Patents by Inventor Shannon D. Near

Shannon D. Near 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).

  • Publication number: 20140260045
    Abstract: Room dividers with a layer of porous fibrous tackable/acoustic sheet material which is sufficiently durable to serve the same function as a non-tackable/acoustic layer, yet which is sufficiently porous that it can be used as a tackable/acoustic surface. This layer can be provided over a panel core, or can be provided in the form of tiles used to cover a panel core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Compatico, Inc.
    Inventor: Shannon D. Near
  • Patent number: 7797901
    Abstract: A demountable wall system includes similarly configured channel segments having a hat-shaped center, a pair of center flanges, and L-shaped outer ends with fastener portions formed therein. A rigid stud having an I-shaped plan configuration is formed from a pair of the channel segments interconnected in a back-to-back relationship, wherein adjacent end flanges form outer stud faces against which wall panels are supported, and adjacent fastener portions form connector channels in which the wall panels are detachably retained. A header/footer track is formed from a channel segment connected with a flat base strip, and is attached to the opposite ends of the stud by stud extenders to define a frame on which the wall panels are supported.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignees: Quality Edge, Inc., Wellness Inc.
    Inventor: Shannon D. Near
  • Publication number: 20080209832
    Abstract: A demountable wall system includes similarly configured channel segments having a hat-shaped center, a pair of center flanges, and L-shaped outer ends with fastener portions formed therein. A rigid stud having an I-shaped plan configuration is formed from a pair of the channel segments interconnected in a back-to-back relationship, wherein adjacent end flanges form outer stud faces against which wall panels are supported, and adjacent fastener portions form connector channels in which the wall panels are detachably retained. A header/footer track is formed from a channel segment connected with a flat base strip, and is attached to the opposite ends of the stud by stud extenders to define a frame on which the wall panels are supported.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2008
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Inventor: Shannon D. Near
  • Publication number: 20080045101
    Abstract: A decorative, lightweight panel structure that is adaptable for use as interior ceiling panels, interior wall panels, and exterior sheathing or siding, which exhibits excellent rigidity, and which can be made to exhibit a combination of good sound attenuation property, excellent aesthetic appearance, uniformity of aesthetic quality, outstanding weatherability, and/or low manufacturing cost, includes a non-woven fibrous batt comprised of thermoplastic fibers, a scrim layer bonded to each of two opposite sides of the non-woven fibrous batt, and a decorative film layer having a surface indicia on an exterior side and an opposite interior side bonded to one of the scrim layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2006
    Publication date: February 21, 2008
    Inventors: Shannon D. Near, Kenneth P. Kastner
  • Patent number: 6905777
    Abstract: A laminate composite that includes a phosphoric acid anodized metal layer that includes an anodic film of from between about 0.005 mils to about 0.015 mils thick as measured through standard acid dissolution testing; an adhesive layer; a top layer adhered to the metal layer at least in part by the adhesive layer; and wherein the metal includes a metal chosen from the group that includes an aluminum and an aluminum alloy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2005
    Inventor: Shannon D. Near
  • Publication number: 20040209092
    Abstract: A laminate composite that includes a phosphoric acid anodized metal layer that includes an anodic film of from between about 0.005 mils to about 0.015 mils thick as measured through standard acid dissolution testing; an adhesive layer; a top layer adhered to the metal layer at least in part by the adhesive layer; and wherein the metal includes a metal chosen from the group that includes an aluminum and an aluminum alloy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2003
    Publication date: October 21, 2004
    Inventor: Shannon D. Near