MUMBAI, India, July 7 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202617069447 A) filed by Armstrong World Industries, Inc. on June 03, 2026, for Building Tile Having Phase Change Material, And Systems Implementing The Same.
Inventors include Frantz, William, H.; Cavanaugh, Jason, T.; and Conrad, Travis, A..
The application for the patent was published on July 03, 2026, under issue no. 27/2026.
Abstract: A building tile for storing thermal energy and a system incorporating the same. The building tile may include a tile body having a top surface and a bottom surface and a phase change material. The tile body may include an upper panel and a lower panel that, when coupled together, define a sealed chamber. The phase change material may be stored within the sealed chamber. The tile body may include first and second reinforcement ribs that extend diagonally across the tile body. A system may include grid support members arranged in an intersecting pattern to form grid openings. One or more acoustic panels and one or more of the building tiles may be supported by the grid support members within the grid openings.
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