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).

  • Patent number: 10638849
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: STEELCASE INC.
    Inventors: Matthew David Remelts, Devon Robert Robinson, Steven James Beukema, Vernie F. Holford, Adam C. Bedford, Michael Scott Garner, Marc Eberlein
  • Publication number: 20180116409
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Applicant: STEELCASE INC.
    Inventors: Matthew David REMELTS, Devon Robert ROBINSON, Steven James BEUKEMA, Vernie F. HOLFORD, Adam C. BEDFORD, Michael Scott GARNER, Marc EBERLEIN
  • Patent number: 8499698
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventors: Bradley D. Youngs, Von Robinson, Fredric James Biddle, Steven James Beukema, Mark William Spoelhof
  • Publication number: 20120266784
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2012
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Inventors: Bradley D. Youngs, Von Robinson, Fredric James Biddle, Steven James Beukema, Mark William Spoelhof
  • Patent number: 8146514
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventors: John Hamilton, Kurt Heidman, Steven James Beukema, Jay Grandin
  • Publication number: 20080295745
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2008
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Inventors: John Hamilton, Kurt Heidman, Steven James Beukema, Jay Grandin
  • Patent number: 7334845
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2008
    Assignee: Steelcase Development Corporation
    Inventors: Gordon J. Peterson, Kurt R. Heidmann, Renard G. Tubergen, Christopher J. Norman, Bruce M. Smith, Steven James Beukema
  • Publication number: 20040245841
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2004
    Publication date: December 9, 2004
    Inventors: Gordon J. Peterson, Kurt R. Heidmann, Renard G. Tubergen, Christopher J. Norman, Bruce M. Smith, Steven James Beukema
  • Patent number: D564330
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2008
    Assignee: Steelcase Development Corporation
    Inventors: Steven James Beukema, Brett R. Kincaid
  • Patent number: D585218
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2009
    Assignee: Steelcase Development Corporation
    Inventors: John R. Hamilton, Kurt R. Heidman, Steven James Beukema, Jay A. Grandin
  • Patent number: D596880
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2009
    Assignee: Steelcase Development Corporation
    Inventors: Steven James Beukema, Brett R. Kincaid
  • Patent number: D618477
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventors: Steven James Beukema, Brett R. Kincaid
  • Patent number: D810449
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: STEELCASE INC.
    Inventors: Steven James Beukema, Devon Robert Robinson
  • Patent number: D817530
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventors: Steven James Beukema, Nathaniel John Vlietstra, Ryan Jerome Ramos, DeVon Robert Robinson
  • Patent number: D845655
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventors: Steven James Beukema, Devon Robert Robinson
  • Patent number: D861402
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan Jerome Ramos, Steven James Beukema, Joseph Zeledon
  • Patent number: D871896
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventors: Steven James Beukema, Devon Robert Robinson, Ryan Jerome Ramos
  • Patent number: D875457
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan Jerome Ramos, Steven James Beukema, Joseph Zeledon
  • Patent number: D885068
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventors: Steven James Beukema, Devon Robert Robinson