Patents by Inventor Mark Spoelhof

Mark Spoelhof 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: 20180295996
    Abstract: A seating arrangement includes an upwardly-extending back arrangement movable between upright and reclined positions, and a seat arrangement that includes a first link member extending horizontally and having forward and rearward portions, a second link member spaced from the first link member, a third link member coupled to the first and second link members and substantially flexible along a majority of a length thereof, and a fourth link member operably coupled to the first and second link members, the fourth link member being substantially rigid along a majority of a length thereof, wherein the link members cooperate to form a four-bar linkage assembly, and wherein the seat arrangement moves in a rearward direction as the back arrangement is moved between the upright position and the reclined position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventors: James Ludwig, Nickolaus William Charles Deevers, Kurt Heidmann, Bruce Michael Smith, Mark Spoelhof
  • Publication number: 20180271270
    Abstract: A monitor support assembly comprising a base designed to rest on an ambient floor surface, the base having a rear end, an upright frame structure mounted to and extending vertically upward from the base spaced forward of the rear end, the frame structure including first and second vertical members and at least a top frame member that extends horizontally between the first and second vertical members, a shroud assembly mounted to the upright frame structure including at least a first central wall member and first and second additional wall members, the first and second additional wall members extending from the first and second lateral edges in the same direction, the first central wall member and the additional wall members forming a receiving space, and a mounting plate mountable to the rear surface of a displays screen and releasably supported by the upright frame structure within the receiving space wherein a depth dimension of the receiving space is sufficient to accommodate a display screen mounted there
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: Brett Kincaid, Mark Spoelhof, Mark Schoolmeester, Duck Young Kong, John Allen, Hyun Yoo
  • Publication number: 20170055697
    Abstract: A monitor support assembly comprising a base designed to rest on an ambient floor surface, the base having a rear end, an upright frame structure mounted to and extending vertically upward from the base spaced forward of the rear end, the frame structure including first and second vertical members and at least a top frame member that extends horizontally between the first and second vertical members, a shroud assembly mounted to the upright frame structure including at least a first central wall member and first and second additional wall members, the first and second additional wall members extending from the first and second lateral edges in the same direction, the first central wall member and the additional wall members forming a receiving space, and a mounting plate mountable to the rear surface of a displays screen and releasably supported by the upright frame structure within the receiving space wherein a depth dimension of the receiving space is sufficient to accommodate a display screen mounted there
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Brett Kincaid, Mark Spoelhof, Mark Schoolmeester, Duck Young Kong, John Allen, Hyun Yoo
  • Publication number: 20160007733
    Abstract: A monitor support assembly comprising a base designed to rest on an ambient floor surface, the base having a rear end, an upright frame structure mounted to and extending vertically upward from the base spaced forward of the rear end, the frame structure including first and second vertical members and at least a top frame member that extends horizontally between the first and second vertical members, a shroud assembly mounted to the upright frame structure including at least a first central wall member and first and second additional wall members, the first and second additional wall members extending from the first and second lateral edges in the same direction, the first central wall member and the additional wall members forming a receiving space, and a mounting plate mountable to the rear surface of a displays screen and releasably supported by the upright frame structure within the receiving space wherein a depth dimension of the receiving space is sufficient to accommodate a display screen mounted there
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2015
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventors: Brett Kincaid, Mark Spoelhof, Mark Schoolmeester, Duck Young Kong, John Allen, Hyun Yoo
  • Publication number: 20140311050
    Abstract: A monitor support assembly comprising a base designed to rest on an ambient floor surface, the base having a rear end, an upright frame structure mounted to and extending vertically upward from the base spaced forward of the rear end, the frame structure including first and second vertical members and at least a top frame member that extends horizontally between the first and second vertical members, a shroud assembly mounted to the upright frame structure including at least a first central wall member and first and second additional wall members, the first and second additional wall members extending from the first and second lateral edges in the same direction, the first central wall member and the additional wall members forming a receiving space, and a mounting plate mountable to the rear surface of a displays screen and releasably supported by the upright frame structure within the receiving space wherein a depth dimension of the receiving space is sufficient to accommodate a display screen mounted there
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Inventors: Brett Kincaid, Mark Spoelhof, Mark Schoolmeester, Duck Young Kong, John Allen, Hyun Yoo
  • Patent number: 8804321
    Abstract: A monitor support assembly comprising a support frame including a first elongated frame member forming a first surface and a second elongated frame member forming a second surface, the second frame member supported adjacent and parallel to the first frame member with the first surface facing the second surface and forming an elongated gap, a panel assembly including a first panel member having oppositely facing substantially parallel front and rear surfaces and a second panel member having oppositely facing substantially parallel front and rear surfaces, the second panel member supported adjacent the first panel member with the front surface of the first panel member facing the rear surface of the second panel member, the panel assembly supported within the gap by the first and second frame members and an electronic display mounted to the front surface of the second panel member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Steelcase, Inc.
    Inventors: Brett Kincaid, Mark Spoelhof, Mark Schoolmeester, Duck Young Kong, John Allen, Hyun Yoo
  • Publication number: 20130314852
    Abstract: A monitor support assembly comprising a support frame including a first elongated frame member forming a first surface and a second elongated frame member forming a second surface, the second frame member supported adjacent and parallel to the first frame member with the first surface facing the second surface and forming an elongated gap, a panel assembly including a first panel member having oppositely facing substantially parallel front and rear surfaces and a second panel member having oppositely facing substantially parallel front and rear surfaces, the second panel member supported adjacent the first panel member with the front surface of the first panel member facing the rear surface of the second panel member, the panel assembly supported within the gap by the first and second frame members and an electronic display mounted to the front surface of the second panel member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2012
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Inventors: Brett Kincaid, Mark Spoelhof, Duck Young Kong, Mark Schoolmeester, John Allen, Hyun Yoo
  • Patent number: D660058
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventors: Brett Kincaid, Mark Spoelhof, Von Robinson
  • Patent number: D676855
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventors: Hyun Yoo, Brett Kincaid, Mark Spoelhof
  • Patent number: D720165
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventors: Brett Kincaid, Mark Spoelhof, Hyun Yoo, Steven Beukema
  • Patent number: D731219
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Spoelhof, Joseph Willette, Travis Spoor
  • Patent number: D814814
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Spoelhof, Bruce Smith, Patricia Sheung Ying Wong, Amanda Hargraves
  • Patent number: D815441
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: Steelcase, Inc.
    Inventors: Yuka Hiyoshi, Mark Spoelhof, William Bennie, Rolf Pascal Hien, Irfan Kachwalla, James Ludwig, Jessica Nebel, Santiago Carral O'Gorman, Madison Scheper, Bruce Smith