Patents Assigned to Steelcase Inc.
  • Patent number: 11706390
    Abstract: A method and system for optimizing conference session activities within a conference space, the system comprising at least a first sensor for sensing session characteristics and a processor receiving the sensed session characteristics and identifying a conference paradigm based on the sensed session characteristics, identifying an action sequence to perform as a function of the conference paradigm and performing the action sequence, wherein the action sequence results in automatic presentation of at least some information to at least a subset of conferees within the conference space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventor: Paul Noll
  • Patent number: 11690111
    Abstract: A system and method establishing control of affordances at a workstation. The method includes the steps of storing affordance preferences in a database for a plurality of portable affordance settings that may be present at a workstation, detecting a subset of affordances present within a first zone associated with the workstation, for each detected affordance in the subset, identifying an affordance setting in the database indicating a user preference, and automatically controlling settings of at least each of the detected affordances in the subset to match the user preferences for the detected affordances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventors: Darrin Sculley, Bo Anderson, Rachel Anne Neiman, Brandon Buckingham
  • Patent number: 11687854
    Abstract: An algorithm formulating system for use with a sensing ecosystem for identifying enterprise space states, the sensing ecosystem including a plurality of sensor devices mounted within an enterprise space wherein each sensor device is capable of sensing a plurality of parameters within the enterprise space, the system comprising a processor programmed to perform the steps of accessing a rule set that specifies a first parameter value set that corresponding to a perceived state within a first enterprise space, receiving sensor data from sensor devices within the first enterprise space, comparing the sensor data to the rule set to identify instances of the perceived state, examining sensor data to identify a second parameter value set that occurs at least a threshold percentage of time for the identified instances of the perceived state and using the second parameter value set as the basis for a new rule set to be associated with the perceived state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy D. Swieter, Robert Scheper, Darrin Sculley
  • Publication number: 20230189999
    Abstract: A seat assembly includes a base and a support platform spaced above the base. The support platform includes a pad having a hinge portion defining a flex region, wherein the pad is pivotable about the flex region. A link has a lower portion coupled to the base and an upper portion coupled to the pad, wherein the upper portion is pivotable with the pad about the flex region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2023
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventors: Nickolaus William Charles Deevers, Kurt R. Heidmann, Gordon J. Peterson
  • Publication number: 20230165376
    Abstract: A backrest includes a primary frame having a pair of laterally spaced first uprights defining a first opening therebetween, a first front surface and a first rear surface. A secondary frame includes a pair of laterally spaced second uprights defining a second opening therebetween, a second rear surface facing the first front surface of the primary frame and a second front surface, wherein the secondary frame is coupled to the primary frame, and wherein at least portions of the first and second openings are aligned. A flexible shell overlies and is coupled to the second front surface of the secondary frame. The flexible shell includes a third rear surface visible through the aligned portions of the first and second openings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2023
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Applicant: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventors: Nickolaus William Charles Deevers, Kurt R. Heidmann, Pascal Rolf Hien, Jeffrey A. Hall, John Colasanti, Michael Yancharas
  • Patent number: 11652957
    Abstract: A content sharing system for sharing digital content within a conference space, where specific zones within the space are associated with different stations, includes at least one large common emissive surface arranged for viewing by users within the space, at least a first sensor device located within the space for identifying locations of portable computing devices used by conferees within the space, and a processor linked to the emissive surface and the sensor device. The processor is programmed to determine the location of a portable computing device within the space, recognize that the portable computing device is within one of the specific zones associated a station within the space, and, for each portable computing device that is at a station within the conference space, establish a wireless communication link with the portable computing device and enable the portable computing device to share content on the common emissive surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventor: Darrin Sculley
  • Patent number: 11647834
    Abstract: A display support system includes a display support system having a pair of posts spaced apart in a first direction and upper and lower vertically spaced beams extending in the first direction. Each of the upper and lower beams has first and second ends coupled to the posts. A pair of receivers are carried by each of the upper and lower beams, wherein the receivers open upwardly in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, and wherein the receivers are movable relative to the upper and lower beams in at least the second direction. A plurality of mounting members, each having an insert portion, are removably received in one of the receivers, wherein the mounting members are adapted to be coupled to the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: STEELCASE INC.
    Inventors: Santiago Carral O Gorman, Mark McKenna, Giorgio Verduzio, Matthew David Remelts, Mark Dinneweth
  • Patent number: 11633040
    Abstract: A workspace system includes different base components, different accessory interfaces and different accessories. Different accessory interfaces may be fixed to different base components, and different accessories may be releasably engaged by different, or the same accessory interfaces. The same accessories may be engaged by different accessory interfaces. The base components and accessories may be reconfigured to define different workspaces. Methods of assembling and reconfiguring the workspaces are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: STEELCASE INC.
    Inventors: Charles Beasley, Justin G. Beitzel, Brandon Johnson, Daniel Perez Marin, Robert Jeffers
  • Patent number: 11617444
    Abstract: A frame includes laterally spaced apart first and second support locations. A leaf spring has a longitudinal axis and extends between the first and second support locations. The leaf spring includes opposite first and second ends coupled to the frame along the longitudinal axis. A flexible shell is coupled to the frame at a third support location longitudinally spaced apart from the first and second support locations. The flexible shell is coupled to the leaf spring between the first and second support locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: STEELCASE INC.
    Inventors: Nickolaus William Charles Deevers, Kurt R. Heidmann
  • Patent number: D988048
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: STEELCASE INC.
    Inventors: Nickolaus William Charles Deevers, Mark Spoelhof, James Ludwig
  • Patent number: D988049
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: STEELCASE INC.
    Inventors: Nickolaus William Charles Deevers, Mark Spoelhof, James Ludwig
  • Patent number: D989502
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Young, John Hamilton, Benjamin McCarthy, Alexandre Nacrour
  • Patent number: D990707
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventors: Mark McKenna, Brett Willink, Hyun Yoo, Nathan McCaughan, Cyril Joseph Mayne
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    Patent number: D992146
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventor: Mark Partridge
  • Patent number: D992311
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventors: John M. Allen, William Bennie, Kaitlyn T. Gillmor
  • Patent number: D992322
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventors: John M. Allen, William Bennie, Kaitlyn T. Gillmor
  • Patent number: D992323
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventors: John M. Allen, William Bennie, Kaitlyn T. Gillmor
  • Patent number: D993454
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventors: Mark McKenna, Kevin Gillhespy, Brett Willink
  • Patent number: D993455
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventors: Mark McKenna, Kevin Gillhespy, Brett Willink
  • Patent number: D993502
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventor: Mark McKenna