Patents by Inventor Robert J. Kroon

Robert J. Kroon 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).

  • Patent number: 5044135
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cluster office work station system having an equilateral polygonal shaped central core having five or more vertical side panels. The individual work stations are defined by wall panels connected to common lateral edges of the side panels and extending from the side panels at substantially right angles. Work surfaces and other accessories, like cabinets and shelves, are attached to the wall panels to complete the work stations and the central core functions as a common raceway for electrical, power and communication cabling. In addition, the connector for interconnecting the lateral edges of two adjacent side panels and a wall panel is adjustable to accommodate work stations having four or more side panels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 1990
    Date of Patent: September 3, 1991
    Assignee: Hon Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Robert J. Kroon, Robert L. Russell, Linn A. Steinbeck
  • Patent number: 4674806
    Abstract: A movable storage unit is disclosed which comprises a storage unit housing with front casters and rear casters attached to the bottom of the housing by means of swivel attachments. Each front caster includes a locking brake with an actuation lever which extends forward through the lower portion of a skirt attached to the lower front of the housing. The skirt effectively screens the casters from view and holds each front caster in a position fixed toward the front of the unit relative to the caster's swivel axis. The skirt is recessed at the points through which the actuation levers extend, thereby improving the accessibility of the actuation levers and providing space to recess the actuation levers behind the front plane of the storage unit housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 1985
    Date of Patent: June 23, 1987
    Assignee: The HON Company
    Inventors: Robert J. Kroon, Clayton C. Schmidt