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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 1996
Filed:
Jun. 08, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Theodore E Hillman, Cloquet, MN (US);
Jared R Kies, Perrysburg, OH (US);
Assignee:
USG Interiors, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B26F / ; B29C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
264265 ; 295271 ; 29895213 ; 298953 ; 83660 ; 83868 ; 264277 ; 264278 ; 264225 ; 492 30 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for producing a fissured, acoustical ceiling panel wherein the pins used to fissure the panel are roll applied thereto. The pins are embedded in flexible, resilient polymeric plates, and a plurality of the plates are attached to a rotary drum which is used to apply the fissuring pins to the surface of the panel. The invention also includes the method for manufacturing the polymeric plates which are molded and formed with the fissuring pins embedded therein.