Patents by Inventor Steven James Beukema
Steven James Beukema 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).
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Patent number: 10638849Abstract: A body support structure includes a base and a cushion moveable between a seating configuration and a sleeping configuration. The cushion may include foldable first and second sections. In one embodiment, a spacer includes first and second support surfaces, and is pivotal between an upright position, wherein the first support surface engages and supports the cushion in the seating configuration, and a down position, wherein the second support surface engages and supports the cushion in the sleeping configuration. Methods of reconfiguring a body support structure are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2017Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignee: STEELCASE INC.Inventors: Matthew David Remelts, Devon Robert Robinson, Steven James Beukema, Vernie F. Holford, Adam C. Bedford, Michael Scott Garner, Marc Eberlein
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Publication number: 20180116409Abstract: A body support structure includes a base and a cushion moveable between a seating configuration and a sleeping configuration. The cushion may include foldable first and second sections. In one embodiment, a spacer includes first and second support surfaces, and is pivotal between an upright position, wherein the first support surface engages and supports the cushion in the seating configuration, and a down position, wherein the second support surface engages and supports the cushion in the sleeping configuration. Methods of reconfiguring a body support structure are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2017Publication date: May 3, 2018Applicant: STEELCASE INC.Inventors: Matthew David REMELTS, Devon Robert ROBINSON, Steven James BEUKEMA, Vernie F. HOLFORD, Adam C. BEDFORD, Michael Scott GARNER, Marc EBERLEIN
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Patent number: 8499698Abstract: A worksurface assembly includes a worksurface member having an upper surface, a bottom surface, a forward edge, a rearward edge, and an aperture that opens both upwardly and forwardly from the worksurface member, and a storage member including a pair of sidewalls, a rear wall and a bottom wall that cooperate to form an interior storage area having a height to width ratio of greater than or equal to about 1:1 at at least one position along a length of the storage member, wherein the storage member has a forwardly facing opening and an upwardly facing opening, and wherein the storage member is readily detachably secured to the worksurface member such that the interior storage of the storage member is accessible through the aperture of the worksurface member and such that access to the interior space is uninterrupted between the forwardly facing opening and the upwardly facing opening of the storage member.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2012Date of Patent: August 6, 2013Assignee: Steelcase Inc.Inventors: Bradley D. Youngs, Von Robinson, Fredric James Biddle, Steven James Beukema, Mark William Spoelhof
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Publication number: 20120266784Abstract: A worksurface assembly includes a worksurface member having an upper surface, a bottom surface, a forward edge, a rearward edge, and an aperture that opens both upwardly and forwardly from the worksurface member, and a storage member including a pair of sidewalls, a rear wall and a bottom wall that cooperate to form an interior storage area having a height to width ratio of greater than or equal to about 1:1 at at least one position along a length of the storage member, wherein the storage member has a forwardly facing opening and an upwardly facing opening, and wherein the storage member is readily detachably secured to the worksurface member such that the interior storage of the storage member is accessible through the aperture of the worksurface member and such that access to the interior space is uninterrupted between the forwardly facing opening and the upwardly facing opening of the storage member.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2012Publication date: October 25, 2012Inventors: Bradley D. Youngs, Von Robinson, Fredric James Biddle, Steven James Beukema, Mark William Spoelhof
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Patent number: 8146514Abstract: A table has two end legs arranged in a parallel, laterally spaced apart relationship for support on a floor surface. Two side rails are arranged in a parallel, laterally spaced apart relationship, and are connected with upper portions of the end legs to retain them in an upright orientation, defining a self-supported table frame without intermediate bracing between the side rails, with a central, vertically extending widow. Top support members are connected with the side rails and protrude outwardly therefrom in a cantilevered fashion. A top member is supported on and connected with the table frame and the top support members, defining a plurality of workstations. A utility module configured to route utilities is positioned within the window of the frame, with opposite sides abuttingly supported on the side rails to removably mount the utility module on the frame and thereby accommodate different utility requirements at the workstations.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2008Date of Patent: April 3, 2012Assignee: Steelcase Inc.Inventors: John Hamilton, Kurt Heidman, Steven James Beukema, Jay Grandin
