Patents Assigned to Formway Furniture Limited
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Patent number: 11957246Abstract: A chair with a transom, a seat support, a back portion, and a combined rock and recline mechanism. The combined rock and recline mechanism has front and rear rocking arrangements configured to enable the seat support and back portion to together rock generally forward and rearward from a neutral position relative to the transom, and a recline arrangement that is configured such that the seat support is in a first at-rest position relative to the back portion when the back portion is in an upright position, and such that reclining the back portion rearwardly from the upright position toward a reclined position moves the seat support upward and rearward from the first at-rest position.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2021Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: Formway Furniture LimitedInventors: Christopher Warren Bisman, James Clifford Prier, Fabian David Haarbeck, Paul Michael Wilkinson, Damon Gregory Burwell, Hugh Thomas Mccoshim, Leon Harley Craze, Rachael Jessica Hall
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Patent number: 11864658Abstract: A chair support shell has an integral back portion, seat portion, and joining portion between the back portion and the seat portion. At least a major portion of the support shell comprises a compliant structure, the compliant structure having a plurality of cells interconnected by a plurality of resilient members. The compliant structure provides compliance in the seat portion, compliance in the back portion, and compliance in the joining portion. The compliant structure enables recline of the back portion relative to the seat portion.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2021Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Formway Furniture LimitedInventors: Kent Wallace Parker, Martyn Walter Goodwin Collings, Wayne Douglas O'Hara, Aaron Michael Young, Paul James Stevenson, Gavin James Bateman, Kai Xi Lin
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Patent number: 11122901Abstract: A chair support shell has an integral back portion, seat portion, and joining portion between the back portion and the seat portion. At least a major portion of the support shell comprises a compliant structure, the compliant structure having a plurality of cells interconnected by a plurality of resilient members. The compliant structure provides compliance in the seat portion, compliance in the back portion, and compliance in the joining portion. The compliant structure enables recline of the back portion relative to the seat portion.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2017Date of Patent: September 21, 2021Assignee: Formway Furniture LimitedInventors: Kent Wallace Parker, Martyn Walter Goodwin Collings, Wayne Douglas O'Hara, Aaron Michael Young, Paul James Stevenson, Gavin James Bateman, Kai Xi Lin
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Patent number: 10070727Abstract: An adjustable support assembly for use in a chair has a mounting member 602, a support 605 for supporting part of the body of a chair occupant, and a carrier 611 slidably carrying the support 605. The support has a plurality of engagement features 621 and the carrier has an engagement member 615 that is selectively engageable with the engagement features to enable the support to be selectively positioned relative to the carrier at a plurality of positions. A biasing arrangement 607 operatively connects the carrier 611 to the mounting member 603 and forwardly biases the carrier 611 and support 605. The engagement between the engagement member 615 and an engaged engagement feature 621 increases upon application of rearward force to the support.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2013Date of Patent: September 11, 2018Assignee: Formway Furniture LimitedInventors: Damon Gregory Burwell, Paul Michael Wilkinson, Aaron Michael Young, Christopher Warren Bisman, Stuart Gregory Munro, James Clifford Prier
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Patent number: 9901176Abstract: A chair has a supporting frame 1, a seat portion 101, a back portion 201 that has an upper end, a lower end, and is pivotally mounted relative to the supporting frame at a position above its lower end, and a recline mechanism 601. The recline mechanism 601 lifts the seat portion 101 upon a reclining action of the back portion 201, and has an operative connection 603, 611 between the seat portion and the supporting frame and a drag link 602 pivotally connected to the seat portion 101 and pivotally connected to the back portion 201 at a position below the pivotal mounting of the back portion relative to the supporting frame. As the back portion 201 of the chair is reclined, the lower end of the back portion 201 moves forward and the drag link 602 pulls the seat portion 101 upward relative to the supporting frame 1.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2017Date of Patent: February 27, 2018Assignee: Formway Furniture LimitedInventors: Kent Wallace Parker, Gregory William Baum, Lyall Douglas Stewart, Gavin James Bateman, Leon Harley Craze, Jon Leonard Fifield, Mark Rundle Pennington, Wayne Douglas O'Hara, Martyn Walter Goodwin Collings, Paul James Stevenson
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Patent number: 9687077Abstract: A chair has a supporting frame 1, a seat portion 101, a back portion 201 that has an upper end, a lower end, and is pivotally mounted relative to the supporting frame at a position above its lower end, and a recline mechanism 601. The recline mechanism 601 lifts the seat portion 101 upon a reclining action of the back portion 201, and has an operative connection 603, 611 between the seat portion and the supporting frame and a drag link 602 pivotally connected to the seat portion 101 and pivotally connected to the back portion 201 at a position below the pivotal mounting of the back portion relative to the supporting frame. As the back portion 201 of the chair is reclined, the lower end of the back portion 201 moves forward and the drag link 602 pulls the seat portion 101 upward relative to the supporting frame 1.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2012Date of Patent: June 27, 2017Assignee: Formway Furniture LimitedInventors: Kent Wallace Parker, Gregory William Baum, Lyall Douglas Stewart, Gavin James Bateman, Leon Harley Craze, Jon Leonard Fifield, Mark Rundle Pennington, Wayne Douglas O'Hara, Martyn Walter Goodwin Collings, Paul James Stevenson
