Patents by Inventor Chad M. Schnell

Chad M. Schnell 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: 6701570
    Abstract: A standardized furniture unit including at least two substantially vertical side panels, bracing extending between the side panels, the intersection of the bracing and the side panels defining interior corners, and a bracket disposed in at least one interior corner, the bracket having an upper mounting plate and a lower mounting plate, the upper mounting plate having means for connecting a caster to the upper mounting plate, the lower mounting plate having means for connecting a leveler to the lower mounting plate, and at least one of a leveler connected to the lower mounting plate and a caster connected to the upper mounting plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2004
    Assignee: Kimball International, Inc.
    Inventors: Jay M. Henriott, Grover L. Miller, Chad M. Schnell
  • Patent number: 6428128
    Abstract: A standardized furniture unit in which a drawer moves in a longitudinal direction and has a plurality of closed positions, having a first slide element attached to a stationary panel, the drawer having a shell, a second slide element attached thereto The first and second slide elements are coupled together and move relative to each other, one of which is provided with at least one set of a plurality of mounting holes aligned along the longitudinal direction. Each of the mounting holes in each set corresponding to a different drawer closed position, and one of the mounting holes in each set is aligned with a standardized slide element mounting point in either the stationary panel or the drawer shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2002
    Assignee: Kimball International, Inc.
    Inventors: Jay M. Henriott, Grover L. Miller, Chad M. Schnell, Gregory K. Davis
  • Patent number: 6408482
    Abstract: A bracket for a furniture unit including an upper mounting plate and a lower mounting plate, one of the upper and lower mounting plates providing a mount for a caster, the other of the upper and lower mounting plates providing a mount for a leveler. A bracket for a furniture unit including a substantially horizontal mounting plate provided with a substantially vertical aperture through which a leveler extends, the leveler having means for adjusting the leveler from a location above the bracket. A bracket for a furniture unit including an upper mounting plate and at least one sidewall depending therefrom which define a chamber open from below in which a caster is disposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2002
    Assignee: Kimball International, Inc.
    Inventors: Jay M. Henriott, Grover L. Miller, Chad M. Schnell
  • Publication number: 20010042286
    Abstract: A bracket for a furniture unit including an upper mounting plate and a lower mounting plate, one of the upper and lower mounting plates providing a mount for a caster, the other of the upper and lower mounting plates providing a mount for a leveler. A bracket for a furniture unit including a substantially horizontal mounting plate provided with a substantially vertical aperture through which a leveler extends, the leveler having means for adjusting the leveler from a location above the bracket. A bracket for a furniture unit including an upper mounting plate and at least one sidewall depending therefrom which define a chamber open from below in which a caster is disposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2001
    Publication date: November 22, 2001
    Inventors: Jay M. Henriott, Grover L. Miller, Chad M. Schnell
  • Patent number: 6217139
    Abstract: A standardized furniture unit in which a drawer moves in a longitudinal direction and has a plurality of fully closed positions, having a first slide element attached to a stationary panel, the drawer having a shell, a second slide element attached thereto. The first and second slide elements are coupled together and move relative to each other, one of which is provided with at least one set of a plurality of mounting holes aligned along the longitudinal direction. Each of the mounting holes in each set corresponding to a different drawer fully closed position, and one of the mounting holes in each set is aligned with a standardized slide element mounting point in either the stationary panel or the drawer shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Assignee: Kimball International, Inc.
    Inventors: Jay M. Henriott, Grover L. Miller, Chad M. Schnell, Gregory K. Davis
  • Patent number: 6133528
    Abstract: A cable manager grommet insertable into a cutout in a furniture panel, the cutout having an edge surface with a slot formed therein, the grommet having a transverse collar and a ridge extending therefrom, wherein the transverse collar lines the cutout edge surface, with the ridge inserted into the slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2000
    Assignee: Kimball International, Inc.
    Inventors: Jay M. Henriott, Grover L. Miller, Chad M. Schnell