Patents by Inventor C. Koepke
C. Koepke 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).
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Patent number: 8967714Abstract: A stackable and nestable chair includes a seat assembly, a pair of rear legs spaced apart by a first distance, and a pair of front legs spaced apart by a second distance different than the first distance. The front legs and the rear legs mutually connected by a crossbar, and the seat assembly is supported by the crossbar when the seat is in an operable position. A plurality of casters are each attached to a bottom of each of the front and rear legs, wherein each caster includes a notch that is configured to couple with a leg of an adjacently stacked chair.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2013Date of Patent: March 3, 2015Assignee: HNI Technologies Inc.Inventors: Jay R. Machael, Marcus C. Koepke, Andrew B. Hector
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Publication number: 20140191546Abstract: A stackable and nestable chair includes a seat assembly, a pair of rear legs spaced apart by a first distance, and a pair of front legs spaced apart by a second distance different than the first distance. The front legs and the rear legs mutually connected by a crossbar, and the seat assembly is supported by the crossbar when the seat is in an operable position. A plurality of casters are each attached to a bottom of each of the front and rear legs, wherein each caster includes a notch that is configured to couple with a leg of an adjacently stacked chair.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2013Publication date: July 10, 2014Applicant: HNI TECHNOLOGIES INC.Inventors: Jay R. Machael, Marcus C. Koepke, Andrew B. Hector
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Patent number: 8544951Abstract: A stackable and nestable chair includes a seat assembly, a pair of rear legs spaced apart by a first distance, and a pair of front legs spaced apart by a second distance different than the first distance. The front legs and the rear legs mutually connected by a crossbar, and the seat assembly is supported by the crossbar when the seat is in an operable position. A plurality of casters are each attached to a bottom of each of the front and rear legs, wherein each caster includes a notch that is configured to couple with a leg of an adjacently stacked chair.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2010Date of Patent: October 1, 2013Assignee: HNI Technologies Inc.Inventors: Jay R. Machael, Marcus C. Koepke, Andrew B. Hector
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Patent number: 8297701Abstract: An adjustable reclining chair including a seat configured to support a user, a chair back, a base and a control mechanism mounted on the base. The control mechanism coupling the chair back to the seat with the chair back located generally adjacent to the user's back when the user is seated upon the seat. The control mechanism including a resistance adjustment mechanism for varying the control mechanism's resistance to a reclining force applied by the user to the chair back in order to move the chair back rearward from an upright position. The resistance adjustment mechanism activated by the weight of the user when seated in the chair, such that easy adjustment of the resistance is facilitated with the chair in an upright position. The resistance adjustment mechanism including a resilient member placed under a load during reclining of the chair to provide resistance to the reclining force.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2010Date of Patent: October 30, 2012Assignee: HNI Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Jay R. Machael, John Koch, Marcus C. Koepke
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Patent number: 8157325Abstract: A chair having a seat and a back rest comprises a fluid-containing cushion in the back rest that provides passive automatically adjustable support for the user's lumbar region. The cushion can comprise one or more fluid-containing chambers encompassing the areas of the user's upper back and lumbar regions. As the user leans backs, fluid is forced from the regions adjacent the upper back down to the lumbar region to provide enhanced lumbar support to the user.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2003Date of Patent: April 17, 2012Assignee: HNI Technologies Inc.Inventors: Jay R. Machael, Marcus C. Koepke, Brian R. Trego, Brian Erickson, Amin K. Habboub
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Patent number: 8016360Abstract: An adjustable armrest assembly for a chair includes a mounting member connected to the chair. The mounting member has an upper base. A first horizontal slide element is slidably mounted to the upper base and is adjustably slidable in a first direction with respect to the upper base. The first slide element is restrained after adjustment with respect to the upper base by frictional engagement between the upper base and the first slide element. A second horizontal slide element for slidably mounting to the first slide element is slidable in an arcuate path crossing the first direction. The second slide element is restrained after adjustment with respect to the first slide element by frictional engagement between the second slide element and the first slide element.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2008Date of Patent: September 13, 2011Assignee: HNI Technologies Inc.Inventors: Jay R. Machael, Marcus C. Koepke, Brian R. Trego
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Publication number: 20110031793Abstract: An adjustable reclining chair including a seat configured to support a user, a chair back, a base and a control mechanism mounted on the base. The control mechanism coupling the chair back to the seat with the chair back located generally adjacent to the user's back when the user is seated upon the seat. The control mechanism including a resistance adjustment mechanism for varying the control mechanism's resistance to a reclining force applied by the user to the chair back in order to move the chair back rearward from an upright position. The resistance adjustment mechanism activated by the weight of the user when seated in the chair, such that easy adjustment of the resistance is facilitated with the chair in an upright position. The resistance adjustment mechanism including a resilient member placed under a load during reclining of the chair to provide resistance to the reclining force.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2010Publication date: February 10, 2011Applicant: HNI TECHNOLOGIES INC.Inventors: Jay R. MACHAEL, John R. KOCH, Marcus C. KOEPKE
