Patents by Inventor Philip W. Cornwell

Philip W. Cornwell 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: 4364686
    Abstract: An apparatus for constructing an interlocked grid system which may be suspended from the main structure of a building for use as a ceiling panel support is disclosed in which transverse members interlock with suspendable support members. A tongue on each end of opposing transverse members communicates with a rectangular hole in the support member. The upper and lower edge of each tongue is deflected to form upper and lower shoulders which face backward toward the transverse member. Upon insertion of the tongue into the rectangular hole, the shoulders engage the support member at the upper and lower ends of the rectangular hole. The leading end of the tongue is wedged and maintained in position within the orifice by a centrally located reinforcement bead on the opposing transverse member. The reinforcement bead extends across the junction of the tongue with the transverse member to perform a reinforcing function as well as the wedging function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 1980
    Date of Patent: December 21, 1982
    Assignee: Lok Products Company
    Inventors: Joseph F. Sharp, Ormond S. Sutter, Philip W. Cornwell