Inventor · Williamsville, NY, US

Gale E. Sauer

28Patents
16h-index
13Co-inventors
78Inventor score

Filing activity: Aug 1, 1974 → Sep 8, 2000

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4018020A Modular wall construction Fixed Constructions 94 Expired
US4205815A Shelf bracket, shelf bracket-stud combination and shelf bracket-clip combination Fixed Constructions 62 Expired
US4881355A Cold roll-formed structures and method and apparatus for producing same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 37 Expired
US4208851A Suspended ceiling system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 36 Expired
US4019300A Suspended ceiling structure Fixed Constructions 34 Expired
US5363622A Fire-rated drywall suspension system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 28 Expired
US5979055A Process for producing rollformed sections Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 25 Expired
US4317641A Locking connection for supporting grid systems Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 23 Expired
US6305139A Beam clip Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 22 Expired
US4770018A Method for producing cold roll-formed structures Fixed Constructions 20 Expired
US6178712A Locking connection for ceiling grid system Fixed Constructions 19 Expired
US6199343A Connector assembly for ceiling grid Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Expired
US4969346A Apparatus for producing cold roll-formed structures Fixed Constructions 17 Expired
US4064671A Stabilizer strut for suspended ceiling system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 17 Expired
US4583340A Fixture support clip for suspension ceiling grid systems Fixed Constructions 17 Expired
US4574547A Window system for demountable walls Fixed Constructions 16 Expired
US4317318A Supporting grid system having interchangeable T sections Fixed Constructions 16 Expired
US5347783A Prenotched fire-rated runner Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Expired
US4531340A Beam splice for supporting grid systems Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Expired
US4040758A Suspended ceiling hanging clip Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Expired
US5313750A Fire-rated runner Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Expired
US6446406B1 Direct attached grid Fixed Constructions 13 Expired
US4470239A Suspended ceiling grid system Fixed Constructions 12 Expired
US4628656A Demountable wall panel Fixed Constructions 10 Expired
US4514945A Window insulating system Fixed Constructions 10 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.