公开(公告)号：US11304528B2

公开(公告)日：2022-04-19

申请号：US16934635

申请日：2020-07-21

申请人： Steelcase Inc.

发明人： Robert J. Battey ,  Gordon J. Peterson ,  Todd T. Andres ,  Gary Karsten ,  Richard Roslund, Jr. ,  Pradeep Mydur ,  Nathan McCaughan ,  Kurt R. Heidmann

IPC分类号： A47C3/025 ,  A47C3/026 ,  A47C7/44 ,  A47C1/024 ,  A47C7/46 ,  A47C7/02 ,  A47C31/02 ,  A47C1/032 ,  A47C3/30 ,  A47C7/14 ,  A47C7/18 ,  A47C7/40 ,  A47C7/54 ,  A47C1/03 ,  A47C1/14 ,  A47C7/00 ,  A47C5/00 ,  A47C5/12 ,  A47C3/20 ,  A47C7/24 ,  B68G7/12

摘要： A chair assembly includes an arm assembly that includes an armrest supported by a vertically adjustable support assembly and an arm base, where the arm base extends at an acute angle with respect to a longitudinal centerline of the chair assembly, an upholstery arrangement including a ring member attached to a cover, where the ring member includes a plurality of reliefs having a width that reduces as the ring member is wrapped about a shell member of the chair assembly, and a control arrangement having a biasing member that moves through an arcuate path as the biasing member is adjusted between varying bias settings.

公开(公告)号：US10935333B2

公开(公告)日：2021-03-02

申请号：US15658724

申请日：2017-07-25

申请人： Generative Technology Operatives, LLC

发明人： Brett P. Guarrero

IPC分类号： F28F21/04 ,  H01B1/18 ,  G21F1/04 ,  A47J36/02 ,  E01C11/00 ,  C09K5/06 ,  C09K5/04 ,  C04B28/00 ,  C04B14/02 ,  C09K5/14 ,  E01C5/06 ,  E01C11/26 ,  E01C7/14 ,  E04B5/48 ,  C04B28/02 ,  A47C5/00 ,  E01C9/00 ,  E04H5/08 ,  E01D19/12 ,  E04B2/84 ,  E04B5/32 ,  E02D27/02 ,  A63C19/00 ,  F16F1/36 ,  C04B111/20 ,  C04B111/00 ,  C04B111/60 ,  C04B111/94 ,  C04B111/52

摘要： The present invention provides a bidirectional energy-transfer system comprising: a thermally and/or electrically conductive concrete, disposed in a structural object; a location of energy supply or demand that is physically isolated from, but in thermodynamic and/or electromagnetic communication with, the thermally and/or electrically conductive concrete; and a means of transferring energy between the structural object and the location of energy supply or demand. The system can be a single node in a neural network. The thermally and/or electrically conductive concrete includes a conductive, shock-absorbing material, such as graphite. Preferred compositions are disclosed for the thermally and/or electrically conductive concrete. The bidirectional energy-transfer system may be present in a solar-energy collection system, a grade beam, an indoor radiant flooring system, a structural wall or ceiling, a bridge, a roadway, a driveway, a parking lot, a commercial aviation runway, a military runway, a grain silo, or pavers, for example.

公开(公告)号：US20200248346A1

公开(公告)日：2020-08-06

申请号：US16854777

申请日：2020-04-21

申请人： Apple Inc.

发明人： John S. Camp ,  Robert L. Coish ,  Kyle J. Nekimken ,  John A. Porcella ,  Michael A. Damianakis

IPC分类号： D04B1/14 ,  A41D31/02 ,  H01F7/06 ,  A47C5/00 ,  H03K17/96 ,  H03K17/94 ,  A41D1/00 ,  H01H13/85 ,  D03D15/00 ,  H01F7/20

摘要： An item such as a fabric-based item or other item may have one or more actuators. An actuator may have a conductive strand of material. A control circuit may supply a current to the conductive strand that induces a length change in the conductive strand due to ohmic heating and associated thermal expansion effects. The control circuit may be used to activate the actuator in response to user input that is supplied to an associated input device such as a switch, capacitive sensor, force sensor, light-based sensor, or other input component. The fabric-based item may include fabric such as woven fabric or knit fabric. Strands of conductive material may serve as signals paths for supplying current to conductive strands in actuators. Magnetic-field-based actuators may be formed by coiling conductive strands around tubular support structures such as piping in fabric-based items.

公开(公告)号：US10213019B2

公开(公告)日：2019-02-26

申请号：US15842128

申请日：2017-12-14

申请人： Steelcase Inc.

