Patents Assigned to L&P Property Management
  • Method for forming bi-layered fiber and foam carpet underlay
    Patent number: 7279065
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for forming a bi-layered carpet underlay. More particularly, the method includes bonding a layer of non-woven fibers and a layer of re-bonded foam particles together to form the bi-layered carpet underlay. The layers of the carpet underlay can be bonded together with the use of adhesives, by heating a surface of one or both layers to a soft bondable state for lamination between the layers, by applying a film having adhesive surfaces between the layers, or by other suitable bonding means. The bi-layered carpet underlay combines the soft cushioning resilience of foam with the high durability bridging ability of fiber to provide a carpet underlay that maintains its height or thickness and firmness, while imparting softness and cushioning effects over an extended period of wear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2007
    Assignee: L&P Property Management Company
    Inventors: Steven Eugene Ogle, Karl Lee Van Becelaere
  • Sofa with flip-up spring deck
    Patent number: 7269865
    Abstract: This invention is directed to a sofa with a flip-up deck. The sofa has a sofa frame with a back, a front, and a pair of opposed arms. The deck is rotatably coupled between the pair of opposed arms at a position intermediate the front and the back. Further, the deck is adapted to move between a closed position and an open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Assignee: L & P Property Management Company
    Inventors: H. Keith James, Dennis E. Arft
  • CUSHION HAVING PLURAL ZONES WITH DISCRETE COMPRESSIBILITY CHARACTERISTICS
    Publication number: 20070207320
    Abstract: A seat cushion or other resilient structure includes a foam inner core combined with layers of varying density fiber batts to impart desirable comfort characteristics, support features and durability thereto. In one embodiment, the foam core is positioned between intermediate layers of low loft fiber batts of relatively high densities. In turn, the intermediate batts are sandwiched between outer high loft fiber batts having relatively low densities. Alternately, the foam core comprises one or more intermediate layers of relatively high density fiber batts that are positioned within the foam core to create one or more fiber batt subcores. The outer high loft fiber batts sandwich the foam core comprising the fiber batt subcores to create the resilient structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2007
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Applicant: L&P Property Management Company
    Inventors: D. Steagall, Steven Ogle, Philip Kaylor, Karl Van Becelaere
  • PROTECTIVE FIRE RETARDANT COMPONENT FOR A COMPOSITE FURNITURE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20070202294
    Abstract: A protective fire retardant (FR) component for a composite furniture system. The protective FR component includes a resilient FR fiber batt comprised of at least one FR material and a layer of material enclosing the resilient FR fiber batt. The FR materials used to form the resilient FR fiber batt may include oxidized polyacrylonitrile (O-PAN) fibers, FR rayon fibers, a fiber blend which includes both O-PAN fibers and FR rayon fibers, modacrylic fibers or a fiber blend which includes both FR rayon fibers and modacrylic fibers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2007
    Publication date: August 30, 2007
    Applicant: L&P Property Management Company
    Inventors: Steven Ogle, D. Steagall, Karl Van Becelaere, K.C. Thompson
  • Planetary gear actuator apparatus and method
    Patent number: 7258219
    Abstract: A traction cable actuator has a sun gear, with a lever, at least two planetary gears engaged with the sun gear, and a housing with a toothed race engaging the planetary gears. The housing further has a lock spring seat, and a traction cable sleeve seat. A drive shaft operatively engages with the sun gear to turn the sun gear. The shaft has at least one release tab. A pulley is disposed within the housing. The pulley has planetary gear axles disposed to receive driving force from the planetary gears. The pulley also has a traction cable wire seat. A lock spring disposed to engage said lock spring seat in the housing engages the lever on the sun gear when the sun gear is turned. The lock spring holds said pulley in a position selected by turning the drive shaft. A bearing and groove stop assembly may be included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2007
    Assignee: L&P Property Management Company
    Inventor: Jintao Liu
  • Continuous wire spring mattress or seating product and method of manufacture
    Patent number: 7251847
    Abstract: A mattress or seating spring core assembly and method of manufacture which comprises interconnected rows of coil springs wherein each row terminates in a cut wire end which is bent inwardly into one of the end coils and in which the spring core assembly is surrounded on all sides by foam panels and is devoid of any border rods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Assignee: L&P Property Management Company
    Inventor: Thomas W. Wells
  • Unitary cam for rocker-recliner base assembly
    Patent number: 7252334
    Abstract: A unitary composite cam member is designed for integration into a rocker chair base assembly. In one arrangement, one cam member resides upon each longitudinal rail of the rocker chair base assembly. Each cam member includes a rigid body and one or more laterally projecting sleeves. The rigid body has an upper portion as well as a lower contact surface presenting an arcuate longitudinal profile. The shape of the contact surface enables rolling engagement on a longitudinal rail of a rocker chair base assembly. Each projecting sleeve extends laterally from the rigid body at a location generally near the top of the cam member. The projecting sleeves are designed to provide an attachment point for cross members of a rocker chair base assembly to accomplish coupling together of the cam members with each aligned upon one of the longitudinal rails.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Assignee: L & P Property Management Company
