Michel R. Parent, Leonard J. Morse-Fortier, Jordan L. Dentz, Andre Sharon, Vikas Sharma
  • Patent number: 5365705
    Abstract: The roof assembly for a structure including a number of support elements including walls, columns and beams includes a plurality of complementary shaped roof panels which are selectively secured to each other as well as a support beam and the support elements of the structure. Also disclosed are standard designs for the support beam and roof panels which have modifiable parameters as well as methods of designing the roof assembly, assembling the roof and its constituate components, and manufacturing the roof panels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 22, 1994
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: John S. Crowley, Michel R. Parent