Patents by Inventor Thomas J. Newhouse

Thomas J. Newhouse 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: 20190242182
    Abstract: A knock down privacy screen assembly is shippable in an unassembled condition. The components include a rectangular knitted privacy screen having a cutout at each corner and pockets along each side of the rectangular knitted privacy screen, hollow frame members and corner members for connecting the hollow frame members. The assembly may be assembled without tools. The assembly may include mounting brackets for securing the assembled privacy screen to a desk or the like. Alternatively, stabilizer feet may be secured to the corner members for supporting the assembled privacy screen on a support surface such as a floor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2018
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventors: Thomas J. Newhouse, Brent J. Ackermann, Dean M. Ferrell
  • Patent number: 9936802
    Abstract: A height adjustable desk or table is disclosed wherein a specially configured base includes a middle cabinet having an interior and side cabinets that protrude forwardly from the middle cabinet. An elevating desk top or panel is movable between elevated and lowered positions. A specially configured cable group or assembly or sleeve containing cables extends out from the middle cabinet interior and through a laterally extending slot (e.g., oval) or opening as the desk top or panel elevates. The cables can include power cables and data cables. In one embodiment, the specially configured sleeve is of flexible or fabric or woven material. In one embodiment, the sleeve has two bores that separate one type of cable from another type of cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: BAKER MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.
    Inventor: Thomas J. Newhouse
  • Publication number: 20170224103
    Abstract: A desktop receptacle includes a box including a front wall connected to a back wall opposite the front wall by at least one additional wall, the box having an opening formed therein; an electrical assembly held within the box; a first cover assembly connected to the back wall and including a first hinge and a first cover hingedly connected to the first hinge, the first cover being movable about the first hinge to at least partially cover the opening; and a second cover assembly connected to the front wall and including a second hinge and a second cover hingedly connected to the second hinge, the second cover being movable about the second hinge to at least partially cover the opening, the first hinge being a stop for the second cover and the second hinge being a stop for the first cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2016
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Applicant: Group Dekko, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas J. Newhouse, Vincent Maranto
  • Patent number: 9706833
    Abstract: A desktop receptacle includes: a housing having a top surface, at least one electrical port formed therein, and defining an enclosed space configured to hold an electrical circuit; and a rigid support having a peripheral portion and an angled portion connected to the peripheral portion and attached to the top surface of the housing, the angled portion forming a holding angle relative to the peripheral portion that is not perpendicular.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Group Dekko, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas J. Newhouse
  • Publication number: 20170156490
    Abstract: A desktop receptacle includes: a housing having a top surface, at least one electrical port formed therein, and defining an enclosed space configured to hold an electrical circuit; and a rigid support having a peripheral portion and an angled portion connected to the peripheral portion and attached to the top surface of the housing, the angled portion forming a holding angle relative to the peripheral portion that is not perpendicular.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Applicant: Group Dekko, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas J. Newhouse
  • Patent number: 7958691
    Abstract: A filler assembly for spanning, filling, and concealing a gap between an installed metal cabinet and an adjacent wall, or adjacent cabinet is disclosed. The assembly includes a bracket and a filler strip and the filler strip is formed with a projecting tongue. The bracket includes a narrow channel sized to receive the tongue of the filler strip in a sliding relationship. The tongue of the filler strip can slide into the channel to different depths so that the tongue and bracket span and fill the gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Viking Range Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas J. Newhouse, Troy McDaniel
  • Patent number: 7950199
    Abstract: A filler assembly for spanning, filling, and concealing a gap between an installed metal cabinet and an adjacent wall, or adjacent cabinet is disclosed. The assembly includes a bracket, a backing strip and a filler strip and the filler strip is formed with a projecting tongue. The bracket includes a narrow channel sized to receive the tongue of the filler strip in a sliding relationship. The tongue of the filler strip can slide into the channel to different depths so that the tongue and bracket span and fill the gap and the position of the backing strip can be adjusted by an adjustment feature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: Viking Range Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas J. Newhouse, Troy McDaniel
  • Publication number: 20090272044
    Abstract: A filler assembly for spanning, filling, and concealing a gap between an installed metal cabinet and an adjacent wall, or adjacent cabinet is disclosed. The assembly includes a bracket, a backing strip and a filler strip and the filler strip is formed with a projecting tongue. The bracket includes a narrow channel sized to receive the tongue of the filler strip in a sliding relationship. The tongue of the filler strip can slide into the channel to different depths so that the tongue and bracket span and fill the gap and the position of the backing strip can be adjusted by an adjustment feature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2009
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Inventors: Thomas J. Newhouse, Troy McDaniel
  • Patent number: 7398738
    Abstract: A work station with an adjustable height work surface includes a telescoping height adjustment mechanism. Stabilizers, spaced apart from the telescoping height adjustment mechanism, prohibit rotation of the work surface. A pair of guide members is attached to support walls by way of slides. The slides allow movement of the work surface vertically prohibiting rotational movement of the work surface. The workstation is provided with sidewalls allowing the workstation to be used with other pieces in modular configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2008
    Assignee: Hekman Furniture Company
    Inventors: Thomas J. Newhouse, Paul B. Jager, Robert E. Seaberg
  • Patent number: D565848
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2008
    Assignee: The Worden Company
    Inventor: Thomas J. Newhouse
  • Patent number: D568062
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2008
    Assignee: The Worden Company
    Inventor: Thomas J. Newhouse
  • Patent number: D611634
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Assignee: Herman Miller, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas J. Newhouse
  • Patent number: D629956
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: Thomas J. Newhouse-Design
    Inventor: Thomas J. Newhouse
  • Patent number: D759412
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: Gibraltar, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Frederick Koning, Matthew R. Ruster, Thomas J. Newhouse
  • Patent number: D775080
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: Group Dekko, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas J. Newhouse
  • Patent number: D775488
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: GIBRALTAR, INC.
    Inventors: Paul Frederick Koning, Matthew R. Ruster, Thomas J. Newhouse
  • Patent number: D793783
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: Trendway Corporation
    Inventor: Thomas J. Newhouse
  • Patent number: D799426
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Group Dekko, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas J. Newhouse, Vincent Maranto
  • Patent number: D799427
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Group Dekko, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas J. Newhouse, Vincent Maranto
  • Patent number: D816361
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Trendway Corporation
    Inventor: Thomas J. Newhouse