    Inventors: Kerry Hale, Carthel Hale, Larry J. Bryant, Gregory M. Lawson
  • Lumbar with flexwires in cross
    Patent number: 7252335
    Abstract: This invention is a lumbar support device with a pair of side rails, a plurality of transverse wires and a pair of cross-bars extending between the pair of side rails. The lumbar support device is designed for a seat back of a vehicle seat to support an occupant's lumbar region. The invention is designed to include an actuator assembly for changing the contour of the lumbar support device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Assignee: L&P Property Management Company
    Inventors: Maxime Arthur Maurice Samain, Maarten Vanparys
  • BLOW MOLD AND BACKFILL MANUFACTURING PROCESS
    Publication number: 20070166529
    Abstract: A method for forming a foam product comprises forming a skin and inserting a bracket at least partially into the skin. Another method for manufacturing a foam product comprises sealing a tube of material in a cavity of a mold, blowing air into the tube of material to form a skin comprising an interior surrounded by a wall, cutting an incision in the skin wall, inserting a bracket through the incision and into the skin interior, filling the skin interior with foam, and curing the foam. A foam product comprises a skin with an interior surrounded by a wall, a bracket within the skin interior, a foam substantially filling the skin interior and securing the bracket in place, a recessed region configured to mate with a mounting assembly on a chair, and an incision in the skin wall, the incision positioned outside of the recessed region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2006
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Applicant: L&P Property Management Company
    Inventor: James Hsu
  • Method for forming fire combustion modified batt
    Patent number: 7244322
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for forming a fire combustion modified batt. The method comprises the step of forming a blend of nonwoven and oxidized polyacrylonitrile fibers into a web. The oxidized polyacrylonitrile fibers are fire resistant and when blended with nonwoven fibers are relatively easily processed into a batt. A second blend of nonwoven fibers can be formed into a web and layered with the oxidized polyacrylonitrile fiber web to form the batt. The fibers are bonded together with heat, resin or other bonding material and are compressed and cooled. The fire combustion modified batt is useful as fire barriers and fillers in bedding, upholstery and vehicle and aircraft seats, as insulators for apparel, appliances, walls and ducting, as barriers to separate control systems from a heat source, and as components in fire safety gear such as race driver suits and oven and welding mitts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2007
    Assignee: L&P Property Management Company
    Inventors: Steven Ogle, Karl Van Becelaere
  • Lift wire lumbar
    Publication number: 20070158985
    Abstract: An adjustable lumbar support for a seat comprising a pair of parallel lateral rails, wherein each of the lateral rails has a lower end and an upper end, a support panel having a top end and a bottom end, the support panel pivoting at the top end while remaining fixed with respect to the lateral rails, a rail bracket slidably attached to the lateral rails, a spring operatively connected to the rail bracket, wherein the spring biases the rail bracket in a first position, a cable operatively connected to the rail bracket, wherein the cable pulls the bracket from the first position to a second position, and a lift wire pivotably attaching the support panel to the rail bracket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2006
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Applicant: L&P Property Management Company
    Inventors: Donald Mundell, Joe Reu
  • Wire rebar chair
    Publication number: 20070157541
    Abstract: A unitary wire chair is disclosed for supporting concrete reinforcing rebar or the like above a supporting surface onto which concrete is poured. The unitary wire chair is so constructed such that it may be snapped or otherwise secured onto the rebar or other concrete reinforcing element and retained thereon without the use of any tie wire or other attachment devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2006
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Applicant: L&P Property Management Company
    Inventors: Niels Mossbeck, Darrell Richmond
  • Modular bedding system including modular bed base
    Publication number: 20070157387
    Abstract: A module bedding system comprises a universal base having removable mattress supporting panels, a headrest adjustable module and a footrest adjustable module. The universal base may be used with the removable panels in place to support a conventional non-adjustable mattress or the removable panels may be removed and the adjustable modules substituted to enable the base to support either a headrest adjustable mattress or a headrest and footrest adjustable mattress.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2006
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Applicant: L&P Property Management Company
    Inventor: Niels Mossbeck
  • Cushion having plural zones with discrete compressibility characteristics
    Patent number: 7238630
