Patents Assigned to L&P Property Management
  • Baling machine with narrow head wire feeder
    Patent number: 7497158
    Abstract: A bulk material baler for binding bales of bulk material with more than two baling wires or straps. The baling wires or straps are bound around the bale with wire drive wheels that push the wire through a guide track around the bale and back to a knotter that ties together the ends of the bale wire. The narrow head of the present invention orients the drive wheels in a plane perpendicular to the plane of the bale wire loop, and makes it possible to put the wire feed drive wheels, knotter and guide track ends all in a 9ΒΌ inches wide space so that adjacent baling wires can be bound around a bale simultaneously.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Assignee: L&P Property Management Company
    Inventors: Bart Daniel, Timothy Stamps
  • Recliner drive mechanism for a rocker chair
    Patent number: 7497512
    Abstract: This invention is related to a mechanism for use in a rocker recliner chair that reduces the complexity and links of typical linkage mechanisms. The rocker recliner chair includes a base, a rocker cam assembly mounted on the base, a seat, a footrest, a backrest and a pair of linkage mechanisms mounted on opposite sides of the chair. Each of the linkage mechanisms includes a recliner mechanism, a drive mechanism, and a footrest mechanism. The recliner mechanism is coupled to the base. The drive mechanism includes an ottoman drive bell crank and an ottoman drive link. The ottoman drive bell crank is coupled to a rear portion of the recliner mechanism. The ottoman drive link couples the ottoman drive bell crank to the footrest mechanism. The footrest mechanism is connected to the recliner mechanism by a footrest extension linkage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Assignee: L & P Property Management Company
    Inventors: Nikki White, Bill D. Tacker, Terry D. Johnson
  • J-back adjustment mechanism
    Patent number: 7494185
    Abstract: An adjustment mechanism for use with a chair. The adjustment mechanism is for use on a chair that has a base assembly with an extending pedestal, a seat, a chassis, and a back. Specifically the adjustment mechanism is for use on a chair that utilizes a J-back bar that couples the chassis to the back. The J-back adjustment mechanism allows the angle of the J-back bar and thus, the back to be changed throughout a range of motion. The J-back adjustment assembly includes a casing and an adjustment portion, wherein rotation of the adjustment portion changes the inclination of the J-back bar and, thus, the back with respect to the seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2009
    Assignee: L & P Property Management Company
    Inventor: Earl Boyer
  • Modular cantilevered shelving assembly and method
    Patent number: 7494019
    Abstract: Some embodiments of the present invention disclose a shelving system having one or more support posts with a plurality of shelf connectors connected to the side of the support post. The connectors can be rigidly secured to the posts and/or can extend through the post and have a portion protruding from both lateral sides of the post. One or more shelves can attach to one or more of the shelf connectors at a variety of heights and extend in a variety of directions with respect tot the support post. These shelves can have a plurality of fingers for connection with laterally-extending support pins mounted to the support posts. Some embodiments also employ shelf brackets having bearing surfaces to distribute load from the shelves tot the vertical support posts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2009
    Assignee: L&P Property Management Company
    Inventors: Steven M. Kessell, Paul J. Machado, Francis Aloysius Kelly, Bruce W. Hosker, Michael D. Potter, Bobby L. Salter, Peterjohn R. C. Walters
  • Positioning device for staple guns and method of use
    Patent number: 7490401
    Abstract: Apparatus for manufacturing a bedding foundation having a base and a wire grid of support wires, comprising at least one vertically moveable staple gun having a staple head and a wire positioner associated with the staple head, the wire positioner being configured to engage one of the support wires and to position the one support wire relative to the staple head such that upon activation, the staple gun staples the one support wire in the intended position to the base, wherein the wire positioner has a fixed positioning element and a movable positioning element, the elements adapted to position the one support wire therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2009
    Assignee: L&P Property Management Company
    Inventors: Niels S. Mossbeck, Franklin H. Rawlings
  • Multi-purpose adjustment chair mechanism
    Patent number: 7478880
    Abstract: A multipurpose adjustment mechanism for a synchrotilt chair mechanism and a chair with the mechanism. The synchrotilt chair mechanism is for use on a chair that has a base assembly with an extending pedestal, a seat, and a back. The synchrotilt mechanism includes a chassis that is coupled to the pedestal and a seat plate that is coupled to the chassis and to the chair seat. The seat plate slides relative to the chassis. The synchrotilt mechanism further includes a multipurpose adjustment mechanism that can adjust both the height of the chair as well as the orientation of the seat with respect to the chassis. The multipurpose adjustment mechanism may also lock the seat plate with respect to the chassis, such that the seat will not move when the user reclines the chair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2009
    Assignee: L&P Property Management Company
    Inventors: LeRoy Johnson, Earl Boyer
  • Gas spring activated adjustable bed
    Patent number: 7472442