发明人： Robert J. Battey ,  Richard Roslund, Jr. ,  Nathan McCaughan ,  Pradeep Mydur

IPC分类号： A47C1/024 ,  A47C3/026 ,  A47C7/54 ,  A47C7/24 ,  A47C7/46 ,  A47C7/02 ,  A47C1/032 ,  A47C31/02 ,  A47C1/03 ,  A47C3/30 ,  A47C7/14 ,  A47C7/18 ,  A47C7/40 ,  A47C1/14 ,  A47C7/00 ,  A47C7/44 ,  A47C5/00 ,  A47C5/12 ,  A47C3/20 ,  B68G7/12

摘要： A chair assembly includes a back support arrangement including a back support arrangement, a seat support arrangement and a four-bar arrangement that includes a rearward end and a forward end that is adjustable between a raised and lowered positions, and an arm rest assembly adapted to support the arm of a seated user thereon and supported on the forward end of the four-bar arrangement, wherein the rearward end of the four-bar arrangement is pivotably supported from an arm support structure for pivotable movement about a substantially vertical pivot axis such that the forward end of the four-bar arrangement is moveable between a first position and second position located laterally outward from the first position, and wherein the substantially vertical pivot axis is located forwardly of a rearmost edge of an upwardly-facing surface of the seat support arrangement.

公开(公告)号：US10165861B2

公开(公告)日：2019-01-01

申请号：US15595421

申请日：2017-05-15

申请人： Steelcase Inc.

发明人： Bruce M. Smith ,  Gordon J. Peterson

IPC分类号： A47C1/032 ,  B68G7/12 ,  A47C1/024 ,  A47C7/24 ,  A47C7/46 ,  A47C7/02 ,  A47C7/54 ,  A47C31/02 ,  A47C1/03 ,  A47C3/30 ,  A47C7/14 ,  A47C7/18 ,  A47C7/40 ,  A47C1/14 ,  A47C7/00 ,  A47C7/44 ,  A47C5/00 ,  A47C5/12 ,  A47C3/20

摘要： A seating unit component assembly comprises a support component that includes a first surface adapted to abut a seated user, a second surface opposite the first surface, a first end surface, a second end surface opposite the first end surface, and a pair of side surfaces extending between the first and second end surfaces, and a cover having a plurality of sides that cooperate to form an interior space that receives the support component therein, wherein the cover includes a first portion comprising a non-fabric substantially flexible thermoplastic material covering at least a portion of at least one of the side surfaces of the support component, a second portion comprising a fabric covering at least a portion of the first surface and at least a portion of the first end surface of the support component, and a third portion comprising a substantially rigid overlay covering at least a portion of the second end surface and at least a portion of the second surface.

公开(公告)号：US09993085B1

公开(公告)日：2018-06-12

申请号：US15371576

申请日：2016-12-07

申请人： Joe Hernandez

发明人： Joe Hernandez

IPC分类号： A47C9/00 ,  A47C9/10 ,  F41J5/00 ,  F41J5/14 ,  A63B63/00 ,  A47C7/62 ,  A47C3/40 ,  A47C5/00 ,  A63B71/12

CPC分类号： A63B71/12 ,  A47C15/004

摘要： A shielded seating assembly configured to shield a user from projectiles includes a seat. A brace is coupled to a bottom of the seat. The brace is configured to support the seat in a substantially horizontal position above a surface upon which the brace is positioned. A panel is coupled to is the seat and is configured to extend upwardly from the seat and down to the surface upon which the brace is positioned. The panel is configured to shield the user positioned on the seat from projectiles, such as a ball, directed at the panel.

公开(公告)号：US20180103759A1

公开(公告)日：2018-04-19

申请号：US15842128

申请日：2017-12-14

申请人： Steelcase Inc.

发明人： Robert J. Battey ,  Richard Roslund, JR. ,  Nathan McCaughan ,  Pradeep Mydur

IPC分类号： A47C1/024 ,  A47C31/02 ,  A47C1/03 ,  A47C1/032 ,  A47C7/54 ,  A47C7/46 ,  A47C7/44 ,  A47C7/40 ,  A47C7/24 ,  A47C7/18 ,  A47C7/14 ,  A47C7/02 ,  A47C7/00 ,  A47C5/12 ,  A47C5/00 ,  A47C3/30 ,  A47C3/20 ,  A47C1/14 ,  B68G7/12

CPC分类号： A47C1/024 ,  A47C1/03 ,  A47C1/032 ,  A47C1/03255 ,  A47C1/03261 ,  A47C1/03266 ,  A47C1/03272 ,  A47C1/14 ,  A47C3/20 ,  A47C3/30 ,  A47C5/00 ,  A47C5/12 ,  A47C7/004 ,  A47C7/006 ,  A47C7/029 ,  A47C7/14 ,  A47C7/185 ,  A47C7/24 ,  A47C7/40 ,  A47C7/44 ,  A47C7/441 ,  A47C7/443 ,  A47C7/46 ,  A47C7/462 ,  A47C7/54 ,  A47C31/02 ,  A47C31/023 ,  B68G7/12 ,  Y10T29/481 ,  Y10T29/49826 ,  Y10T29/49947

摘要： A chair assembly includes a back support arrangement including a back support arrangement, a seat support arrangement and a four-bar arrangement that includes a rearward end and a forward end that is adjustable between a raised and lowered positions, and an arm rest assembly adapted to support the arm of a seated user thereon and supported on the forward end of the four-bar arrangement, wherein the rearward end of the four-bar arrangement is pivotably supported from an arm support structure for pivotable movement about a substantially vertical pivot axis such that the forward end of the four-bar arrangement is moveable between a first position and second position located laterally outward from the first position, and wherein the substantially vertical pivot axis is located forwardly of a rearmost edge of an upwardly-facing surface of the seat support arrangement.

