US Patent Issued to TATE ACCESS FLOORS on May 19 for "Elongated ceiling grid member" (Maryland, Virginia, District Of Columbia Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,631,025, issued on May 19, was assigned to TATE ACCESS FLOORS INC. (Jessup, Md.).

"Elongated ceiling grid member" was invented by Benjamin L. Steinberg (Baltimore), Daniel B. Kennedy (Lovettsville, Va.) and Christopher G. Buss (Washington).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An elongated ceiling grid member that includes an upper portion that extends along the longitudinal axis of the elongated ceiling grid member and is configured to receive and engage a first set of one or more fastener members, a lower portion that extends along the longitudinal axis and is configured to receive and engage a second set of one or more fastener members and a m...