    Abstract: An adjustable bed including a stationary frame is supported above a floor. An articulated deck comprising head, seat, leg and foot deck boards hingedly joined together is spaced above the frame with connectors. The connectors include generally inverted U-shaped tubes pivotally secured to the frame and secured to the deck boards. A gas spring is operatively coupled to the head deck board and pivotally secured to the frame. Activation of the gas spring in cooperation with the operator moves the deck boards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2009
    Assignee: L&P Property Management Company
    Inventor: Niels S. Mossbeck
  • Integrated Lumbar and Active Head Rest System
    Publication number: 20090001785
    Abstract: An integrated active headrest/lumbar seating system 22 includes an active headrest system 10 supported within a seat frame 12 of a vehicle. The active headrest system 10 includes an energy transfer mechanism 14 that connects the headrest 16 to the lumbar support 18. The lumbar support 18 is operated by an actuator 20. The energy transfer mechanism 14 includes a pair of linkages 26, a pair of side bars 30 and a cross bar 34. The linkages 25 connect to the headrest 16 and the pair of side bars 30 extend from the pair of linkages 26 along the side rails 32 of the seat frame 12 to the crossbar 34. The crossbar 34 connects the pair of side bars 30 and is situated at the middle section 40 of the lumbar support 18. The lumbar support 18 can fit between the side bars 30.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2005
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Applicant: L&P Property Management Company
    Inventors: David Swan, Robert J. McMillen, Renato Colja, Stephen Certossi, Asad Sami, George Kukurozovic, Bogdan Rencz
  • Recliner chair shielding assembly
    Patent number: 7469969
    Abstract: This invention is related to a shielding assembly comprising a cover plate, upper and lower paddle arms, a circular plate, and a back plate for covering an opening in an arm of a recliner chair. The opening provides clearance for a drive tube that moves independently from the arm. The paddle arms are rotatably coupled to the cover plate, wherein rotation is restrained by tension devices. The circular plate is slidably disposed between the paddle arms and the back plate. The back plate is fixedly attached to the cover plate by fasteners that limit rotation of the paddle arms. In operation, if the drive tube moves upward or downward, the circular plate, having a bore circumferentially engaged to the drive shaft, moves therewith vacating a portion of the opening. One of the paddle arms may be deflected by the drive tube movement while another continues to overlie the vacated portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2008
    Assignee: L&P Property Management Company
    Inventor: Glenn N. Wiecek
  • Shelving system
    Patent number: 7458744
    Abstract: A connector is provided for coupling a member or a shelf to a support oriented in a substantially vertical direction. The connector can have a first receiving space for receiving the support, and a second receiving space for receiving the cross brace or the shelf, and can have one or more projections extending into the first receiving space and into corresponding apertures in the support. The connector may have opposing lateral walls on opposite sides of the first and second receiving spaces. The first and second receiving spaces can be separated by another wall extending between and coupling the lateral walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2008
    Assignee: L&P Property Management Company
    Inventor: Gregory W. Hall
  • Seating furniture with lift mechanism
    Patent number: 7455360
    Abstract: An article of seating furniture is provided with a lift mechanism. The article can be a chair with a base and a seat that is pivotally connected to the base. A back is coupled to the seat and may be either fixed to the seat or rotatably coupled to the seat. An actuator is mounted to the base extending towards the rear of the chair. The actuator is pivotally coupled to the base on one end and is pivotally coupled to the seat on the other end. The actuator moves the seat between a generally horizontal position and a raised position. With the back rotatably mounted to the seat, a linkage bar can be added that extends from base front to a bracket that mounts the back to the seat. The linkage bar reclines the back as the seat is raised from horizontal position to the raised position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Assignee: L & P Property Management
    Inventors: Nikki White, Shelby Ladner, Bill Tacker, Kenneth Graham
  • Sofa sleeper with low-profile head rail
    Patent number: 7451504
    Abstract: This invention is directed to a sofa sleeper mechanism having a head section, a main middle section, a secondary middle section and a foot section. The head section has a head end and an end opposing the head end. The foot section has a foot end and an end opposing the foot end. The opposing end of the head section is pivotally connected to the main middle section, which is pivotally connected to the secondary middle section, which is pivotally connected to the opposing end of the foot section. The sofa sleeper mechanism is movable from a stowed position to an extended position, wherein, in the stowed position, the uppermost edge of the head end does not extend substantially above the folded foot section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2008
    Assignee: L & P Property Management Company
    Inventor: Dennis Arft
  • Convoluted fiber pad
    Patent number: 7452589
