Patents by Inventor David Eric Simon

David Eric Simon 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: 6142559
    Abstract: A seating product is disclosed. The seating product includes a base having a base frame assembly with a pair of side panels. At least one of the side panels has a slot. The seating product also includes a mounting arm having a mounting assembly with a first mounting, bracket adapted to be inserted through the slot in the side panel of the base frame assembly for attachment to the base. An improvement to a seating product with a base and a surface supported by a mounting arm is also disclosed. The improvement includes the base having a base frame assembly with a pair of side panels. The improvement also includes a mounting arm having a mounting assembly with a first mounting bracket adapted to be inserted through a slot in a side panel of the base frame assembly for attachment to the base. The mounting arm may include a worksurface (tablet). The tablet may be coupled for pivotal and/or translating movement with respect to the base. The seating product may be an upholstered chair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2000
    Assignee: Steelcase Development Inc.
    Inventors: Jess Allen Sorel, Christopher Lyle Domina, David Eric Simon
  • Patent number: 6135583
    Abstract: A storage unit for use in a work environment includes a base assembly, a top assembly mounted upon the base assembly, and a vertical partition assembly installed between the base assembly and the top assembly dividing a space therebetween into a first section and a second section. The vertical partition assembly may provide a vertical passage so that utilities may be passed between the top assembly to the base assembly and between the first section and the second section. A fixed shelf assembly with an upper vertical partition assembly installed between the fixed shelf assembly and the top assembly may divide an upper space between the fixed shelf assembly and the top assembly into a first upper section and a second upper section. A lower vertical partition assembly is installed between the base and the fixed shelf assembly may divide a lower space between the base assembly and the fixed shelf assembly into a first lower section and a second lower section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2000
    Assignee: Steelcase Development Inc.
    Inventors: David Eric Simon, Jess Allen Sorel, Christopher Lyle Domina, Johnson Kwoksum Chow, Lewis Mark Epstein, Stephen Don Wahl
  • Patent number: 6116326
    Abstract: A mobile screen having a "T"-shape for use on a ground surface is disclosed. The screen includes a base section having at least one panel providing a first surface having a first surface treatment and a second surface having a second surface treatment. The screen may also include an end section having at least one panel providing a first surface having a first surface treatment and a second surface having a second surface treatment. The base section is rigidly coupled to the end section to form the "T"-shape. At least one surface treatment of the base section or the end section is a functional surface treatment intended to selectively provide for the display of information. The screen may include a base section having a vertical frame member and at least one base panel extending therefrom and an end section having a pair of vertical frame members with at least one end panel extending therebetween. The mobile screen may also be provided with a handle or a tray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2000
    Assignee: Steelcase Development Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Lyle Domina, Paul Brian Siebert, Jess Allen Sorel, Paul Jesus Espinoza, Lewis Mark Epstein, David Eric Simon
  • Patent number: D427784
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2000
    Assignee: Steelcase Development Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Lyle Domina, David Eric Simon, David Lewis
  • Patent number: D433848
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2000
    Assignee: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventors: Jess Allen Sorel, Christopher Lyle Domina, David Eric Simon