公开(公告)号：US20240167281A1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-23

申请号：US18485005

申请日：2023-10-11

Applicant: UNITED STATES GYPSUM COMPANY

Inventor： Hector Nieto HIDALGO ,  Andrew L. SCHMIDT ,  Austin PHILLIPS ,  Juan Ignacio HUITZIL TEPANECATL ,  David D. PELOT ,  Jose Guillermo SAINZ ,  Pradip SAHU ,  James M. ULLETT

IPC: E04C3/34

CPC classification number: E04C3/34 ,  E04B2/58

Abstract: An interior wall is provided, including a frame including at least one footer, at least one header, at least one vertical frame member connecting at least one of the at least one footer to at least one of the at least one header, the frame having a first side and a second side, and defining an interior frame space. A first wallboard panel is fastened to the first side of the frame. At least one gypsum wallboard stud is secured in the interior frame space, being fastened to the first wallboard panel and being dimensioned to extend from the first side to the second side. A second wallboard panel is fastened to the second side of the frame and to the at least one gypsum wallboard stud for creating a continuous acoustic connection between the first wallboard panel and the second wallboard panel.

公开(公告)号：US20250092677A1

公开(公告)日：2025-03-20

申请号：US18885136

申请日：2024-09-13

Applicant: UNITED STATES GYPSUM COMPANY

Inventor： Hector Nieto HIDALGO ,  Andrew L. SCHMIDT ,  Austin PHILLIPS ,  Juan Ignacio HUITZIL TEPANECATL ,  Jose Guillermo SAINZ ,  Pradip SAHU ,  James M. ULLETT

IPC: E04C3/34

Abstract: A gypsum stud is provided, including a gypsum wallboard panel having first and second facing sheets sandwiching a core therebetween, a series of cuts formed on at least one of the first and second facing sheets and extending into the core, retaining intact an opposing one of said first and second facing sheets to form a hinge point, the panel being rolled from a first side to a second side into a rolled condition so that a rolled up stud is formed.

公开(公告)号：US20250092671A1

公开(公告)日：2025-03-20

申请号：US18612749

申请日：2024-03-21

Applicant: UNITED STATES GYPSUM COMPANY

Inventor： Frank POSPISIL ,  James M. ULLETT

IPC: E04B2/70 ,  E04B2/74

Abstract: A staggered stud wall system includes a top track having a main top web and depending inner and outer flanges, a bottom track having a main bottom web and vertically projecting inner and outer flanges, a first plurality of studs having a main stud web and at least one stud flange secured to inner top and bottom track flanges, a second plurality of studs having a main stud web and at least one stud flange secured to the outer top and bottom track flanges, the main top web and the main bottom web having a width greater than a width of the main stud web of the first and second plurality of studs, and stud bracing being installed to prevent movement of inner edges of the first and second plurality of studs relative to the top track and the bottom track.

公开(公告)号：US20240401326A1

公开(公告)日：2024-12-05

申请号：US18531334

申请日：2023-12-06

Applicant: UNITED STATES GYPSUM COMPANY

Inventor： Frank POSPISIL ,  James M. ULLETT

IPC: E04B1/38

Abstract: A building system for attaching adjacent wallboard panels together during building construction involving attachment of wallboard panels to members of a building frame, is provided, including a first wallboard panel having a first panel edge; a second wallboard panel having a second panel edge, the second panel edge being adjacent the first panel edge; a bracket defining a first attachment location for the first panel edge, and a second panel attachment location for the second panel edge so that second panel edge is held adjacent the first panel edge; and at least one first fastener securing the first panel edge in the first attachment location, and at least one second fastener securing the second panel edge in the second attachment location.

公开(公告)号：US20180073246A1

公开(公告)日：2018-03-15

申请号：US15653283

申请日：2017-07-18

Applicant: UNITED STATES GYPSUM COMPANY

Inventor： James M. ULLETT ,  Naveen PUNATI

IPC: E04B2/78 ,  E04B2/74

Abstract: A panel for a shaftwall system includes a panel body with a core and at least one outer facing layer and an opposite backing surface. A score line is formed in the facing layer, defining two folded panel portions. The panel is folded along the score line to form a folded edge, and the folded panel portions are arranged so that the backing surfaces of the panel portions contact each other. A companion shaftwall building structure system is provided, including a plurality of the panels defining an enclosure, each panel being a ½-inch thick wallboard panel having a “V”-shaped score line defining a pair of panel portions, the score line forms a tapered edge of the folded panel. A plurality of brackets is provided, each bracket defining a panel track dimensioned for slidingly accommodating the folded panel and retaining the panel in place without the use of fasteners.