Nicholas D Jackson

US Patent:

20130227907, Sep 5, 2013

Filed:

Feb 26, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/776818

Inventors:

Mark Miklosz - Western Springs IL, US
Stephen Oshgan - Des Plaines IL, US
Joe Wascow - Vernon Hills IL, US
Nicholas Jackson - Carol Stream IL, US

Assignee:

USG INTERIORS, LLC - Chicago IL

International Classification:

E04B 9/10

US Classification:

52665

Abstract:

A splice plate for joining and aligning extruded trim strips used in suspended ceiling islands and fascias of the type having a pair of opposed flanged channels on its rear face, the splice plate having upper and lower flanges proportioned to slide into the pair of channels and a pair of clamping elements, each of the clamping elements being disposed in a rearwardly horizontally spaced relation to a respective one of said splice plate flanges, a machine screw associated with each clamping element and arranged when turned to draw the respective clamping element forcibly towards an associated plate flange to thereby clamp an intervening portion of a trim channel flange, said plate being sufficiently long to span between a pair of end abutted trim strips.

US Patent:

20130227908, Sep 5, 2013

Filed:

Feb 26, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/776974

Inventors:

Mark Miklosz - Western Springs IL, US
Nicholas Jackson - Carol Stream IL, US
Stephen Oshgan - Des Plaines IL, US
Joe Wascow - Vernon Hills IL, US
Jeremy Bruce - Bolingbrook IL, US

Assignee:

USG INTERIORS, LLC - Chicago IL

International Classification:

E04B 9/10

US Classification:

52665

Abstract:

A clip having a first leg for attaching to a trim strip and a second leg for attaching to a grid runner, the first leg having a backer plate attached with a screw through a slot, a head of the screw on a side of the first leg facing the second leg, the backer plate on the other side of the first leg, an upper edge of the first leg in a downwardly facing groove on a backside of the trim strip, the backer plate fitting between a depending free edge of the upper groove and an upstanding edge of a lower upwardly facing groove when the screw is up in the slot, and being received in the lower groove when the screw is down in the slot and clamping between the upstanding edge and a rear face of the trim strip when the screw is tightened.

US Patent:

20140254173, Sep 11, 2014

Filed:

Mar 5, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/784988

Inventors:

Nicholas Jackson - Oak Forest IL, US

International Classification:

F21V 14/00

US Classification:

36231113, 362362

Abstract:

Light projected through a plurality of nested housings each containing elongated light transmissive openings that are intersecting along their lengths only allows the projected light to exit the device at the points where the light transmissive openings intersect. When relative rotational motion is set forth between the nested housings the intersecting points move with respect to the design of the elongated light transmissive openings and also by which housing(s) are rotated and by the speed of rotation. This allows for radial movement, axial movement and any combination of radial and axial movement of projected light points when viewed in an installation environment.

US Patent:

20140237871, Aug 28, 2014

Filed:

Aug 8, 2012

Appl. No.:

14/237243

Inventors:

Sean Edward Callahan - Elmhurst IL, US
Mark Joseph Cleaver - Chicago IL, US
James Cuppini - West Chicago IL, US
Timothy Edward Canzano - Glen Ellyn IL, US
Edward Wayted Chen - Chicago IL, US
Elizabeth Marie Randgaard - Evanston IL, US
Chad Glenn Kirschner - West Dundee IL, US
Stephen Michael Oshgan - Des Plaines IL, US
Paresh Shroff - Palatine IL, US
Joseph Z. Wascow - Vernon Hills IL, US
Nicholas Patrick Jackson - Carol Stream IL, US
Brian Alan Retzke - Downers Grove IL, US
Daniel John Williams - Chicago IL, US

International Classification:

G09F 13/04

US Classification:

40541

Abstract:

A physically-discrete sign component comprises an internally-electrically-illuminated alphabetic character having a front-facing profile and at least one connecting bar disposed at least substantially horizontally with respect to the front-facing profile of the alphabetic character and at least partially within the front-facing profile of that alphabetic character. By one approach the physically-discrete sign component includes two of the connecting bars. If desired, these two connecting bars are disposed at least substantially parallel to one another. By one approach, a first one of the connecting bars extends partially, but not wholly, above an upper periphery of the aforementioned front-facing profile while the second connecting bar extends partially, but not wholly, below a lower periphery of the front-facing profile. The connecting bars can include a connecting-bar interface configured to physically and electrically interconnect to an adjacent sign component.

US Patent:

20140218926, Aug 7, 2014

Filed:

Feb 1, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/756722

Inventors:

Nicholas Jackson - Oak Forest IL, US

International Classification:

F21S 4/00

US Classification:

36224916

Abstract:

A hollow illuminated ornament housing a plurality of light strings controlled by electronics providing lighting effects communicated to the light bulbs which extend through the exterior surface of the shell. The ornament, in any configured shape, displays steady or electronically sequenced light patterns creating brilliant visual effects. The use of an electronic controller for the light effects allows for other pre-programmed features to be included in the invention such as timers, motion sensors and audio sensors to allow the ornament to react to the installation environment. The illuminated ornament can be used for ornamental installations, such as holiday decoration, or as general and mood lighting installations.