E04B 9/32
Translucent ceilings, i.e. permitting both the transmission and diffusion of light
Official title: Translucent ceilings, i.e. permitting both the transmission and diffusion of light ({E04B9/303 and} E04B9/34 takes precedence; lighting F21)
E04B9/32 (Translucent ceilings, i.e. permitting both the transmission and diffusion of light) appears on 149 US grants and 135 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in E04B- Granted patents
- 149
- Published applications
- 135
- Assignees
- 71
- Inventors
- 211
- Latest grant
- 10 Mar 2026
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| 2001 | 5 | 6 |
| 2002 | 12 | 1 |
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| 2004 | 5 | 3 |
| 2005 | 2 | 7 |
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| 2022 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Integrated ceiling and light system10 Mar 2026US 12,571,511 B2AWI Licensing LLC
- Lighting systems incorporating acoustic apertures23 Dec 2025US 12,504,163 B1Cooledge Lighting Inc.
- System for creating an illusion of a skylight29 Nov 2022US 11,512,823 B2The Sky Factory, LC
- Sealed and sealable scalable lighting systems incorporating flexible light sheets and related methods26 Jul 2022US 11,396,999 B2Cooledge Lighting Inc.
- Integrated ceiling and light system5 Apr 2022US 11,293,608 B2AWI Licensing LLC
- Integrated ceiling and light system17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276162 A1Armstrong World Industries, Inc.
- Integrated ceiling and light system7 Dec 2023US 2023/0392762 A1Armstrong World Industries, Inc.
- Frame section for producing a backlit false wall, and such a backlit false wall14 Sep 2023US 2023/0287680 A1
- Integrated ceiling and light system2 Jun 2022US 2022/0170602 A1Armstrong World Industries, Inc.
- System for creating an illusion of a skylight3 Feb 2022US 2022/0034459 A1The Sky Factory
Most cited
By later US patents
- Process for achieving decor on a surface element187US 6,465,046 B1Pergo (Europe) AB · 2002
- Process for the manufacturing of surface elements with a structured upper surface162US 6,991,830 B1Pergo (Europe) AB · 2006
- Process for the manufacturing of surface elements99US 6,565,919 B1Pergo (Europe) AB · 2003
- Lighting system98US 6,540,373 B22003
- Skylight95US 5,099,622 AContinuum Developments Pty Limited · 1992