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Publication number: 20080295745Abstract: A table has two end legs arranged in a parallel, laterally spaced apart relationship for support on a floor surface. Two side rails are arranged in a parallel, laterally spaced apart relationship, and are connected with upper portions of the end legs to retain them in an upright orientation, defining a self-supported table frame without intermediate bracing between the side rails, with a central, vertically extending widow. Top support members are connected with the side rails and protrude outwardly therefrom in a cantilevered fashion. A top member is supported on and connected with the table frame and the top support members, defining a plurality of workstations. A utility module configured to route utilities is positioned within the window of the frame, with opposite sides abuttingly supported on the side rails to removably mount the utility module on the frame and thereby accommodate different utility requirements at the workstations.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2008Publication date: December 4, 2008Inventors: John Hamilton, Kurt Heidman, Steven James Beukema, Jay Grandin
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Patent number: 7334845Abstract: A seating unit includes a perimeter frame, a flexible seating surface supported by the frame, and parallel elongated resilient force-distributing members coupled to the seating surface to control a contour of the seating surface when supporting a seated user. The resilient force-distributing members are bendable along their length and are sufficient in number and distribution to substantially reduce localized deflection of the seating surface and thereby reduce pressure point contact felt by the seated user. The resilient force-distributing members can be wire rods, long strips, or other resilient material with memory.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2004Date of Patent: February 26, 2008Assignee: Steelcase Development CorporationInventors: Gordon J. Peterson, Kurt R. Heidmann, Renard G. Tubergen, Christopher J. Norman, Bruce M. Smith, Steven James Beukema
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Publication number: 20040245841Abstract: A seating unit includes a perimeter frame, a flexible seating surface supported by the frame, and parallel elongated resilient force-distributing members coupled to the seating surface to control a contour of the seating surface when supporting a seated user. The resilient force-distributing members are bendable along their length and are sufficient in number and distribution to substantially reduce localized deflection of the seating surface and thereby reduce pressure point contact felt by the seated user. The resilient force-distributing members can be wire rods, long strips, or other resilient material with memory.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2004Publication date: December 9, 2004Inventors: Gordon J. Peterson, Kurt R. Heidmann, Renard G. Tubergen, Christopher J. Norman, Bruce M. Smith, Steven James Beukema
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Patent number: D564330Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2006Date of Patent: March 18, 2008Assignee: Steelcase Development CorporationInventors: Steven James Beukema, Brett R. Kincaid
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Patent number: D585218Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2007Date of Patent: January 27, 2009Assignee: Steelcase Development CorporationInventors: John R. Hamilton, Kurt R. Heidman, Steven James Beukema, Jay A. Grandin
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Patent number: D596880Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2006Date of Patent: July 28, 2009Assignee: Steelcase Development CorporationInventors: Steven James Beukema, Brett R. Kincaid
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Patent number: D618477Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2009Date of Patent: June 29, 2010Assignee: Steelcase Inc.Inventors: Steven James Beukema, Brett R. Kincaid
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Patent number: D810449Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2016Date of Patent: February 20, 2018Assignee: STEELCASE INC.Inventors: Steven James Beukema, Devon Robert Robinson
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Patent number: D817530Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2016Date of Patent: May 8, 2018Assignee: Steelcase Inc.Inventors: Steven James Beukema, Nathaniel John Vlietstra, Ryan Jerome Ramos, DeVon Robert Robinson
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Patent number: D845655Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2018Date of Patent: April 16, 2019Assignee: Steelcase Inc.Inventors: Steven James Beukema, Devon Robert Robinson
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Patent number: D861402Type: GrantFiled: January 2, 2018Date of Patent: October 1, 2019Assignee: Steelcase Inc.Inventors: Ryan Jerome Ramos, Steven James Beukema, Joseph Zeledon
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Patent number: D871896Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2016Date of Patent: January 7, 2020Assignee: Steelcase Inc.Inventors: Steven James Beukema, Devon Robert Robinson, Ryan Jerome Ramos
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Patent number: D875457Type: GrantFiled: January 2, 2018Date of Patent: February 18, 2020Assignee: Steelcase Inc.Inventors: Ryan Jerome Ramos, Steven James Beukema, Joseph Zeledon
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Patent number: D885068Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2019Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignee: Steelcase Inc.Inventors: Steven James Beukema, Devon Robert Robinson