Patents by Inventor Brent Fredricks

Brent Fredricks has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Apparatus and method for mounting a support column to a chair base and tilt control housing
    Patent number: 5608960
    Abstract: An apparatus and method is provided for mounting a support column to a chair base having a cavity formed therein and tilt-control housing having a hub defining a core. The support column has a top portion and a bottom portion. The apparatus includes a support structure, a vertical shaft and a mass positioned within a vertical housing. In operation, the base is supported by the support structure. The bottom portion of the support column is placed in the cavity of the base and the hub of the tilt-control housing is placed on the top portion of the support column. An impact force is applied against the tilt control housing to simultaneously press fit the top portion of the support column within the hub and the bottom portion of the column within the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 11, 1997
    Assignee: Herman Miller, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Nyhuis, Brent Fredricks, Martin Van Ryckeghem