Patents by Inventor David J. Battey
David J. Battey 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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Publication number: 20140366782Abstract: A furniture system for use in a classroom, the furniture system comprising a table assembly including a top member and at least a first leg support member, the top member forming a substantially flat top surface and circumscribed by an outer edge, the at least one leg support member supporting the top member in a substantially horizontal position, a table dock supported by the table assembly adjacent the top surface and forming a table dock channel that opens upwardly where the dock channel is unobstructed by the top member, at least a first substantially flat display panel including a display surface on at least a first of two oppositely facing and substantially parallel side surfaces, the panel circumscribed by a panel edge and an easel assembly spaced apart from the table assembly and including an easel coupler, wherein the panel edge is receivable within the table dock channel to support the display panel in a substantially vertical orientation adjacent the flat top surface and wherein the display panel iType: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2013Publication date: December 18, 2014Inventor: David J. Battey
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Publication number: 20140210237Abstract: A seating unit for use in a space including a floor surface, the seating unit comprising a base including a bottom ring adapted to be supported above the floor surface, a pan attached to the bottom ring and adapted to support articles above the floor surface, a central hub positioned above the pan and legs extending from the central hub to the bottom ring and a seat structure comprising a one-piece seat shell rotatably attached to and positioned above the central hub.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2014Publication date: July 31, 2014Inventors: Sean M. Corcorran, Keith Robert Machin, Cody Jay Holstege, William Carey, Larry Cheng, Elger Oberwelz, Thomas Overthun, Lukas Martin Scherrer, Joerg Christoph Student, David J. Battey, Nickolaus William Charles Deevers
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Patent number: 8696056Abstract: A seating unit having a seat structure, a base, and optionally a tablet assembly is provided. The seat can turn freely through 360 degrees of rotation. One base includes three or more legs and offset casters. Alternatively, the base includes a pedestal having a tapered gas cylinder. The tablet assembly includes a support arm, a pivot assembly attached to one end of the support arm tablet, and a tablet attached to the pivot assembly. The tablet can rotate horizontally on the support arm. The tablet assembly also includes a mounting assembly attached to the other end of the support arm. The support arm can rotate relative to the seat structure. Rotation of the tablet relative to the support arm and rotation of the support arm relative to the seat structure is constrained by stops in the pivot assembly and tablet mounting assembly, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2011Date of Patent: April 15, 2014Assignee: Steelcase Inc.Inventors: Sean M Corcorran, Keith Robert Machin, Cody Jay Holstege, William Carey, Larry Cheng, Elger Oberwelz, Thomas Overthun, Lukas Martin Scherrer, Joerg Christoph Student, David J. Battey, Nickolaus William Charles Deevers
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Publication number: 20140097650Abstract: A seating unit for use in a space including a supporting floor surface, the seating unit comprising a seat structure comprising a mounting bracket having a female connector, a tablet assembly comprising a support arm having a mounting collar on an end and a base having a lower end to be supported by the floor surface and including a base mounting assembly and wherein the base mounting assembly comprises a cup attached to the base, a base tube having a first end inserted into the cup and a second end extending through the mounting collar and mateably engaging the female connector.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2013Publication date: April 10, 2014Inventors: Sean M. Corcorran, Keith Robert Machin, Cody Jay Holstege, William Carey, Larry Cheng, Elger Oberwelz, Thomas Overthun, Lukas Martin Scherrer, Joerg Christoph Student, David J. Battey, Nickolaus William Charles Deevers
