Magnet receptive panels and methods

Abstract

Provided are building panels comprising at least one magnet receptive element, methods for making such panels, and kits and methods for attaching objects to a panel without nails or screws.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A building panel comprising: a pattern of one or more magnet receptive elements, the one or more magnet receptive elements applied to at least one surface of the building panel and/or embedded into the building panel. 
     
     
         2 . The building panel of  claim 1 , wherein the pattern includes at least one of a disjointed pattern, a discontinuous pattern, a continuous pattern, a grid, an array, being geometrically spaced, randomly spaced, and spaced in at least one direction. 
     
     
         3 . The building panel of  claim 1 , wherein the building panel is a wallboard panel. 
     
     
         4 . The building panel of  claim 1 , wherein the pattern is a disjoined grid pattern of at least two rows, a first row of magnet receptive elements and a second row of magnet receptive elements, and wherein the magnet receptive elements in the first row and the magnet receptive elements in the second row differ in their composition from each other. 
     
     
         5 . The building panel of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more magnet receptive elements comprise a ferromagnetic material. 
     
     
         6 . The building panel of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more magnet receptive elements include at least one of magnet receptive tape, magnet receptive sheet, magnet receptive paint, magnet receptive coating, foil, shim, magnetic tape, magnetic sheet, magnetic paint, and magnetic coating. 
     
     
         7 . The building panel of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more magnet receptive elements are a magnet. 
     
     
         8 . The building panel of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more magnet receptive elements are attractive to the magnet which comprises at least one of an alnico magnet, a magnet made from a ferromagnetic material, a rare-earth magnet, a ceramic magnet, and a neodymium magnet. 
     
     
         9 . The building panel of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more magnet receptive elements are at least one of a square, and a rectangle. 
     
     
         10 . The building panel of  claim 1 , wherein an area of the one or more magnet receptive elements is in the range from 5 square millimeters to about 50 square centimeters. 
     
     
         11 . The building panel of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more magnet receptive elements cover from about 1% to about 100% of the panel surface. 
     
     
         12 . The building panel of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more magnet receptive elements are applied to the panel surface in continuous or discontinued horizontal and/or vertical rows. 
     
     
         13 . The building panel of  claim 1 , wherein a cover sheet is applied over the one or more magnet receptive elements. 
     
     
         14 . The building panel of  claim 13 , wherein the cover sheet comprises paper. 
     
     
         15 . The building panel of  claim 1 , wherein the pattern is a disjointed pattern in which magnet receptive elements are spaced from each other, and wherein a spacing between two adjacent magnet receptive elements is smaller in size than a surface of each magnet receptive element. 
     
     
         16 . The building panel of  claim 1 , wherein the pattern is designed for use with wireless electricity transmission. 
     
     
         17 . A method for making a building panel, the method comprising attaching one or more magnet receptive elements to a building panel. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein the step of attaching is performed by:
 painting the one or more magnet receptive elements on at least one surface of the panel;   printing the one or more magnet receptive elements on at least one surface of the panel;   attaching the one or more magnet receptive elements with an adhesive to at least one surface of the panel;   attaching the one or more magnet receptive elements by using a mechanical attaching design or device to at least one surface of the panel;   imbedding the one or more magnet receptive elements into the panel; or   any combination thereof.   
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein the panel comprises a cover sheet and wherein the one or more magnet receptive elements are adhered to the cover sheet with an adhesive. 
     
     
         20 . A wall, ceiling and/or floor assembly comprising: a building panel having a pattern of one or more magnet receptive elements, the one or more magnet receptive elements being applied to at least one surface of the building panel and/or embedded into the building panel.