Patents by Inventor David Underwood

David Underwood 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).

  • Publication number: 20220060829
    Abstract: An electronic furniture assembly of the present invention comprises: (i) a furniture assembly comprising: (A) a base (e.g., a seat portion), (B) at least one transverse member (e.g., a side, armrest or backrest), and (C) a coupler for selectively coupling the base to the transverse member; (ii) an electrical hub for providing electrical power to the speakers, the hub configured to selectively reside within the furniture assembly; and (iii) a speaker system mounted within one or more portions of the furniture assembly. The speaker system comprises one or more speakers mounted within the base and transverse member, hiding the speakers therein, and saving space within a home or office, using the same footprint for both furniture and speakers, providing a high fidelity surround sound system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Shawn Nelson, David Underwood, Brian Kuchler
  • Publication number: 20210397641
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to techniques for presenting operations in a presentation. A technique is provided for allowing a user to insert media items on consecutive slides. During a presentation mode, the media items are determined to be two instances of a same media item, and matched such that the media item plays continuously across multiple slides. Another technique is provided to allow a user to utilize a user input to override a linearly-defined set of actions within a presentation. Another technique is utilized to temporarily select a visually obstructed object in a graphic editing interface such that the visually obstructed object may be manipulated during the temporary selection mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Mark J. Flider, James E. Tilton, Haroon S. Sheikh, David A. Underwood, Jonathan Cho
  • Patent number: 11178486
    Abstract: An electronic furniture assembly of the present invention comprises: (i) a furniture assembly comprising: (A) a base (e.g., a seat portion), (B) at least one transverse member (e.g., a side, armrest or backrest), and (C) a coupler for selectively coupling the base to the transverse member; and (ii) a speaker system mounted within one or more portions of the furniture assembly. The speaker system comprises one or more speakers mounted within the base and/or the transverse member, hiding the speakers therein, and saving space within a home or office, using the same footprint for both furniture and speakers, providing a high fidelity surround sound system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: The Lovesac Company
    Inventors: Shawn Nelson, David Underwood, Brian Kuchler, Clint Gibson
  • Patent number: 11172301
    Abstract: An electronic furniture assembly of the present invention comprises: (i) a furniture assembly comprising: (A) a base (e.g., a seat portion), (B) at least one transverse member (e.g., a side, armrest or backrest), and (C) a coupler for selectively coupling the base to the transverse member; (ii) an electrical hub for providing electrical power to the speakers, the hub configured to selectively reside within the furniture assembly; and (iii) a speaker system mounted within one or more portions of the furniture assembly. The speaker system comprises one or more speakers mounted within the base and transverse member, hiding the speakers therein, and saving space within a home or office, using the same footprint for both furniture and speakers, providing a high fidelity surround sound system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: The Lovesac Company
    Inventors: Shawn Nelson, David Underwood, Brian Kuchler
  • Publication number: 20210133253
    Abstract: Document collaboration methods and systems that allow multiple users to create and edit a document are described. Such methods and systems can support devices that receive and process edits to one or more documents while the devices are off-line relative to a document collaboration service. These methods and systems can use a network based storage system (e.g., a “cloud storage platform”) to store a document (e.g., “cloud storage document”) that represents a recent collaboration state of the document based upon edits received from users who are (or have been) using the document collaboration service while one or more other users are off-line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: David A. Underwood, Marcelo Boff, Kwok Fai Lai, Jesse Chapman, Darryl Fuller, Douglas M. Whitmore, Paul D. Zirkle, Benjamin A.C. Forsyth, Chi Yung Tse
  • Patent number: 10979241
    Abstract: An electronic furniture assembly of the present invention comprises: (i) a furniture assembly comprising: (A) a base (e.g., a seat portion), (B) at least one transverse member (e.g., a side, armrest or backrest), and (C) a coupler for selectively coupling the base to the transverse member; and (ii) artificial intelligence mounted within one or more portions of the furniture assembly. A speaker system can also be provided within the furniture assembly. The artificial intelligence (AI) can respond to and/or obey voice or other commands from a user. The AI can provide numerous functions, e.g., control of the speaker system within the furniture assembly, control of a recliner assembly that is part of the furniture system, or the like. The furniture assembly can include a selectively dockable speaker as part of a speaker system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: The Lovesac Company
    Inventors: Shawn Nelson, David Underwood, Brian Kuchler
  • Patent number: 10972838
