Patents by Inventor Thomas E. Rose

Thomas E. Rose 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).

  • Decorative suspended ceiling
    Patent number: 5390456
    Abstract: A grid beam of inverted T cross section for a suspended ceiling is made from a first strip of metal. A second strip is secured to the bottom of the flange of the beam between flats on the first strip, so that a three-dimensional effect from essentially flat elements results. The second strip can be of a different color as well as a different material or texture than the first strip, so that additionally a color contrast, as well as a material or surface contrast, can be achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 21, 1995
    Assignee: National Rolling Mills, Inc.
    Inventors: William J. Platt, Thomas E. Rose
  • Method of making a beam for a decorative suspended ceiling
    Patent number: 5279033
    Abstract: A grid beam of inverted T cross section for a suspended ceiling is made from a first strip of metal. A second strip is secured in the bottom of the flange of the beam by flats from the first strip, so that a three-dimensional effect from essentially flat elements results. The second strip can be of a different color as well as a different material or texture than the first strip, so that additionally a color contrast, as well as a material or surface contrast, can be achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 18, 1994
    Assignee: National Rolling Mills, Inc.
    Inventors: William J. Platt, Thomas E. Rose
  • Decorative suspended ceiling
    Patent number: 5241798
    Abstract: A grid beam of inverted T cross section for a suspended ceiling is made from a first strip of metal. A second strip is secured in the bottom of the flange of the beam by flats from the first strip, so that a three-dimensional effect from essentially flat elements results. The second strip can be of a different color as well as a different material or texture than the first strip, so that additionally a color contrast, as well as a material or surface contrast, can be achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 1991
    Date of Patent: September 7, 1993
    Assignee: National Rolling Mills, Inc.
    Inventors: William J. Platt, Thomas E. Rose
  • Compression leg
    Patent number: 4926607
    Abstract: A compression leg that is applied to the hanger wire of a suspended grid ceiling. The leg is formed with a cross section having a portion intended to envelop the wire, and a channel portion that guides the leg into place about the wire. The leg is of rigid metal, and is crimped to the wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 1989
    Date of Patent: May 22, 1990
    Assignee: National Rolling Mills, Inc.
    Inventors: William J. Platt, Thomas E. Rose