Patents by Inventor Nathan Sharpes

Nathan Sharpes 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).

  • Methods of fastening a wall panel to a wall, kits, and wall assemblies
    Patent number: 9546482
    Abstract: A method of fastening a wall panel to a wall, according to one illustrative embodiment, comprises coupling a retaining body to a mounting body mounted on an outer surface of the wall adjacent a side edge of the wall panel. Coupling the retaining body to the mounting body may comprise coupling a first connector on an inner surface of the retaining body to a second connector on the mounting body, and positioning a retainer on the retaining body against a retaining surface on the wall panel to fasten the wall panel to the wall. Kits and wall assemblies according to other illustrative embodiments are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: Anenda Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth Nathan Sharpe, Anthony Richard Belisle, Daniel Colin Meier
  • ENERGY HARVESTER
    Publication number: 20160197261
    Abstract: An energy harvester for converting vibration energy into electrical energy and harvesting the electrical energy includes: a base; a clamping structure which is supported by the base and is spaced apart from the base; an elastic member which is disposed between the base and the clamping structure and allows the clamping structure to be elastically moved relative to the base; and a cantilever structure including a cantilever beam having one side fixed to the clamping structure and the other side which is elastically bendable, and a mass body disposed on the cantilever beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2015
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Inventors: Abdessattar Abdelkefi, Nathan Sharpes, Shashank Priya, Muhammad R. Hajj, Kyunghoon CHO, Hwiyeol PARK, Jin S. Heo
  • METHODS OF FASTENING A WALL PANEL TO A WALL, KITS, AND WALL ASSEMBLIES
    Publication number: 20160040423
    Abstract: A method of fastening a wall panel to a wall, according to one illustrative embodiment, comprises coupling a retaining body to a mounting body mounted on an outer surface of the wall adjacent a side edge of the wall panel. Coupling the retaining body to the mounting body may comprise coupling a first connector on an inner surface of the retaining body to a second connector on the mounting body, and positioning a retainer on the retaining body against a retaining surface on the wall panel to fasten the wall panel to the wall. Kits and wall assemblies according to other illustrative embodiments are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: Kenneth Nathan Sharpe, Anthony Richard Belisle, Daniel Colin Meier
  • Methods of fastening a wall panel to a wall, kits, and wall assemblies
    Patent number: 9187913
    Abstract: A method of fastening a wall panel to a wall, according to one illustrative embodiment, comprises coupling a retaining body to a mounting body mounted on an outer surface of the wall adjacent a side edge of the wall panel. Coupling the retaining body to the mounting body may comprise coupling a first connector on an inner surface of the retaining body to a second connector on the mounting body, and positioning a retainer on the retaining body against a retaining surface on the wall panel to fasten the wall panel to the wall. Kits and wall assemblies according to other illustrative embodiments are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: ANENDA SYSTEMS INC.
    Inventors: Kenneth Nathan Sharpe, Anthony Richard Belisle, Daniel Colin Meier
  • METHODS OF FASTENING A WALL PANEL TO A WALL, KITS, AND WALL ASSEMBLIES
    Publication number: 20130186027
    Abstract: A method of fastening a wall panel to a wall, according to one illustrative embodiment, comprises coupling a retaining body to a mounting body mounted on an outer surface of the wall adjacent a side edge of the wall panel. Coupling the retaining body to the mounting body may comprise coupling a first connector on an inner surface of the retaining body to a second connector on the mounting body, and positioning a retainer on the retaining body against a retaining surface on the wall panel to fasten the wall panel to the wall. Kits and wall assemblies according to other illustrative embodiments are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2012
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Applicant: Anenda Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth Nathan Sharpe, Anthony Richard Belisle, Daniel Colin Meier