    Abstract: A seat cushion or other resilient structure includes a foam inner core combined with layers of varying density fiber batts to impart desirable comfort characteristics, support features and durability thereto. In one embodiment, the foam core is positioned between intermediate layers of low loft fiber batts of relatively high densities. In turn, the intermediate batts are sandwiched between outer high loft fiber batts having relatively low densities. Alternately, the foam core comprises one or more intermediate layers of relatively high density fiber batts that are positioned within the foam core to create one or more fiber batt subcores. The outer high loft fiber batts sandwich the foam core comprising the fiber batt subcores to create the resilient structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2007
    Assignee: L&P Property Management Company
    Inventors: D. Patrick Steagall, Steven E. Ogle, Philip S. Kaylor, Karl Van Becelaere
  • Stackable and stable bedding foundation
    Patent number: 7237282
    Abstract: A nestably stackable bedding foundation assembly replaces the traditional border wire and disposed coil spring foundation assembly in a so-called box spring. The foundation assembly may be nestably stacked with numerous other such assemblies for transportation, thereby avoiding the need to compress and tie the assembly for shipping. Each foundation assembly includes a number of corrugated support wires having alternating peaks and valleys. The valleys of selected support wires are twisted relative to their associated peaks to provide a more stable mounting to a base and offer a variety of firmness to specific zones of the assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2007
    Assignee: L&P Property Management Company
    Inventors: Daniel J. Beck, Jacob Neuenswander, Thomas W. Wells
  • Multi density fiber seat back
    Patent number: 7238633
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a multi density fiber seat back for furniture seating systems. The multi density fiber seat back comprises an inner core of a firmer fiber batt and outer fiber batts which are relatively soft. One of the outer softer fiber batts is positioned against the front of the seat back frame and the other outer fiber batt is toward the seating area of the furniture seating system. The outer softer fiber back proximate the seating area imparts a oft plush feel to the touch. The firmer fiber batt core provides back support to one seated on the furniture and ease in raising oneself up from a seated position, as well are providing vertical stability to the multi density fiber back. The outer softer fiber batt proximate the front of the seat back frame provides a sense of reclining as it is compressed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2007
    Assignee: L&P Property Management Company
    Inventor: Philip S. Kaylor
  • INTERLOCKING, INTERCHANGEABLE SUPPORT BASE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20070125929
    Abstract: A support system comprises a hub comprising a channel, a leg comprising a finger that slideably engages the channel, and a washer that prevents the finger from disengaging the channel, wherein a multi-dimensional force is exerted that tightens the connection therebetween when the hub, the leg, and the washer are connected together. A method of connecting a support system for an article of furniture comprises inserting a finger of a leg into a channel of a hub to form a mating connection therebetween, connecting a washer to the hub to maintain the finger within the channel, and exerting a multi-dimensional force to secure the leg to the hub.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2006
    Publication date: June 7, 2007
    Applicant: L&P Property Management Company
    Inventor: Aaron Behnke
  • Modular rack conversion apparatus and method
    Publication number: 20070119808
    Abstract: Some embodiments of the present invention provide structure that can be installed within a warehouse-type rack to convert the rack for use as a merchandise and display rack. In this manner, warehouse-type racks can be provided with a greater degree of adjustability to accommodate a larger number of shelving and product storage and display configurations. The structure installed within a warehouse-type rack can include secondary uprights connected to secondary front-rear stretchers. Preferably, the connections between the secondary uprights and the secondary front-rear stretchers are adjustable so that the secondary uprights can be secured in different positions within the warehouse-type rack. In some embodiments, the secondary uprights can be secured in different front-rear positions in the rack and/or can be secured in different vertical positions with respect to the secondary front-rear stretchers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2005
    Publication date: May 31, 2007
    Applicant: L&P Property Management Company
    Inventors: Andrew Wishart, Steven Thompson
  • ANTI-MICROBIAL CARPET UNDERLAY AND METHOD OF MAKING
    Publication number: 20070122608
    Abstract: A method for making antimicrobial rebonded carpet pad includes mixing zinc pyrithione with a polyol to form an antimicrobial polyol mixture concentrate, blending the antimicrobial polyol mixture concentrate with a binder stream, mixing the binder with foam particles and curing the binder. The percentage of zinc pyrithione mixed with the polyol and the addition ratio of the antimicrobial polyol mixture concentrate with the binder stream are selected to provide an overall concentration of zinc pyrithione in the binder of at least about 7500 ppm. The particles and binder are cured into a block and sliced to form carpet pad.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2007
    Publication date: May 31, 2007
    Applicant: L&P Property Management Company
    Inventors: Stephen Gilder, Martin Lovato, William Griggs
  • Truck shelving system
    Patent number: D549154
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2007
    Assignee: L & P Property Management Company
    Inventors: Dale A. Panasewicz, Dennis M. Futo