公开(公告)号：US20170335559A1

公开(公告)日：2017-11-23

申请号：US15522557

申请日：2015-10-29

申请人： ERDIE END CAPS, LLC

发明人： Jason S. ERDIE ,  William P. HOLBROOK

IPC分类号： E04B1/26 ,  A63H33/00 ,  B65D19/00 ,  B31F1/00 ,  A47C1/02 ,  A47B13/00 ,  A63B67/06 ,  A47F5/11 ,  A47C5/00 ,  E04C3/12 ,  B31D5/04

CPC分类号： B32B1/08 ,  A47B13/00 ,  A47C1/02 ,  A47C5/005 ,  A47F5/11 ,  A63B67/06 ,  A63H33/008 ,  B31D5/0069 ,  B31D5/04 ,  B31F1/0006 ,  B31F1/32 ,  B32B1/02 ,  B32B3/26 ,  B32B3/28 ,  B32B29/08 ,  B65D19/0004 ,  E02D19/00 ,  E04B1/2604 ,  E04B2001/264 ,  E04C3/12

摘要： Paper-based elongate structures suitable for use as lumber substitutes, articles of manufacture made thereof, kits of materials including such structures, and machines and methods for making the same. Elongate structures according to the invention include a hollow outer portion formed of corrugated fiberboard sheet material and an accordion-folded inner support formed of corrugated fiberboard sheet material. The hollow outer portion has four outer surfaces that define a rectangle when viewed in cross-section transverse to a longitudinal axis of the elongate structure. The accordion-folded inner support is enclosed within the hollow outer portion. The inner support includes a plurality of first spaced-apart peaks that contact a first inner surface of the hollow outer portion and a plurality of second spaced-apart peaks that contact an opposing second inner surface of the hollow outer portion. The accordion-folded inner support structure improves the beam strength, crush resistance and lateral strength of the elongate structure.

公开(公告)号：US09795224B2

公开(公告)日：2017-10-24

申请号：US15220200

申请日：2016-07-26

申请人： Daniel C. George, II ,  Matthew Jung

发明人： Daniel C. George, II ,  Matthew Jung

IPC分类号： A47C5/00 ,  A47C27/08 ,  A47C7/62 ,  A47C3/16 ,  A47C4/00 ,  A47C7/18 ,  A47C7/54

CPC分类号： A47C27/086 ,  A47C3/16 ,  A47C4/00 ,  A47C7/18 ,  A47C7/54 ,  A47C7/62

摘要： A frameless furniture assembly adapted to be converted between an unfilled configuration and a filled configuration including: an outer liner having an inner surface and an outer surface; a plurality of pieces of fill material, wherein the fill material is retained withi n the outer liner; and a container holder associated with the outer liner. The frameless furniture assembly is preferably adapted to support a human in a seated position.

公开(公告)号：US20170234347A1

公开(公告)日：2017-08-17

申请号：US15443505

申请日：2017-02-27

申请人： Zachary Rotholz

发明人： Zachary Rotholz

IPC分类号： F16B12/46 ,  A47B3/06 ,  A47C4/02 ,  G06F17/50 ,  B26D5/00 ,  B26F1/38 ,  B31D5/04 ,  G06Q30/06 ,  A47C5/00 ,  B26D3/08

CPC分类号： F16B12/46 ,  A47B3/06 ,  A47C4/02 ,  A47C4/021 ,  A47C5/005 ,  B26D3/00 ,  B26D3/08 ,  B26D5/005 ,  B26F1/382 ,  B31D5/04 ,  G06F17/50 ,  G06Q30/0621 ,  G06Q30/0643 ,  Y10T83/0207 ,  Y10T403/7096

摘要： Among other things, a piece of furniture is formed from three separate precut pieces of flat cardboard. A first one of the pieces has a bottom edge to rest on a floor with the first piece rising vertically from the bottom edge and has at least one slot at an upper edge of the first piece. A second one of the pieces has a bottom edge to rest on the floor with the second piece rising from the bottom edge and having at least one slot at an upper edge of the second piece. A third one of the pieces has a crease across the piece and at least two slots along at least one edge that is parallel to the fold. The piece of furniture is formed by mating the one slot in the first piece with one of the slots of the third piece, folding the third piece of cardboard at the crease, and mating the one slot in the second piece with another one of the slots of the third piece, with the third piece folded along the crease.