Patents by Inventor Thomas Kamber

Thomas Kamber 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: 11160377
    Abstract: A synchronous chair mechanism is disclosed for simultaneously changing a seat and a backrest of a chair from a zero position in which the backrest is tilted to a minimum extent relative to the seat, into an end position in which the backrest is tilted to a maximum extent relative to the seat. The synchronous chair mechanism includes a base that is connectable to a substructure provided for setting up the chair. The synchronous chair mechanism also includes a backrest carrier on which the backrest is mountable, a seat support that is designed for holding a seat, and a spring element having a front end and a rear end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: VITRA AG
    Inventors: Hermann Bock, Thomas Schneider, Thomas Kamber
  • Patent number: 11051623
    Abstract: A backrest device includes a backrest carrier having a support arm, a backrest mounted on the support arm, and an actuator that is adjustable between a blocking position and a movement position. The support arm is equipped with a latching row. The backrest is movable along the support arm. The actuator is connected to the backrest and has an engaging piece. In the blocking position, the engaging piece is engaged with the latching row, so that a movement of the backrest along the support arm is blocked. In the movement position, the engaging piece is disengaged from the latching row, so that the backrest is movable along the support arm. The actuator is manufactured in one piece from an elastic material, in the movement position the actuator being elastically deformed by a manually applied force, so that the engaging piece is moved out of the latching row.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: VITRA PATENTE AG
    Inventor: Thomas Kamber
  • Publication number: 20200046120
    Abstract: A synchronous chair mechanism (10) for simultaneously changing a seat and a backrest of a chair from a zero position in which the backrest is tilted to a minimum extent relative to the seat, into an end position in which the backrest is tilted to a maximum extent relative to the seat, includes a base (20) that is connectable to a substructure provided for setting up the chair. The synchronous chair mechanism also includes a backrest carrier (30) on which the backrest is mountable, a seat support (40) that is designed for holding a seat, and a spring element (8) having a front end and a rear end. The backrest carrier (30) is mounted on the base (20) so as to be pivotable about a first rotational axis (710). The seat support (40) is connected to the backrest carrier (30) so as to articulate about a second rotational axis (720), and is connected to the front end of the spring element (80) so as to articulate about a third rotational axis (730).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2017
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Hermann BOCK, Thomas SCHNEIDER, Thomas KAMBER
  • Publication number: 20200037766
    Abstract: A backrest device includes a backrest carrier having a support arm, a backrest mounted on the support arm, and an actuator that is adjustable between a blocking position and a movement position. The support arm is equipped with a latching row. The backrest is movable along the support arm. The actuator is connected to the backrest and has an engaging piece. In the blocking position, the engaging piece is engaged with the latching row, so that a movement of the backrest along the support arm is blocked. In the movement position, the engaging piece is disengaged from the latching row, so that the backrest is movable along the support arm. The actuator is manufactured in one piece from an elastic material, in the movement position the actuator being elastically deformed by a manually applied force, so that the engaging piece is moved out of the latching row.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2017
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventor: Thomas KAMBER
  • Patent number: 8434541
    Abstract: A pressing module for the press-forming and curing of impregnated conductor bars for large electrical machines, such as for example hydro generators, can be distinguished by an improved closing system for applying the pressing pressure, and a pressing apparatus equipped therewith, the handling of which involves significantly reduced work. A pressing module (1) has a pressing vat (2) for applying a horizontal pressing force and a pressing yoke (3) for applying a vertical pressing force. The closing units (6) and (7) for applying the horizontal and vertical pressing forces have a housing (20), which receives, slidingly mounted therein, a pressing piston (21), which is in operative connection with an axially fixed, rotatable threaded bolt (27) in such a way that a turning movement of the threaded bolt (27) brings about an axial movement of the pressing piston (21). An axial bearing (3), supported on a spring assembly (35), provides a flexible mounting of the pressing piston (21).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: ALSTOM Hydro France
    Inventors: Sascha Roos, Matthias Schmid, Michael Frei, Martin Emanuel Sicker, Thomas Kamber
  • Publication number: 20110315026
    Abstract: A pressing module for the press-forming and curing of impregnated conductor bars for large electrical machines, such as for example hydro generators, can be distinguished by an improved closing system for applying the pressing pressure, and a pressing apparatus equipped therewith, the handling of which involves significantly reduced work. A pressing module (1) has a pressing vat (2) for applying a horizontal pressing force and a pressing yoke (3) for applying a vertical pressing force. The closing units (6) and (7) for applying the horizontal and vertical pressing forces have a housing (20), which receives, slidingly mounted therein, a pressing piston (21), which is in operative connection with an axially fixed, rotatable threaded bolt (27) in such a way that a turning movement of the threaded bolt (27) brings about an axial movement of the pressing piston (21). An axial bearing (3), supported on a spring assembly (35), provides a flexible mounting of the pressing piston (21).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2011
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Inventors: Sascha Roos, Matthias Schmid, Michael Frei, Martin Emanuel Sicker, Thomas Kamber
  • Patent number: D850820
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: OLDER ADULTS TECHNOLOGY SERVICES, INC.
    Inventors: William Chapman, Alexander Glazebrook, Thomas Kamber, Kimberly Brennsteiner
  • Patent number: D894642
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: Older Adults Technology Services, Inc.
    Inventors: William Chapman, Alexander Glazebrook, Thomas Kamber, Kimberly Brennsteiner