Patents Assigned to Knoll, Inc.
  • Patent number: 9027894
    Abstract: A support apparatus includes an arm assembly attached to a support assembly such that the arm assembly is positionable adjacent to an article of furniture such as a desk or work surface. A mounting device is attached to the arm assembly that is sized and configured to retain a display device. A vertically adjustable attachment mechanism attaches a first end of the counterbalance mechanism to the arm assembly or support assembly. The vertically adjustable attachment mechanism is sized and configured such that a vertical position of the first end of the counterbalance mechanism is adjustable via movement of at least one component of the vertically adjustable attachment mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Knoll, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Sapper, Ronald Snyder
  • Patent number: 8777172
    Abstract: A support apparatus includes an arm assembly attached to a support assembly such that the arm assembly is positionable adjacent to an article of furniture such as a desk or work surface. A mounting device is attached to the arm assembly that is sized and configured to retain a display device. A vertically adjustable attachment mechanism attaches a first end of the counterbalance mechanism to the arm assembly or support assembly. The vertically adjustable attachment mechanism is sized and configured such that a vertical position of the first end of the counterbalance mechanism is adjustable via movement of at least one component of the vertically adjustable attachment mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Knoll, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Sapper, Ronald Snyder
  • Patent number: 8764117
    Abstract: A method of making a chair includes the steps of providing at least one female fastener device. The at least one female fastener device is inserted into a substrate for attaching the at least one female fastener device to the substrate such that at least a portion of that female fastener device's body defining a channel extends into the substrate and the projections extend through the substrate such that the distal ends of the projections extend beyond a second side of the substrate that is opposite a first side of the substrate. The distal ends of the projections are bent into the second side of the substrate. At least one male fastener is inserted into the channel of the at least one female fastener device to attach a chair component to the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Knoll, Inc.
    Inventors: Hendrik R. van Hekken, Jason Ferguson
  • Publication number: 20140139002
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a method and article made from co-injection molding using gas-assist. The article has an inner material and an outer material. The inner material has a blowing agent uniformly distributed throughout the inner material. The outer material surrounds the inner material. At least one opening is provided in the outer material. The opening extends through the outer material to the inner material providing a pathway which allows out gas generated by the blowing agent in the inner material to escape through the outer material when the article is in a mold and after the article has been removed from the mold. The outer material provides an aesthetically pleasing outer surface and the inner material provides a strong core which is free of large voids, the inner and outer materials combining to form an article with a stable profile and repeatable size.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2014
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: KNOLL, INC.
    Inventors: Adam Daniel DESKEVICH, Hendrik Richard VAN HEKKEN, Richard A. WOLFE
  • Patent number: 8702171
    Abstract: An article of furniture includes a base, a seat frame supported by the base, and a back frame attached to the seat frame. The back frame includes an upper portion and a lower portion. The upper portion is connected to the lower portion by at least one first elastomeric member such that the upper portion is moveable relative to the lower portion. The upper portion is moveable from an upright position to at least one reclined position. In some embodiments of the article of furniture, the at least one first elastomeric member is a strap composed of a polymeric material, such as, for example, a thermoplastic polyester elastomer or a polymeric material containing at least one elastomer. In some embodiments, the article of furniture may be designed as a chair, a lounge chair, or an office chair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Knoll, Inc.
    Inventor: Hendrik R. van Hekken
  • Patent number: D704643
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Knoll, Inc.
    Inventors: Masamichi Udagawa, Sigrid Moeslinger
  • Patent number: D705555
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Knoll, Inc.
    Inventor: David Adjaye
  • Patent number: D705556
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Knoll, Inc.
    Inventors: Masamichi Udagawa, Sigrid Moeslinger
  • Patent number: D707054
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Knoll, Inc.
    Inventors: Pierre Beucler, Jean-Christophe Poggioli
  • Patent number: D716573
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Knoll, Inc.
    Inventor: David Adjaye
  • Patent number: D717056
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Knoll, Inc.
    Inventor: David Adjaye
  • Patent number: D717060
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Knoll, Inc.
    Inventor: David Adjaye
  • Patent number: D717061
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Knoll, Inc.
    Inventor: David Adjaye
  • Patent number: D717560
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Knoll, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward Barber, Jay Osgerby
  • Patent number: D720143
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Knoll, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward Barber, Jay Osgerby
  • Patent number: D720161
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Knoll, Inc.
    Inventors: Masamichi Udagawa, Sigrid Moeslinger
  • Patent number: D720944
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: Knoll, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward Barber, Jay Osgerby
  • Patent number: D724870
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Knoll, Inc.
    Inventor: David Adjaye
  • Patent number: D730092
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: Knoll, Inc.
    Inventor: David Adjaye
  • Patent number: D739167
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: Knoll, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward Barber, Jay Osgerby