Patents by Inventor Brent Kunzi

Brent Kunzi 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).

  • Publication number: 20120091873
    Abstract: A furniture system which is readily reconfigurable into a variety of work surface configurations and shelving configurations as well as additional component configurations associated therewith so as to readily adapt the furniture system to the specific needs of an office area. The system includes a system of brackets which readily accommodates mounting of work surfaces at a variety of elevations, and a shelving system which maintains shelves of different materials and thicknesses so that the top surfaces thereof align in a common plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2011
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Applicant: Haworth, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Compton, Brent Kunzi, Kristen Glick, Randall W. Borgman, Steve King, Shane Kuipers, Alex Lamfers, Mark Powell, Robert C. Wayner, Steffen Lipsky, Bret Wyngarden, Brian Gingrich
  • Patent number: 8092112
    Abstract: A dowel assembly for a furniture system provides a fastener usable in assembling various components in a furniture system. The dowel may be employed to define the relationship between first and second components of the furniture system, such as the relationship between adjoining planar surfaces of adjacent furniture panels. The dowel is fitted with a cam such that the cam provides a non-uniform radius at the interface between the dowel and one of the components. Through selective positioning of the cam about the longitudinal axis of the dowel, the interface between components of the furniture system may be selectively adjusted to ensure flush alignment of contiguous surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Haworth, Inc.
    Inventors: Randall Borgman, David Koning, Brent Kunzi, Shane Kuipers
  • Patent number: 8079655
    Abstract: A furniture system which is readily reconfigurable into a variety of work surface configurations and shelving configurations as well as additional component configurations associated therewith so as to readily adapt the furniture system to the specific needs of an office area. The system includes a system of brackets which readily accommodates mounting of work surfaces at a variety of elevations, and a shelving system which maintains shelves of different materials and thicknesses so that the top surfaces thereof align in a common plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: Haworth, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Compton, Brent Kunzi, Kristen Glick, Randall W. Borgman, Steve King, Shane Kuipers, Alex Lamfers, Mark Powell, Robert C. Wayner, Steffen Lipsky, Bret Wyngarden, Brian Gingrich
  • Publication number: 20090162141
    Abstract: A dowel assembly for a furniture system provides a fastener usable in assembling various components in a furniture system. The dowel may be employed to define the relationship between first and second components of the furniture system, such as the relationship between adjoining planar surfaces of adjacent furniture panels. The dowel is fitted with a cam such that the cam provides a non-uniform radius at the interface between the dowel and one of the components. Through selective positioning of the cam about the longitudinal axis of the dowel, the interface between components of the furniture system may be selectively adjusted to ensure flush alignment of contiguous surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2008
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Inventors: Randall Borgman, David Koning, Brent Kunzi, Shane Kuipers
  • Publication number: 20090001859
    Abstract: A furniture system which is readily reconfigurable into a variety of work surface configurations and shelving configurations as well as additional component configurations associated therewith so as to readily adapt the furniture system to the specific needs of an office area. The system includes a system of brackets which readily accommodates mounting of work surfaces at a variety of elevations, and a shelving system which maintains shelves of different materials and thicknesses so that the top surfaces thereof align in a common plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2008
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Inventors: Scott Compton, Brent Kunzi, Kristen Glick, Randall W. Borgman, Steve King, Shane Kuipers, Alex Lamfers, Mark Powell, Robert C. Wayner, Steffen Lipsky, Bret Wyngarden, Brian Gingrich