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Publication number: 20140038164Abstract: A table assembly comprising a table including a top member and at least a first leg support member, the top member forming a substantially flat top surface and circumscribed by an outer edge, the at least one leg support member supporting the top member in a substantially horizontal position, a table dock secured to the top member and forming an elongated channel having a dock length dimension and at least a first display panel circumscribed by a panel edge and having at least one straight edge having a panel length dimension, the dock length dimension less than panel length dimension, wherein at least a portion of the straight edge of the panel is receivable within the dock channel with the panel extending out the open first and second ends of the channel to support the panel in a substantially upright orientation with at least a portion of the display panel extending to a height above the flat top surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2013Publication date: February 6, 2014Inventor: David J. Battey
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Publication number: 20110187164Abstract: A seating unit having a seat structure, a base, and optionally a tablet assembly is provided. The seat can turn freely through 360 degrees of rotation. One base includes three or more legs and offset casters. Alternatively, the base includes a pedestal having a tapered gas cylinder. The tablet assembly includes a support arm, a pivot assembly attached to one end of the support arm tablet, and a tablet attached to the pivot assembly. The tablet can rotate horizontally on the support arm. The tablet assembly also includes a mounting assembly attached to the other end of the support arm. The support arm can rotate relative to the seat structure. Rotation of the tablet relative to the support arm and rotation of the support arm relative to the seat structure is constrained by stops in the pivot assembly and tablet mounting assembly, respectively.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2011Publication date: August 4, 2011Inventors: Sean M. Corcorran, Keith Robert Machin, Cody Jay Holstege, William Carey, Larry Cheng, Elger Oberwelz, Thomas Overthun, Lukas Martin Scherrer, Joerg Christoph Student, David J. Battey, Nickolaus William Charles Deevers
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Publication number: 20090091226Abstract: A storage cabinet assembly comprises a housing including a pair of sidewalls, a rear wall, and a top wall that cooperate with one another to form a storage area, and a base assembly supporting the housing. The base assembly includes a top wall and a bottom wall that mate together to form an interior space, and a plurality of corner support brackets supporting the top wall from the bottom wall. The storage cabinet assembly further includes a drop-in drawer arrangement, and a drawer interlock assembly adapted to prevent multiple drawers from being simultaneously moved to an opened position.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2008Publication date: April 9, 2009Inventors: Bradley D. Youngs, Daniel N. Phillips, Theodore M. Haan, David J. Battey, Michael G. Barney, Koryn L. Smith, Michael J. Feldpansh, Bruce W. DuVail, JR.
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Publication number: 20090091228Abstract: A pedestal system includes a cabinet having a bottom wall, a top wall, a pair of sidewalls, and a rear wall that cooperate to define a forwardly-opening aperture that slidably receives a plurality of drawer assemblies therein. The pedestal system further includes interchangeable face plates for covering the drawer assemblies, an attachment system for attaching a drawer lock/interlock assembly that locks the drawer assemblies in a closed position and prevents multiple drawer assemblies from being simultaneously opened, and a drawer divider for segmenting an interior space of each drawer assembly. The drawer lock/interlock system includes a cam assembly that allows a constant force to be applied to each drawer assembly while opening each drawer and activating the lock/interlock assembly. The pedestal system further includes an attachment system for attaching the pedestal system to a free-standing partition system.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2008Publication date: April 9, 2009Inventors: Paul L. Tupper, Peter J. Battey, John Hanna J. Hasbany, Marcus J. Cole, Theodore M. Haan, Bruce W. DuVall, JR., John L. McCrackin, Nancy A. Funk, David J. Battey, Angela Simon
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Patent number: 7481503Abstract: A storage cabinet assembly includes a housing including a pair of sidewalls, a rear wall, and a top wall that cooperate with one another to form a storage area, and a base assembly supporting the housing. The base assembly includes a top wall and a bottom wall that mate together to form an interior space, and a plurality of corner support brackets supporting the top wall from the bottom wall. The storage cabinet assembly further includes a drop-in drawer arrangement, and a drawer interlock assembly adapted to prevent multiple drawers from being simultaneously moved to an opened position.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2006Date of Patent: January 27, 2009Assignee: Steelcase Inc.Inventors: Bradley D. Youngs, Daniel N. Phillips, Theodore M. Haan, David J. Battey, Michael G. Barney, Koryn L. Smith, Michael J. Feldpaush, Bruce W. DuVall, Jr.