    Abstract: Present invention relates to a process of forming a multi-layer pad of a non-woven fiber batt and a foam layer having conforming convoluted surfaces and to a multi-layer pad incorporating a non-woven fiber batt and foam layer. The process of forming a non-woven batt layer and a foam layer having conforming convoluted surfaces comprises transporting each layer along its longitudinal dimension while compressing each layer along its lateral dimension. Concomitantly with compression, each layer is cut transversely along its lateral dimension to separate each layer into an upper segment and a lower segment and to provide conforming convoluted surfaces on the segments of each layer, the convoluted surfaces comprised of upstanding projections and depressions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2008
    Assignee: L&P Property Management Company
    Inventors: Niels S. Mossbeck, Steven E. Ogle
  • Sleep over recliner chair
    Patent number: 7445278
    Abstract: This invention is related to a sleep over recliner chair having a footrest mechanism and a recliner mechanism that operate independently of one another. The sleep over recliner chair includes a footrest, a seat, back, and a pair of spaced apart armrests. Further, the sleep over recliner chair includes a base, a reverse tilt mechanism coupled with the base, and a linkage mechanism coupled with the reverse tilt mechanism. The linkage mechanism includes a recliner mechanism and a footrest mechanism. The footrest mechanism is adapted to move between a first, closed position and a second, open position. The recliner mechanism is adapted to move between a first, upright position and a second, fully reclined position. Further, the footrest and recliner mechanisms operate independently of one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2008
    Assignee: L & P Property Management Company
    Inventor: Glenn N. Wiecek
  • Pivot-over-arm reclining mechanism for a seating unit
    Patent number: 7445279
    Abstract: A seating unit has a pair of arms that reach to the floor or may be supported by high legs. The arms are attached to a reclining mechanism that is moveably attached to an ottoman, a back, and a seat. The reclining mechanism has an ottoman linkage and a sequence linkage, wherein the ottoman linkage extends the ottoman forward from a closed to a TV position. The ottoman linkage has drive location slightly above an over-center axis when in closed position and directs occupant weight to retract the linkage, but directs weight to extend the linkage when drive location passes through the axis. The sequence linkage has a back arm with an arcuate slot that slidably engages a pin on the ottoman linkage. The pin restricts the back arm from rotating in closed position and the ottoman linkage from retracting when the back is reclined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2008
    Assignee: L & P Property Management Company
    Inventor: Michael Andrew Crum
  • Bedding or seating product having inflatable concentric air bladders
    Patent number: 7441294
    Abstract: A set of inflatable, tubular, and concentric tubes or air bladders are placed in a bedding or seating product and adjusted to meet the preferences of a user. The tubes are arranged concentrically with the innermost tube defining an aperture at the center of the product. The tubes are connected to air supply hoses that are inflated through activation of an electronically controlled air pump. The flow may be controlled by solenoid or other valves. The user via a remote may control the inflation of one or more of the tubes to provide the optimum level of comfort to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2008
    Assignee: L&P Property Management Company
    Inventor: Niels S. Mossbeck
  • Easily assembled bed frame
    Patent number: 7437783
    Abstract: A bed frame that can be assembled without the use of additional tools. The bed frame generally comprises a pair of spaced side rails, retainer brackets secured to each side rail, and cross support members extending between the side rails. Each retainer bracket has a base section for supporting one of the cross support members and an aperture extending through the base section. The apertures are aligned with threaded bores in the cross support members so that threaded portions of respective leg assemblies may be inserted through the apertures and used to secure the cross support members to the corresponding retainer brackets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Assignee: L&P Property Management Company
    Inventors: Joseph M. Navarro, David W. Stroud, Robert A. Bartelsmeyer
  • Apparatus and methods for moving storage and display systems
    Patent number: 7438301
    Abstract: An apparatus and methods for moving a shelving assembly. The apparatus includes support legs that are connected to the shelving assembly. Jack assemblies are connected to the support legs and are moveable to engage the ground and lift the shelving assembly off the ground. The jack assemblies include wheels so that, when lifted off the ground, the shelving assembly can be moved over the ground with the moving apparatus attached to it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Assignee: L&P Property Management Company
    Inventors: Harry Erich Schilling, Phillip Rosenband
  • Luxury fiber blend for use in fiberfill household textile articles
    Patent number: 7435475
    Abstract: A pillow, pillow form, quilt or other household textile article is comprised of a ticking having a fiberfill inserted into an interior space thereof. The fiberfill is comprised of a luxury fiber blend in the form of either loose fibers or a nonwoven fiber batt. The luxury fiber blend is comprised of a first amount, preferably, five percent by weight, of a luxury fiber such as silk or cashmere and a second amount, preferably ninety-five percent by weight, of a non-luxury fiber such as polyester.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2008
    Assignee: L&P Property Management Company
    Inventors: Robert D. Heilman, Jeffrey R. Kumm
  • Top portion of a spring core
    Patent number: D575564
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2008
    Assignee: L&P Property Management Company
    Inventors: Guido Eigenmann, Niels S. Mossbeck, Darrell A. Richmond