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US 12,735,903 B2Granted
Insulating modular panel configuration
OwnerRodger Bennett, Celeste Vaughninventors
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Abstract
Method and manufacture for implementing an insulating modular panel designed to assist a user with installing a transfer element across an installation surface. The transfer element may be used to provide heating or cooling. The panels may incorporate a plurality of apertures. The modular configuration of the panels provides the user with easy, fast, and efficient installation across a variety of surfaces.
Claims18
An insulating modular panel configuration comprising:
- i) at least one panel having an edge, a depth adjacent said edge, a width, and a length;
- ii) a generally planar top surface formed at a top end of said edge defining the upper most surface of said panel and extending across said width and along said length;
- iii) a generally planar bottom surface, formed at a lower end of said edge and generally parallel to said top surface, on said panel for coupling to an installation surface;
- iv) at least one channel formed into said depth and extending through said depth from said top surface to near said bottom surface, and extending generally along said width, thereby defining said at least one channel within said depth;
- v) at least a second channel formed into said depth and extending through said depth from said top surface to near said bottom surface, and extending generally along said length, thereby defining said at least a second channel within said depth;
- where said at least one channel and said at least a second channel are configured to receive an elongated transfer element, said transfer element being used to transfer energy;
- wherein said at least one channel and said at least a second channel are open at said generally planar top to receive said elongated transfer element;
- wherein the at least one panel is configured to be installed across an installation surface;
- wherein the composition of the at least one panel is selected to provide thermal insulation between the installation surface and a top surface of said at least one panel;
- wherein the configuration of the at least one panel is selected to provide a secure connection between the installation surface and a top surface of said at least one panel;
- and
- wherein the at least one panel is configured for installation on said installation surface as part of a modular system.
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An insulating modular panel configuration comprising:
- i) at least one panel having an edge and a depth adjacent said;
- ii) a top surface on said panel, said top surface defining an uppermost surface of said panel;
- iii) a bottom surface on said panel for coupling to an installation surface, wherein the bottom surface is spaced from the top surface a distance equal to about said depth;
- iv) a plurality of apertures formed in said panel extending from said top surface to near said bottom surface such that the depth of said plurality of apertures is more than 50% of said depth;
- wherein said apertures are configured to receive a filler material;
- wherein the at least one panel is installed across an installation surface;
- wherein the composition of the at least one panel is selected to provide thermal insulation between the installation surface and a top surface of said at least one panel;
- wherein the configuration of the at least one panel is selected to provide a secure connection between the installation surface and a top surface of said at least one panel;
- and
- wherein the at least one panel is configured for installation on said installation surface as part of a modular system.
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A method of installation comprising the steps of:
- i) providing at least one panel having an edge and a depth adjacent said edge;
- wherein said at least one panel includes an upper most top surface, a bottom surface, generally parallel to and spaced from said top surface, for coupling to an installation surface, and a channel formed in said panel extending from said top surface to near said bottom surface such that the depth of said channel is more than 50% of said depth, and wherein the channel is formed within said depth between the top surface and said bottom surface, where said at least one channel is configured to receive a transfer element adapted for transporting energy;
- ii) coupling said at least one panel to said installation surface;
- iii) providing a second one of said at least one panel having a channel;
- iv) coupling said second panel to said installation surface;
- v) placing one or more of said transfer element within the channel of the at least one panel and within the channel the second panel;
- wherein the composition of the at least one panel is selected to provide thermal insulation between the installation surface and a top surface of said at least one panel;
- and wherein the configuration of the at least one panel is selected to provide a secure connection between the installation surface and a top surface of said at least one panel;
- and wherein the at least one panel is configured for installation on said installation surface as part of a modular system.
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A method of installation comprising the steps of:
- i) providing at least one panel having an edge and a depth adjacent said edge;
- wherein said at least one panel includes an upper most top surface, a bottom surface, generally parallel to and spaced from said top surface, for coupling to an installation surface, and a plurality of apertures formed in said panel extending from said top surface to near said bottom surface such that the depth of said plurality of apertures is more than 50% of said depth, wherein the plurality of apertures are formed within said depth between the top surface and said bottom surface;
- ii) coupling said at least one panel to said installation surface;
- iii) providing a second one of said at least one panel having a plurality of apertures;
- iv) coupling said second panel to said installation surface;
- v) filling said apertures with a filler;
- wherein the composition of the at least one panel is selected to provide thermal insulation between the installation surface and a top surface of said at least one panel;
- and wherein the configuration of the at least one panel is selected to provide a secure connection between the installation surface and a top surface of said at least one panel;
- and wherein the at least one panel is configured for installation on said installation surface as part of a modular system.
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A method of using first and second panels configured for installation as part of a modular system comprising the steps of:
- i) providing the first panel having an edge and a depth adjacent said edge;
- wherein said first panel includes an upper most top surface, a bottom surface, generally parallel to and spaced from said top surface, for coupling to an installation surface, and a channel formed in said panel extending from said top surface to near said bottom surface such that the depth of said channel is more than 50% of said depth, wherein the channel is formed within said depth between the top surface and said bottom surface;
- wherein said channel is configured to receive a transfer element adapted for transporting energy;
- ii) coupling said first panel to said installation surface;
- iii) providing said second panel having a channel;
- iv) coupling said second panel to said installation surface;
- v) placing one or more of said transfer element within the channel of the first panel and the channel of the second panel;
- wherein the composition of the first and second panels is selected to provide thermal insulation between the installation surface and a top surface of said first and second panels;
- and
- wherein the configuration of the at least one panel is selected to provide a secure connection between the installation surface and a top surface of said first and second panels.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.