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Patent number: 7469979Abstract: A pedestal system includes a cabinet having a bottom wall, a top wall, a pair of sidewalls, and a rear wall that cooperate to define a forwardly-opening aperture that slidably receives a plurality of drawer assemblies therein. The pedestal system further includes interchangeable face plates for covering the drawer assemblies, an attachment system for attaching a drawer lock/interlock assembly that locks the drawer assemblies in a closed position and prevents multiple drawer assemblies from being simultaneously opened, and a drawer divider for segmenting an interior space of each drawer assembly. The drawer lock/interlock system includes a cam assembly that allows a constant force to be applied to each drawer assembly while opening each drawer and activating the lock/interlock assembly. The pedestal system further includes an attachment system for attaching the pedestal system to a free-standing partition system.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2004Date of Patent: December 30, 2008Assignee: Steelcase Inc.Inventors: Paul L. Tupper, Peter J. Battey, John Hanna J. Hasbany, Marcus J. Cole, Theodore M. Haan, Bruce W. DuVall, Jr., John L. McCrackin, Nancy A. Funk, David J. Battey, Angela Simon
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Patent number: D636612Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2010Date of Patent: April 26, 2011Assignee: Steelcase Inc.Inventors: Thomas Overthun, Elger Oberwelz, David J. Battey, Sean M. Corcorran, Nickolaus William Charles Deevers, Keith Robert Machin, James N. Ludwig
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Patent number: D636613Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2010Date of Patent: April 26, 2011Assignee: Steelcase Inc.Inventors: Thomas Overthun, Elger Oberwelz, David J. Battey, Sean M. Corcorran, Nickolaus William Charles Deevers, Keith Robert Machin, James N. Ludwig
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Patent number: D646497Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2010Date of Patent: October 11, 2011Assignee: Steelcase Inc.Inventors: Thomas Overthun, Elger Oberwelz, David J. Battey, Sean M. Corcorran, Nickolaus William Charles Deevers, Keith Robert Machin, James N. Ludwig
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Patent number: D679517Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2012Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: Steelcase Inc.Inventors: Sean M. Corcorran, Thomas Overthun, Elger Oberwelz, David J. Battey, Nickolaus William Charles Deevers, Keith Robert Machin, James N. Ludwig
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Patent number: D679523Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2012Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: Steelcase Inc.Inventors: Sean M. Corcorran, Thomas Overthun, Elger Oberwelz, James N. Ludwig, David J. Battey, Nickolaus William Charles Deevers, Keith Robert Machin
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Patent number: D679524Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2012Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: Steelcase Inc.Inventors: Sean M. Corcorran, Thomas Overthun, Elger Oberwelz, James N. Ludwig, David J. Battey, Nickolaus William Charles Deevers, Keith Robert Machin
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Patent number: D679525Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2012Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: Steelcase Inc.Inventors: Sean M. Corcorran, Thomas Overthun, Elger Oberwelz, James N. Ludwig, David J. Battey, Nickolaus William Charles Deevers, Keith Robert Machin
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Patent number: D679923Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2012Date of Patent: April 16, 2013Assignee: Steelcase Inc.Inventors: Sean M. Corcorran, Thomas Overthun, Elger Oberwelz, David J. Battey, Nickolaus William Charles Deevers, Keith Robert Machin, James N. Ludwig
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Patent number: D689723Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2013Date of Patent: September 17, 2013Assignee: Steelcase, Inc.Inventors: Sean M. Corcorran, Thomas Overthun, Elger Oberwelz, David J. Battey, Nickolaus William Charles Deevers, Keith Robert Machin, James N. Ludwig
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Patent number: D690143Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2013Date of Patent: September 24, 2013Assignee: Steelcase, Inc.Inventors: Sean M. Corcorran, Thomas Overthun, Elger Oberwelz, David J. Battey, Nickolaus William Charles Deevers, Keith Robert Machin, James N. Ludwig