IP Library Granted Patent US 11,199,004
Granted Patent B2
US 11,199,004 · App. 16/566,444 · Granted Dec 14, 2021

Apparatus and system for dynamic acoustic drop ceiling system and methods thereof

Inventors: Dustin Headley (Hoffman Estates, IL); Jason Gillette (Chicago, IL)
Assignee: TURF DESIGN, INC.
E04B9/0407E04B9/001E04B9/366E04B9/0435E04B9/34E04B2103/04
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Patent No.
US 11,199,004
App. No.
16/566,444
Granted
Dec 14, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

An acoustic drop ceiling product, a dynamic acoustic drop ceiling system and related methods that include multiple differently shaped drop ceiling products that can be quickly and easily installed into a backer panel and ten onto construction drop ceiling hangers, to provide an aesthetically pleasing image, such as an undulating image, along with a reduction in unwanted noise or room acoustics.

Claims (13)

1. A dynamic acoustic drop ceiling system, comprising:

a plurality of acoustic drop ceiling products, each of said plurality of acoustic drop ceiling products comprising an edge and a recess, said edge configured to be modified into a temporarily deformed shape from an original shape and then returned to said original shape;

at least one backer panel, said at least one backer panel configured with at least one indent to accept said edge, in said temporarily deformed shape, from said plurality of acoustic drop ceiling products, said edge configured to thereafter return to said original shape such that said at least one indent holds said edge in position, said at least one backer panel further configured in a square shape using an opaque material;

said at least one backer panel configured for installation into a drop ceiling hanger in a cantilever arrangement;

wherein, said combination of said backer panel and said plurality of acoustic drop ceiling products configured for installation into a drop ceiling hanger, such that said backer panel when installed will be parallel to a ceiling and said backer panel will block the entire view of said ceiling from directly below.

2. The dynamic acoustic drop ceiling system of claim 1 , wherein each of said plurality of acoustic drop ceiling products is identical to each of the other of said plurality of acoustic drop ceiling products.

3. The dynamic acoustic drop ceiling system of claim 1 , wherein each of said plurality of acoustic drop ceiling products is different in shape than some of the other of said plurality of acoustic drop ceiling products, and is identical in shape to some of the other of said plurality of acoustic drop ceiling products.

4. The dynamic acoustic drop ceiling system of claim 1 , wherein said plurality of acoustic drop ceiling products comprise PET Felt material.

5. The dynamic acoustic drop ceiling system of claim 1 , wherein said plurality of acoustic drop ceiling products is installed in said at least one backer panel approximately equidistant from each other.

6. The dynamic acoustic drop ceiling system of claim 1 , wherein said edge is tapered for installation into said backer panel.

7. The dynamic acoustic drop ceiling system of claim 6 , wherein said at least one backer panel is configured to be held on a drop ceiling hanger by said tapered edge from said plurality of acoustic drop ceiling products.

8. The dynamic acoustic drop ceiling system of claim 7 , wherein when said at least one backer panel is installed into a drop ceiling hanger using said tapered edge from said plurality of acoustic drop ceiling products, said drop ceiling hanger is partially obscured from below.

9. The dynamic acoustic drop ceiling system of claim 7 , wherein when said at least one backer panel is installed into a drop ceiling hanger using said tapered edge from said plurality of acoustic drop ceiling products, said drop ceiling hanger is totally obscured from below.

Assignments (2)
NOTICE OF GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS Recorded Sep 11, 2020
From: TURF DESIGN, INC.
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 053754/0977 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 19, 2020
From: GILLETTE, JASON; CHIU, KUAN-WEN; HEADLEY, DUSTIN
To: TURF DESIGN, INC.
Reel/Frame 052705/0624 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation 15639604 · Jun 30, 2017
Provisional Application 62517651 · Jun 9, 2017
Provisional Application 62357049 · Jun 30, 2016
Related Publication 20200002942A1 · Jan 2, 2020
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