Patents Assigned to Artco-Bell
  • Patent number: 11805906
    Abstract: A seat tilting device includes: a bottom plate secured to a seat base; a top plate secured to a seat; a pivot connecting the top plate to the bottom plate; a compression spring surrounding the pivot; and a compression ring surrounding the compression spring, wherein a height of the compression ring is less than a distance between the bottom plate and the top plate, and wherein the compression spring biases the top plate away from the bottom plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Artco-Bell Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth W. Taylor, II, Mark E. Stenftenagel, Richard K. Joutras
  • Patent number: 11439235
    Abstract: A seat tilting device includes: a bottom plate secured to a seat base; a top plate secured to a seat; a pivot connecting the top plate to the bottom plate; a compression spring surrounding the pivot; and a compression ring surrounding the compression spring, wherein there is space between a bottom surface of the top plate and a top surface of the compression ring such that the top plate may tilt on the pivot until it contacts the top surface of the compression ring and the movement of the top plate is resisted by the compression spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Artco-Bell Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth W. Taylor, II, Mark E. Stenftenagel, Richard K. Joutras
  • Patent number: 8186284
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a desk structure. The desk structure comprises a writing surface, and a book box which is secured to the writing surface. A plurality of receiver sleeves are integrally molded with the book box. Each receiver sleeve has an outer wall and an inner wall. The inner wall of the receiver sleeve has a slot and a plurality of radially spaced ribs. The inner wall defines an opening. The desk structure further comprises a plurality of legs. Each leg has an upper leg portion. The upper leg portion of each leg is received by the inner wall opening of a corresponding receiver sleeve. Additionally, each upper leg portion includes a detent. The detent is adapted to engage a corresponding inner wall slot when the upper leg portion is received by the inner wall opening of the corresponding receiver sleeve. Thus, the detent both secures the leg to the book box and positions the upper leg portion within the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Artco-Bell
    Inventors: Mack Daniel Westbrook, Matthew Murphy Lafleur, Lewis Dorsey Cox, Jeffrey Stout
  • Publication number: 20110315054
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a desk structure. The desk structure comprises a writing surface, and a book box which is secured to the writing surface. A plurality of receiver sleeves are integrally molded with the book box. Each receiver sleeve has an outer wall and an inner wall. The inner wall of the receiver sleeve has a slot and a plurality of radially spaced ribs. The inner wall defines an opening. The desk structure further comprises a plurality of legs. Each leg has an upper leg portion. The upper leg portion of each leg is received by the inner wall opening of a corresponding receiver sleeve. Additionally, each upper leg portion includes a detent. The detent is adapted to engage a corresponding inner wall slot when the upper leg portion is received by the inner wall opening of the corresponding receiver sleeve. Thus, the detent both secures the leg to the book box and positions the upper leg portion within the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2011
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: ARTCO-BELL
    Inventors: Mack Daniel Westbrook, Matthew Murphy Lafleur, Lewis Dorsey Cox, Jeffrey Stout
  • Patent number: D566979
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2008
    Assignee: Artco-Bell
    Inventors: Lewis Dorsey Cox, Sean Harry Simmons, Mack Daniel Westbrook
  • Patent number: D625532
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Assignee: Artco-Bell Corporation
    Inventors: Lewis Dorsey Cox, Mack Daniel Westbrook
  • Patent number: D648149
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Artco-Bell Corporation
    Inventor: Lewis Dorsey Cox
  • Patent number: D661142
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Artco-Bell Corporation
    Inventors: Lewis Dorsey Cox, Mack Daniel Westbrook
  • Patent number: D809310
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: ARTCO-BELL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sharad Mathur, Ryan Haase
  • Patent number: D833193
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: ARTCO-BELL CORPORATION
    Inventors: David E. Mehaffey, Jeremy S. Rolfs
  • Patent number: D1011110
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Artco-Bell Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth W. Taylor, II, Mark E. Stenftenagel, Richard K. Joutras