Patents by Inventor Thomas Tillner

Thomas Tillner 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: 10934156
    Abstract: A foam core (12) for a cushion (8, 9) of a seat part (2) or a reclining part or a back rest (3) of a piece of upholstered furniture (1) or a motor vehicle seat (11) or for a mattress or support surface of a piece of reclining furniture, with a core base (13) of foam material, in particular of cold foam, visco foam, latex foam or molded foam, there being in the core base (13) a plurality of spring strips (14) which run preferably at least essentially parallel to one another. It is provided that at least one spring strip (14) has an in particular pultruded fiber core (20) which has preferably glass fibers, and a mantle (21) of a thermoplastic material, in particular of polypropylene, which surrounds the fiber core (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: OKE GROUP GMBH
    Inventor: Thomas Tillner
  • Patent number: 10646048
    Abstract: A cover (8) for a mattress (6) or a cushion (3) of a piece of furniture (1) with a utilized side (10) and a back side (11), wherein on the back side (11) there is a receiving device for bottom spring cushioning (12) which has spring strips (15), wherein at least one spring strip (15) is made of a fiber-reinforced plastic material with a preferably pultruded fiber core (16) and a plastic jacket (17) which surrounds the fiber core (16). It is provided that on opposite sides of the jacket (17) one jacket side (18) at a time sticks out for an enlarged support surface of the spring strip (15).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: OKE GROUP GMBH
    Inventor: Thomas Tillner
  • Publication number: 20190047844
    Abstract: A foam core (12) for a cushion (8, 9) of a seat part (2) or a reclining part or a back rest (3) of a piece of upholstered furniture (1) or a motor vehicle seat (11) or for a mattress or support surface of a piece of reclining furniture, with a core base (13) of foam material, in particular of cold foam, visco foam, latex foam or molded foam, there being in the core base (13) a plurality of spring strips (14) which run preferably at least essentially parallel to one another. It is provided that at least one spring strip (14) has an in particular pultruded fiber core (20) which has preferably glass fibers, and a mantle (21) of a thermoplastic material, in particular of polypropylene, which surrounds the fiber core (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2017
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Applicant: OKE KUNSTSTOFFTECHNIK GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Thomas Tillner
  • Publication number: 20180242754
    Abstract: A cover (8) for a mattress (6) or a cushion (3) of a piece of furniture (1) with a utilized side (10) and a back side (11), wherein on the back side (11) there is a receiving device for bottom spring cushioning (12) which has spring strips (15), wherein at least one spring strip (15) is made of a fiber-reinforced plastic material with a preferably pultruded fiber core (16) and a plastic jacket (17) which surrounds the fiber core (16). It is provided that on opposite sides of the jacket (17) one jacket side (18) at a time sticks out for an enlarged support surface of the spring strip (15).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2017
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Applicant: OKE Kunststofftechnik GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Thomas Tillner
  • Patent number: 6629346
    Abstract: An automated method for installing a seat cover and a device for implementing the method are disclosed. The seat cover is provided with at least one shaped spar onto a seat body that includes at least one securing element which is positioned in the base of at least one slot in the seat body and into which the shaped spar may be secured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2003
    Inventor: Thomas Tillner
  • Publication number: 20020108222
    Abstract: An automated method for installing a seat cover and a device for implementing the method are disclosed. The seat cover is provided with at least one shaped spar onto a seat body that includes at least one securing element which is positioned in the base of at least one slot in the seat body and into which the shaped spar may be secured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2001
    Publication date: August 15, 2002
    Inventor: Thomas Tillner
  • Patent number: 6048025
    Abstract: A locking device for upholstery is connected between an elongate holding element and an elongate drawing-in element which is connected to a sewing-on flag. The sewing-on flag in turn is connected to upholstery covering material. The locking device includes a one-piece structure having wall parts enclosing two consecutive hollow spaces, one of the hollow spaces receiving the drawing-in element, the other of the hollow spaces receiving the holding element. The wall part enclosing the one hollow space has an insertion slot for inserting the drawing-in element such that the wall part enclosing the one hollow space locks the drawing-in element in the one hollow space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2000
    Inventor: Thomas Tillner
  • Patent number: 5707046
    Abstract: An apparatus for fastening the ends of sinusoidal springs or of similar fiat spring elements to a part of a frame of upholstered furniture, includes a long, extended, one-piece plastic profiled strip with a fastening part, continuous over its length, for putting in place staples or similar fastening elements on the frame and in an accommodating part for the sinusoidal springs, which is to face the inner edge of the frame part, with clevis type eyelets for the spring ends, spaced apart in the longitudinal direction of the strip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 13, 1998
    Inventor: Thomas Tillner