Patents by Inventor Chad M. Kieffner

Chad M. Kieffner 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: 7234777
    Abstract: A task chair is disclosed, including a base, a seat supported by the base, and a pair of uprights connected to the base and extending upwardly from the seat. A pair of armrests are attached respectively to the uprights, and are selectively positionable along the uprights in a manner in which the height of the armrests along the uprights is adjustable. A backrest is also selectively positionable along the uprights, and the height of the backrest with respect to the seat may be adjusted by moving the backrest upwardly or downwardly along the uprights. The armrests and backrest each include mount sleeves telescopingly slidable along the uprights, each of the mount sleeves including a user-operable adjustment mechanism which includes a lever having a portion thereof selectively engagable with one of a series of holes along the uprights.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2007
    Assignee: Kimball International, Inc.
    Inventors: Derek R Schweikarth, Chad M Kieffner
  • Patent number: D507911
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2005
    Assignee: Kimball International, Inc.
    Inventors: Derek R. Schweikarth, Chad M. Kieffner