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Patent number: 9622579Abstract: A chair has a seat support, a seat portion, a back portion, and a supporting frame. The supporting frame is formed by a castored base, a height adjustment mechanism, and a main transom. The seat portion is selectively moveable relative to the supporting frame, with the seat portion having a locked configuration and a released configuration. The back portion has a back frame and a compliant cover. The back frame has hood features for receiving a portion of the compliant cover. The back portion is reclinable relative to the supporting frame between an upright position and a reclined position. A recline mechanism has deformable members operatively connecting the seat portion and the supporting frame. A recline resistance mechanism is selectively engageable to resist movement of the back portion toward the reclined position.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2015Date of Patent: April 18, 2017Assignee: FORMWAY FURNITURE LIMITEDInventors: Paul Michael Wilkinson, Kent Wallace Parker, Peter Tierney, Lyall Douglas Stewart, Gregory William Baum
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Publication number: 20150250319Abstract: An adjustable support assembly for use in a chair has a mounting member 602, a support 605 for supporting part of the body of a chair occupant, and a carrier 611 slidably carrying the support 605. The support has a plurality of engagement features 621 and the carrier has an engagement member 615 that is selectively engageable with the engagement features to enable the support to be selectively positioned relative to the carrier at a plurality of positions. A biasing arrangement 607 operatively connects the carrier 611 to the mounting member 603 and forwardly biases the carrier 611 and support 605. The engagement between the engagement member 615 and an engaged engagement feature 621 increases upon application of rearward force to the support.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2013Publication date: September 10, 2015Applicant: FORMWAY FURNITURE LIMITEDInventors: Damon Gregory Burwell, Paul Michael Wilkinson, Aaron Michael Young, Christopher Warren Bisman, Stuart Gregory Munro, James Clifford Prier
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Patent number: D742658Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2014Date of Patent: November 10, 2015Assignee: Formway furniture LimitedInventors: Christopher Warren Bisman, Stuart Gregory Munro
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Patent number: D742674Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2014Date of Patent: November 10, 2015Assignee: Formway Furniture LimitedInventors: Paul Michael Wilkinson, Christopher Warren Bisman, Stuart Gregory Munro
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Patent number: D755553Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2015Date of Patent: May 10, 2016Assignee: Formway Furniture LimitedInventors: Paul Michael Wilkinson, Christopher Warren Bisman, Stuart Gregory Munro
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Patent number: D766003Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2016Date of Patent: September 13, 2016Assignee: Formway Furniture LimitedInventors: Kent Wallace Parker, Mark Rundle Pennington, Paul James Stevenson
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Patent number: D833767Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2016Date of Patent: November 20, 2018Assignee: Formway Furniture LimitedInventors: Paul Michael Wilkinson, Martyn Walter Goodwin Collings, Kent Wallace Parker
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Patent number: D863807Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2017Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignee: Formway Furniture LimitedInventors: Kent Wallace Parker, Martyn Walter Goodwin Collings, Wayne Douglas O'Hara, Aaron Michael Young, Paul James Stevenson, Gavin James Bateman, Kai Xi Lin
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Patent number: D869188Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2019Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignee: Formway Furniture LimitedInventors: Kent Wallace Parker, Martyn Walter Goodwin Collings, Wayne Douglas O'Hara, Aaron Michael Young, Paul James Stevenson, Gavin James Bateman, Kai Xi Lin
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Patent number: D869189Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2019Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignee: Formway Furniture LimitedInventors: Kent Wallace Parker, Martyn Walter Goodwin Collings, Wayne Douglas O'Hara, Aaron Michael Young, Paul James Stevenson, Gavin James Bateman, Kai Xi Lin
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Patent number: D869216Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2019Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignee: Formway Furniture LimitedInventors: Kent Wallace Parker, Martyn Walter Goodwin Collings, Wayne Douglas O'Hara, Aaron Michael Young, Paul James Stevenson, Gavin James Bateman, Kai Xi Lin
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Patent number: D873047Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2018Date of Patent: January 21, 2020Assignee: FORMWAY FURNITURE LIMITEDInventors: Paul Michael Wilkinson, Christopher Warren Bisman, Joshua Micheal Bruderer
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Patent number: D899123Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2018Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignee: Formway Furniture LimitedInventors: Paul Michael Wilkinson, Martyn Walter Goodwin Collings, Kent Wallace Parker
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Patent number: D980635Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2021Date of Patent: March 14, 2023Assignee: Formway Furniture LimitedInventors: Christopher Warren Bisman, James Clifford Prier, Hugh Thomas McCoshim, Fabian David Haarbeck, Rachael Jessica Hall