Patents by Inventor Dean D. Achterhof

Dean D. Achterhof 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).

  • Height adjustable glide device
    Patent number: 6349907
    Abstract: A support assembly for supporting an object on a floor. The support assembly includes a leg member and a heel member mounted on said leg member. The heel member is adapted to engage the floor. A foot member is pivotally attached to the leg member. The foot member is adapted to pivot between an upright storage position and a lateral support position. When in the lateral support position, the foot member is adapted to engage the floor at a point spaced apart from the heel member. In a preferred embodiment, a cover is provided to conceal the foot member when placed in the upright storage position. In a preferred embodiment, the heel member comprises a height adjustable glide device that includes a base portion and a stem portion extending upwardly from the base portion. A shaft is disposed in the stem portion and operable engages an actuator disposed in a cavity formed in the base portion. The shaft operably engages the leg member to provide vertical adjustment of the leg member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2002
    Assignee: Herman Miller, Inc.
    Inventors: Geoff A. Hollington, Dean D. Achterhof, Michael L. De Pree, George A. Miles
  • Support assembly
    Patent number: 6308922
    Abstract: A support assembly for supporting an object on a floor. The support assembly includes a support bracket releasably mounted to the leg member. The support bracket and leg member are adapted so as to permit the support bracket to be rotated between at least three positions relative to the leg member. In one preferred embodiment, one of the support bracket and leg member comprise a post member and the other of the support bracket and leg member comprises a socket shaped to receive the post member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2001
    Assignee: Herman Miller, Inc.
    Inventors: Geoff A. Hollington, Dean D. Achterhof, Eric Cammenga, Michael L. De Pree
  • Support assembly with a storable foot support
    Patent number: 6119989
    Abstract: A support assembly for supporting an object on a floor. The support assembly includes a leg member and a heel member mounted on said leg member. The heel member is adapted to engage the floor. A foot member is pivotally attached to the leg member. The foot member is adapted to pivot between an upright storage position and a lateral support position. When in the lateral support position, the foot member is adapted to engage the floor at a point spaced apart from the heel member. In a preferred embodiment, a cover is provided to conceal the foot member when placed in the upright storage position. In a preferred embodiment, the heel member comprises a height adjustable glide device that includes a base portion and a stem portion extending upwardly from the base portion. A shaft is disposed in the stem portion and operable engages an actuator disposed in a cavity formed in the base portion. The shaft operably engages the leg member to provide vertical adjustment of the leg member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2000
    Assignee: Herman Miller, Inc.
    Inventors: Geoff A. Hollington, Dean D. Achterhof, Cecil P. Craycraft, Michael L. De Pree, George A. Miles