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).

  • Patent number: 8967714
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: HNI Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Jay R. Machael, Marcus C. Koepke, Andrew B. Hector
  • Publication number: 20140191546
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2013
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Applicant: HNI TECHNOLOGIES INC.
    Inventors: Jay R. Machael, Marcus C. Koepke, Andrew B. Hector
  • Patent number: 8544951
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: HNI Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Jay R. Machael, Marcus C. Koepke, Andrew B. Hector
  • Patent number: 8297701
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: HNI Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Jay R. Machael, John Koch, Marcus C. Koepke
  • Patent number: 8157325
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: HNI Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Jay R. Machael, Marcus C. Koepke, Brian R. Trego, Brian Erickson, Amin K. Habboub
  • Patent number: 8016360
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: HNI Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Jay R. Machael, Marcus C. Koepke, Brian R. Trego
  • Publication number: 20110031793
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2010
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Applicant: HNI TECHNOLOGIES INC.
    Inventors: Jay R. MACHAEL, John R. KOCH, Marcus C. KOEPKE
  • Patent number: 7837265
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: HNI Corporation
    Inventors: Jay R. Machael, John R. Koch, Marcus C. Koepke
  • Publication number: 20100194160
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2010
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Applicant: HNI TECHNOLOGIES INC.
    Inventors: Jay R. Machael, Marcus C. Koepke, Andrew B. Hector
  • Publication number: 20090033139
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2008
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Applicant: HNI TECHNOLOGIES INC.
    Inventors: Jay R. Machael, Marcus C. Koepke, Brian R. Trego
  • Publication number: 20070222265
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2006
    Publication date: September 27, 2007
    Applicant: HNI Corporation
    Inventors: Jay R. Machael, John R. Koch, Marcus C. Koepke
  • Patent number: 7066537
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2006
    Assignee: HNI Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Tim Coffield, Marcus C. Koepke, Jay R. Machael, Craig H. Schultz, Erik A. Steffensen
  • Patent number: D543388
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2007
    Assignee: HNI Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Jay R. Machael, John Koch, Marcus C. Koepke, Aaron Michael Ickes
  • Patent number: D547978
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Assignee: HNI Corporation
    Inventors: Jay R. Machael, John Koch, Marcus C. Koepke
  • Patent number: D548992
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2007
    Assignee: HNI Corporation
    Inventors: Marcus C. Koepke, John Koch, Jay R. Machael, Aaron Michael Ickes
  • Patent number: D549977
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Assignee: HNI Corporation
    Inventors: Marcus C. Koepke, John Koch, Jay R. Machael, Aaron Michael Ickes
  • Patent number: D550467
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2007
    Assignee: HNI Corporation
    Inventors: Marcus C. Koepke, John Koch, Jay R. Machael, Aaron Michael Ickes
  • Patent number: D558994
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2008
    Assignee: HNI Corporation
    Inventors: Jay R. Machael, John Koch, Marcus C. Koepke
  • Patent number: D568074
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2008
    Assignee: HNI Corporation
    Inventors: Marcus C. Koepke, John Koch, Jay R. Machael, Aaron Michael Ickes
  • Patent number: D704944
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: HNI Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Marcus C. Koepke, Travis J. Crowell