Patents by Inventor Curtis Cruver

Curtis Cruver has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Versatile chair
    Patent number: 7147286
    Abstract: A versatile chair having a back assembly, a seat assembly and a leg assembly. Two brackets are formed on the leg assembly and create an axis of rotation for the back assembly and for the seat assembly independent of the back assembly. The back assembly rotates due to a user's weight. The seat assembly is rotated manually. The chair is stackable and nestable with identically structured chairs. A tension system is aligned on an oblique axis to bias the back assembly to an upright position. The tension system is mounted within front legs of the leg assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2006
    Assignee: HNI Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: William Cesaroni, Shawn Barrett, Curtis Cruver, Joseph Keitel, James Groulx, Randall E. Green, Ronald Lewis
  • Versatile chair
    Publication number: 20050264060
    Abstract: A versatile chair having a back assembly, a seat assembly and a leg assembly. Two brackets are formed on the leg assembly and create an axis of rotation for the back assembly and for the seat assembly independent of the back assembly. The back assembly rotates due to a user's weight. The seat assembly is rotated manually. The chair is stackable and nestable with identically structured chairs. A tension system is aligned on an oblique axis to bias the back assembly to an upright position. The tension system is mounted within front legs of the leg assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2004
    Publication date: December 1, 2005
    Inventors: William Cesaroni, Shawn Barrett, Curtis Cruver, Joseph Keitel, James Groulx, Randall Green, Ronald Lewis