    Abstract: An electronic furniture assembly of the present invention comprises: (i) a furniture assembly comprising: (A) a base (e.g., a seat portion), (B) at least one transverse member (e.g., a side, armrest or backrest), and (C) a coupler for selectively coupling the base to the transverse member; (ii) an electrical hub for providing electrical power to the speakers, the hub configured to selectively reside within the furniture assembly; and (iii) a speaker system mounted within one or more portions of the furniture assembly. The speaker system comprises one or more speakers mounted within the base and transverse member, hiding the speakers therein, and saving space within a home or office, using the same footprint for both furniture and speakers, providing a high fidelity surround sound system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: The Lovesac Company
    Inventors: Shawn Nelson, David Underwood, Brian Kuchler
  • Publication number: 20200100030
    Abstract: An electronic furniture assembly of the present invention comprises: (i) a furniture assembly comprising: (A) a base (e.g., a seat portion), (B) at least one transverse member (e.g., a side, armrest or backrest), and (C) a coupler for selectively coupling the base to the transverse member; and (ii) a speaker system mounted within one or more portions of the furniture assembly. The speaker system comprises one or more speakers mounted within the base and/or the transverse member, hiding the speakers therein, and saving space within a home or office, using the same footprint for both furniture and speakers, providing a high fidelity surround sound system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Shawn Nelson, David Underwood, Brian Kuchler, Clint Gibson
  • Publication number: 20200100031
    Abstract: An electronic furniture assembly of the present invention comprises: (i) a furniture assembly comprising: (A) a base (e.g., a seat portion), (B) at least one transverse member (e.g., a side, armrest or backrest), and (C) a coupler for selectively coupling the base to the transverse member; (ii) an electrical hub for providing electrical power to the speakers, the hub configured to selectively reside within the furniture assembly; and (iii) a speaker system mounted within one or more portions of the furniture assembly. The speaker system comprises one or more speakers mounted within the base and transverse member, hiding the speakers therein, and saving space within a home or office, using the same footprint for both furniture and speakers, providing a high fidelity surround sound system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Shawn Nelson, David Underwood, Brian Kuchler
  • Patent number: 10423671
    Abstract: All environment for creating a document by collaboration of multiple concurrent users, coupled through a network to a server system, user undo and redo commands and those commands are associated with corresponding undo selection behavior data and redo selection behavior data. The undo and redo selection behavior data specify how the selection of one or more objects changes when undo or redo commands are involved. The undo and redo selection behavior data are transformed based on changes to a server copy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: David A. Underwood, Elizabeth G. Reid, Peter Su
  • Publication number: 20190222935
    Abstract: An electronic furniture assembly of the present invention comprises: (i) a furniture assembly comprising: (A) a base (e.g., a seat portion), (B) at least one transverse member (e.g., a side, armrest or backrest), and (C) a coupler for selectively coupling the base to the transverse member; (ii) an electrical hub for providing electrical power to the speakers, the hub configured to selectively reside within the furniture assembly; and (iii) a speaker system mounted within one or more portions of the furniture assembly. The speaker system comprises one or more speakers mounted within the base and transverse member, hiding the speakers therein, and saving space within a home or office, using the same footprint for both furniture and speakers, providing a high fidelity surround sound system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventors: Shawn Nelson, David Underwood, Brian Kuchler
  • Patent number: 10236643
    Abstract: An electrical furniture assembly has: (i) a furniture assembly comprising: (A) a base, (B) a transverse member, and (C) a coupler for coupling the base to the transverse member; and (ii) an electrical hub configured to selectively reside within the furniture assembly. The electrical hub features: (A) an electrical outlet assembly; (B) a securement panel; and (C) a spring-biased installation clip. The electrical hub is selectively secured at least partially within a transverse member of a furniture assembly and may be plugged into an external power source to supply power to various electronic devices conveniently used by a user sitting on the furniture assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: THE LOVESAC COMPANY
    Inventors: Shawn Nelson, David Underwood, Brian Kuchler, David M. Cowan
  • Patent number: 10212519
    Abstract: An electronic furniture assembly of the present invention comprises: (i) a furniture assembly comprising: (A) a base (e.g., a seat portion), (B) at least one transverse member (e.g., a side, armrest or backrest), and (C) a coupler for selectively coupling the base to the transverse member; (ii) an electrical hub for providing electrical power to the speakers, the hub configured to selectively reside within the furniture assembly; and (iii) a speaker system mounted within one or more portions of the furniture assembly. The speaker system comprises one or more speakers mounted within the base and transverse member, hiding the speakers therein, and saving space within a home or office, using the same footprint for both furniture and speakers, providing a high fidelity surround sound system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: THE LOVESAC COMPANY
    Inventors: Shawn Nelson, David Underwood, Brian Kuchler, David M. Cowan, Anthony Gallo