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Patent number: 7837265Abstract: An adjustable reclining chair including a seat configured to support a user, a chair back, a base and a control mechanism mounted on the base. The control mechanism coupling the chair back to the seat with the chair back located generally adjacent to the user's back when the user is seated upon the seat. The control mechanism including a resistance adjustment mechanism for varying the control mechanism's resistance to a reclining force applied by the user to the chair back in order to move the chair back rearward from an upright position. The resistance adjustment mechanism activated by the weight of the user when seated in the chair, such that easy adjustment of the resistance is facilitated with the chair in an upright position. The resistance adjustment mechanism including a resilient member placed under a load during reclining of the chair to provide resistance to the reclining force.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2006Date of Patent: November 23, 2010Assignee: HNI CorporationInventors: Jay R. Machael, John R. Koch, Marcus C. Koepke
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Publication number: 20100194160Abstract: A stackable and nestable chair includes a seat assembly, a pair of rear legs spaced apart by a first distance, and a pair of front legs spaced apart by a second distance different than the first distance. The front legs and the rear legs mutually connected by a crossbar, and the seat assembly is supported by the crossbar when the seat is in an operable position. A plurality of casters are each attached to a bottom of each of the front and rear legs, wherein each caster includes a notch that is configured to couple with a leg of an adjacently stacked chair.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2010Publication date: August 5, 2010Applicant: HNI TECHNOLOGIES INC.Inventors: Jay R. Machael, Marcus C. Koepke, Andrew B. Hector
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Publication number: 20090033139Abstract: An adjustable armrest assembly for a chair includes a mounting member connected to the chair. The mounting member has an upper base. A first horizontal slide element is slidably mounted to the upper base and is adjustably slidable in a first direction with respect to the upper base. The first slide element is restrained after adjustment with respect to the upper base by frictional engagement between the upper base and the first slide element. A second horizontal slide element for slidably mounting to the first slide element is slidable in an arcuate path crossing the first direction. The second slide element is restrained after adjustment with respect to the first slide element by frictional engagement between the second slide element and the first slide element.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2008Publication date: February 5, 2009Applicant: HNI TECHNOLOGIES INC.Inventors: Jay R. Machael, Marcus C. Koepke, Brian R. Trego
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Publication number: 20070222265Abstract: An adjustable reclining chair including a seat configured to support a user, a chair back, a base and a control mechanism mounted on the base. The control mechanism coupling the chair back to the seat with the chair back located generally adjacent to the user's back when the user is seated upon the seat. The control mechanism including a resistance adjustment mechanism for varying the control mechanism's resistance to a reclining force applied by the user to the chair back in order to move the chair back rearward from an upright position. The resistance adjustment mechanism activated by the weight of the user when seated in the chair, such that easy adjustment of the resistance is facilitated with the chair in an upright position. The resistance adjustment mechanism including a resilient member placed under a load during reclining of the chair to provide resistance to the reclining force.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2006Publication date: September 27, 2007Applicant: HNI CorporationInventors: Jay R. Machael, John R. Koch, Marcus C. Koepke
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Patent number: 7066537Abstract: A back for a chair includes fabric panel with a flexible carrier attached to the panel around its periphery. The carrier is configured to be secured along a bottom edge to a bottom portion of a chair back frame member. The carrier is also secured to two vertical frame supports at its two upper corners. Preferably, the upper carrier and frame connections are ball and socket joints. A lumbar support is provided that is easily height adjustable, by providing tension to the back frame and requires no screws or adjustment knobs in its adjustment mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2004Date of Patent: June 27, 2006Assignee: HNI Technologies Inc.Inventors: Tim Coffield, Marcus C. Koepke, Jay R. Machael, Craig H. Schultz, Erik A. Steffensen
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Patent number: D543388Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2006Date of Patent: May 29, 2007Assignee: HNI Technologies Inc.Inventors: Jay R. Machael, John Koch, Marcus C. Koepke, Aaron Michael Ickes
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Patent number: D547978Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2006Date of Patent: August 7, 2007Assignee: HNI CorporationInventors: Jay R. Machael, John Koch, Marcus C. Koepke
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Patent number: D548992Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2006Date of Patent: August 21, 2007Assignee: HNI CorporationInventors: Marcus C. Koepke, John Koch, Jay R. Machael, Aaron Michael Ickes
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Patent number: D549977Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2006Date of Patent: September 4, 2007Assignee: HNI CorporationInventors: Marcus C. Koepke, John Koch, Jay R. Machael, Aaron Michael Ickes
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Patent number: D550467Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2006Date of Patent: September 11, 2007Assignee: HNI CorporationInventors: Marcus C. Koepke, John Koch, Jay R. Machael, Aaron Michael Ickes
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Patent number: D558994Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2006Date of Patent: January 8, 2008Assignee: HNI CorporationInventors: Jay R. Machael, John Koch, Marcus C. Koepke
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Patent number: D568074Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2006Date of Patent: May 6, 2008Assignee: HNI CorporationInventors: Marcus C. Koepke, John Koch, Jay R. Machael, Aaron Michael Ickes
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Patent number: D704944Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2013Date of Patent: May 20, 2014Assignee: HNI Technologies Inc.Inventors: Marcus C. Koepke, Travis J. Crowell