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公开(公告)号:US20240376711A1
公开(公告)日:2024-11-14
申请号:US18538377
申请日:2023-12-13
Applicant: UNITED STATES GYPSUM COMPANY
Inventor: Frank POSPISIL
Abstract: A composite flooring system includes a Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) subfloor including a plurality of drop holes, a plurality of isolators disposed on top of and attached to the CLT subfloor, a sprinkler main of a sprinkler system disposed between the plurality of isolators, a plurality of sprinkler drops attached to the sprinkler main which extend through the drop holes of the CLT subfloor, a plurality of metal inverted tracks attached to a top surface of the plurality of isolators, and an upper flooring attached to a top surface of the metal inverted tracks.
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公开(公告)号:US20230323660A1
公开(公告)日:2023-10-12
申请号:US18060384
申请日:2022-11-30
Applicant: UNITED STATES GYPSUM COMPANY
Inventor: Frank POSPISIL , Weixin D. SONG
CPC classification number: E04B1/945 , E04B1/7654 , E04B2/58
Abstract: A noncombustible exterior structural wall of a building, where the noncombustible wall includes a steel frame with a plurality of vertically oriented support studs, a plurality of noncombustible panels attached directly to the steel frame, and an exterior ornamental covering attached directly to the plurality of noncombustible panels with an absence of an air/weather membrane.
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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.
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公开(公告)号:US20240209617A1
公开(公告)日:2024-06-27
申请号:US18482718
申请日:2023-10-06
Applicant: UNITED STATES GYPSUM COMPANY
Inventor: Frank POSPISIL , Breton BETZ , Bartosz Dawid KOZMINSKI
Abstract: A structural member for building fabrication, includes at least two layers of structural cement panels fastened together to have a common, aligned length and a common, aligned width. A building frame is provided, including a plurality of columns each having a lower end and an upper end, a plurality of beams each secured to at least one of the columns, each of the columns and beams is made of a plurality of layers of structural cement panels fastened together to have a common, aligned length and a common, aligned width.
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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
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.
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公开(公告)号:US20190383010A1
公开(公告)日:2019-12-19
申请号:US16261193
申请日:2019-01-29
Applicant: UNITED STATES GYPSUM COMPANY
Inventor: Joseph SWINEA , Gary MILLER , Frank POSPISIL , James ULLETT
IPC: E04B9/18
Abstract: An attachment system is provided for attaching furring strips to joists, each such joist having a bottom surface, an upper surface and a sidewall. The attachment system for each furring strip including a fastener having a shaft and a head, the fastener secured to the sidewall of the joist in a position vertically displaced from the bottom surface. At least one length of wire is provided with a mid-portion and two free ends, the mid-portion being looped around the fastener. The free ends are wrapped around the furring strip and fastened to each other to securely hold the furring strip to the floor joist.
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公开(公告)号:US20180119421A1
公开(公告)日:2018-05-03
申请号:US15704981
申请日:2017-09-14
Applicant: UNITED STATES GYPSUM COMPANY
Inventor: Frank POSPISIL , Gary MILLER , James ULLETT
CPC classification number: E04B5/10 , E04B1/24 , E04B1/3483 , E04B1/40 , E04B1/7612 , E04B1/94 , E04B9/10 , E04B9/24 , E04B9/245 , E04B2001/34892 , E04B2001/405 , E04B2103/06
Abstract: A floor-ceiling assembly is provided for joined upper and lower modular construction units, including a floor surface of the upper unit using structural cement panels; a floor grid including at least one floor joist and at least one beam each having an upper surface receiving said structural cement panels, a web and a lower surface. At least one connector plate is secured to the lower surface. A ceiling framework of the lower unit has at least one ceiling beam and at least one ceiling joist secured to each other, at least one of the beams is secured to the at least one connector plate. A resilient channel is secured to an underside of the ceiling framework, and a ceiling panel is secured to the resilient channel.
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公开(公告)号:US20230272612A1
公开(公告)日:2023-08-31
申请号:US17823363
申请日:2022-08-30
Applicant: UNITED STATES GYPSUM COMPANY
Inventor: Frank POSPISIL , Kyle FLONDOR
CPC classification number: E04B1/34321 , E04B1/24 , E04B2001/2481
Abstract: A construction unit is provided, including a load-bearing frame including a plurality of upper horizontal members joined together at ends to form an upper frame portion, a plurality of lower horizontal members joined together at ends to form a lower frame portion, a plurality of vertical members joined to and vertically separating the upper frame portion from the lower frame portion, the vertical members being located at opposing corners defined by the upper frame portion and the lower frame portion. At least one hollow structural section is vertically positioned between the upper and lower frame portions and is fixed to the frame between adjacent pairs of the vertical members; and at least one sheathing panel joined directly to the at least one hollow structural section for forming a wall of the construction unit.
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公开(公告)号:US20220251829A1
公开(公告)日:2022-08-11
申请号:US17648210
申请日:2022-01-18
Applicant: UNITED STATES GYPSUM COMPANY
Inventor: Frank POSPISIL , Breton BETZ
Abstract: A gasket for installation in a gap defined by adjacent modular construction units, each having a support frame. The gasket includes at least one layer of structural cement panel; and at least one layer of mineral wool, and the at least one layer of said panel and mineral wool has at least one plate recess configured for accommodating a support plate. A modular building construction is provided, including a plurality of modular units, each unit having a steel frame. Four adjacent units of the plurality form an intersection, and support plates are fastened at upper surfaces of corners formed by each frame. The gasket is disposed in a gap defined at the intersection, the gasket having four plate recesses for accommodating the support plates. In still another embodiment, a method of constructing a building made of modular units including the gasket.
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公开(公告)号:US20220251828A1
公开(公告)日:2022-08-11
申请号:US17455166
申请日:2021-11-16
Applicant: UNITED STATES GYPSUM COMPANY
Inventor: Frank POSPISIL , Andrew SCHMIDT
IPC: E04B1/84
Abstract: A method is provided for assembling a wall system to an existing frame for a wall, floor or roof, including: attaching a first dense, fiber-reinforced cement panel to the frame, the panel having an interior surface facing the frame, and an exterior surface; applying a layer of acoustic dampening material is applied to the exterior surface; and attaching a second dense, fiber-reinforced cement panel to at least one of the dampening material, the first panel, and the frame. A building panel is provided, including, a first panel of dense, fiber-reinforced cement; an internal layer of acoustic dampening material; and a second panel of dense, fiber-reinforced cement such that the dampening material is sandwiched between the first and second cement panels.
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