  • Patent number: 10143307
    Abstract: A furniture system with reclining assembly is comprised of: (a) a modular furniture assembly and a reclining assembly. The recliner base of the recliner assembly remains within substantially the same footprint specifications as the modular furniture assembly in the non-reclined position. A passageway in the reclining assembly allows coupling to a slit in the modular furniture assembly. A recliner base mounted on a support surface comprises a housing and a footrest assembly that moves with respect to the housing. The footrest assembly selectively extends outwardly in a manner that the reclining mechanism is generally not visible from the sides or from the front of the footrest assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: THE LOVESAC COMPANY
    Inventors: Shawn Nelson, David Underwood, Brian Kuchler
  • Patent number: 10123621
    Abstract: A furniture system with a reclining assembly including a modular furniture assembly and a reclining assembly. A passageway in the reclining assembly allows coupling to a slit in the modular furniture assembly with a coupler. The reclining assembly includes a housing and a footrest assembly that moves with respect to the housing. An additional base can be coupled to the front end of the footrest assembly, with one or more (e.g., two) sled rails mounted on an underside of the additional base, such that the additional base slides on the sled rails as the footrest assembly moves from the compressed non-reclined position to the extended position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: THE LOVESAC COMPANY
    Inventors: Shawn Nelson, David Underwood, Brian Kuchler
  • Publication number: 20180041354
    Abstract: An electronic furniture assembly of the present invention comprises: (i) a furniture assembly comprising: (A) a base (e.g., a seat portion), (B) at least one transverse member (e.g., a side, armrest or backrest), and (C) a coupler for selectively coupling the base to the transverse member; and (ii) artificial intelligence mounted within one or more portions of the furniture assembly. A speaker system can also be provided within the furniture assembly. The artificial intelligence (AI) can respond to and/or obey voice or other commands from a user. The AI can provide numerous functions, e.g., control of the speaker system within the furniture assembly, control of a recliner assembly that is part of the furniture system, or the like. The furniture assembly can include a selectively dockable speaker as part of a speaker system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Shawn Nelson, David Underwood, Brian Kuchler
  • Publication number: 20180000244
    Abstract: A furniture system with a reclining assembly including a modular furniture assembly and a reclining assembly. A passageway in the reclining assembly allows coupling to a slit in the modular furniture assembly with a coupler. The reclining assembly includes a housing and a footrest assembly that moves with respect to the housing. An additional base can be coupled to the front end of the footrest assembly, with one or more (e.g., two) sled rails mounted on an underside of the additional base, such that the additional base slides on the sled rails as the footrest assembly moves from the compressed non-reclined position to the extended position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: Shawn Nelson, David Underwood, Brian Kuchler
  • Publication number: 20170359444
    Abstract: A change propagation command, in one embodiment, causes the creation of induced commands in order to propagate commands in a collaborative document creation process that involves at least two client systems and a server system. The change propagation command received on a client system causes the creation of induced commands to a local copy on that client system and also causes the creation of induced commands on the server system. The induced commands in one embodiment apply changes to any objects that were added after the original change propagation command was received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2016
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Inventors: Chi Ming To, David A. Underwood, Man Hon Chan, Ralph L. Melton, Tamara L. Abell, Tin Yin Lam
  • Publication number: 20170357675
    Abstract: All environment for creating a document by collaboration of multiple concurrent users, coupled through a network to a server system, user undo and redo commands and those commands are associated with corresponding undo selection behavior data and redo selection behavior data. The undo and redo selection behavior data specify how the selection of one or more objects changes when undo or redo commands are involved. The undo and redo selection behavior data are transformed based on changes to a server copy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2016
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Inventors: David A. Underwood, Elizabeth G. Reid, Peter Su
  • Publication number: 20170143122
    Abstract: A furniture system with reclining assembly is comprised of: (a) a modular furniture assembly and a reclining assembly. The recliner base of the recliner assembly remains within substantially the same footprint specifications as the modular furniture assembly in the non-reclined position. A passageway in the reclining assembly allows coupling to a slit in the modular furniture assembly. A recliner base mounted on a support surface comprises a housing and a footrest assembly that moves with respect to the housing. The footrest assembly selectively extends outwardly in a manner that the reclining mechanism is generally not visible from the sides or from the front of the footrest assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2016
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: Shawn Nelson, David Underwood, Brian Kuchler