IP Library Granted Patent US 12,435,511
Granted Patent B2
US 12,435,511 · App. 18/412,291 · Granted Oct 7, 2025

Modular wall units having front panels with aesthetic designs covering a window for modular wall systems

Inventor: Thomas Crenshaw (Lorena, TX)
Assignee: Stryker Corporation
E04C2/384B32B3/08B32B5/02B32B7/12B32B27/06B32B27/30E04C2/28E04C2/46E04F13/0801E04F13/26B32B2419/04B32B2451/00E04C2002/001E04C2002/005
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Patent No.
US 12,435,511
App. No.
18/412,291
Granted
Oct 7, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Aspects of the present disclosure relate to modular wall systems, modular wall units, and methods of installing modular wall systems for indoor environments such as medical treatment environments. In one implementation, a first outer panel and a second outer panel are spaced apart from each other to form a window, and a front panel is attached to front surfaces of the first and second outer panels. The front panel is formed of a polymeric material or a composite material, and the front panel includes an aesthetic design thereon.

Claims (57)

1. A modular wall unit for indoor environments, comprising:

a frame comprising:

a front face comprising one or more front surfaces, and

a back face comprising one or more back surfaces and one or more recessed back surfaces;

a first side wall, wherein the first side wall is formed at an oblique angle relative to and extends from a first front wall of the frame to a first back wall of the frame, the first front wall including at least one of the one or more front surfaces and at least one of the one or more recessed back surfaces of the frame;

an inner panel attached on the one or more recessed back surfaces of the frame; and

a front panel attached to the one or more front surfaces of the frame, the front panel formed of a polymeric material or a composite material.

2. The modular wall unit of claim 1 , wherein the frame is formed of a metal, the inner panel is non-metallic, and the front panel comprises an aesthetic design on a front surface of the front panel.

3. The modular wall unit of claim 1 , wherein the frame is an integrally formed single panel.

4. The modular wall unit of claim 1 , wherein:

the one or more front surfaces of the frame further comprise a first front surface, a second front surface, a third front surface, and a fourth front surface; and

the one or more recessed back surfaces of the frame comprise a first recessed back surface, a second recessed back surface, a third recessed back surface, and a fourth recessed back surface.

5. The modular wall unit of claim 4 , wherein the first and second recessed back surfaces of the frame are disposed on opposing sides of a window of the frame, and the third and fourth recessed back surfaces of the frame are disposed on opposing sides of the window.

6. The modular wall unit of claim 1 , further comprising one or more metal beams disposed at least partially in a front surface of the inner panel or a back surface of the inner panel.

7. The modular wall unit of claim 1 , wherein the front panel is attached to the one or more front surfaces of the frame using an adhesive, and the inner panel is attached on the one or more recessed back surfaces of the frame using the adhesive.

8. The modular wall unit of claim 1 , wherein the frame further comprises:

a plurality of first flanges extending relative to a first side wall of the frame; and

a plurality of second flanges extending relative to a second side wall of the frame, wherein a first pattern of the plurality of first flanges is configured to interleave with a second pattern of the plurality of second flanges in an alternating arrangement.

9. The modular wall unit of claim 8 , wherein the one or more back surfaces comprise a plurality of first back surfaces and a plurality of second back surfaces, the plurality of first flanges include the plurality of first back surfaces of the frame, and the plurality of second flanges include the plurality of second back surfaces of the frame.

10. The modular wall unit of claim 9 , wherein the second side wall is formed at the oblique angle relative to a second front wall of the frame.

11. A modular wall unit for indoor environments, comprising:

a frame comprising:

a first front wall comprising a first front surface and a first back surface,

a first side wall extending from the first front wall to a first back wall, wherein the first side wall is formed at an oblique angle relative to the first front wall,

a plurality of first flanges extending relative to the first side wall;

a second front wall comprising a second front surface and a second back surface,

a second side wall extending relative to the second front wall, and

a plurality of second flanges extending relative to the second side wall;

an inner panel attached on the first and second back surfaces of the first and second front walls; and

a front panel attached to the first and second front surfaces of the first and second front walls, the front panel formed of a polymeric material or a composite material.

12. The modular wall unit of claim 11 , wherein a first pattern of the plurality of first flanges is configured to interleave with a second pattern of the plurality of second flanges in an alternating arrangement.

13. The modular wall unit of claim 11 , wherein the second side wall is formed at the oblique angle relative to the second front wall.

14. The modular wall unit of claim 11 , wherein the frame further comprises:

a third front wall comprising a third front surface and a third back surface;

a third side wall extending relative to the third front wall;

a fourth front wall comprising a fourth front surface and a fourth back surface; and

a fourth side wall extending relative to the fourth front wall, wherein:

the inner panel is attached on the third and fourth back surfaces of the third and fourth front walls, and

the front panel is attached to the third and fourth front surfaces of the frame.

15. The modular wall unit of claim 14 , wherein the frame is formed of a metal, the inner panel is non-metallic and the front panel comprises an aesthetic design on a front surface of the front panel.

16. A modular wall unit for indoor environments, comprising:

a frame comprising:

a first front wall comprising:

a front face, and

a back face; and

a side wall extending from the first front wall to a first back wall, wherein the side wall is formed at an oblique angle relative to the first front wall;

an inner panel attached to the back face of the frame;

a front panel attached to the front face of the frame, the front panel formed of a polymeric material or a composite material; and

one or more metal beams extending at least partially into the inner panel.

17. The modular wall unit of claim 16 , wherein an edge of the one or more metal beams is disposed to extend into the inner panel by 75% or less of a thickness of the inner panel.

18. The modular wall unit of claim 17 , wherein a thickness of the one or more metal beams is a same value as a thickness of the frame.

19. The modular wall unit of claim 16 , wherein the one or more metal beams extend at least partially into a front surface of the inner panel or a back surface of the inner panel.

20. The modular wall unit of claim 16 , wherein:

the front face of the frame comprises a first front surface, a second front surface, a third front surface, and a fourth front surface;

the back face of the frame comprises one or more back surfaces and one or more recessed back surfaces;

the inner panel is attached to the one or more recessed back surfaces of the frame; and

the front panel is attached to the first front surface, the second front surface, the third front surface, and the fourth front surface of the frame.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Dec 18, 2024
From: STRYKER CORPORATION
To: STRYKER CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 069737/0184 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 30, 2024
From: MFPHD, LLC
To: STRYKER CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 068455/0940 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 1, 2024
From: CRENSHAW, THOMAS
To: MFPHD, LLC
Reel/Frame 066759/0992 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation 17463735 · Sep 1, 2021
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