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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:
Nov. 26, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2012
James J. Lehane, Jr., McHenry, IL (US);
Donald J. Leahy, North Olmsted, OH (US);
Steven E. Farley, Wellington, OH (US);
Thomas G. Rowland, North Olmsted, OH (US);
Peder J. Gulbrandsen, Aurora, IL (US);
James J. Lehane, Jr., McHenry, IL (US);
Donald J. Leahy, North Olmsted, OH (US);
Steven E. Farley, Wellington, OH (US);
Thomas G. Rowland, North Olmsted, OH (US);
Peder J. Gulbrandsen, Aurora, IL (US);
USG Interiors, LLC, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A roll formed sheet metal grid runner, and method of its manufacture, for a suspended ceiling grid having indexing tabs stamped from a central web of the runner profile, the tabs being effective to reliably locate ceiling panels and, when the grid runner is nested with other identical runners in a package, avoid marring of visible surfaces.