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).

  • Publication number: 20140366782
    Abstract: 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 i
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2013
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventor: David J. Battey
  • Publication number: 20140210237
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2014
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    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
  • Patent number: 8696056
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: 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
  • Publication number: 20140097650
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2013
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    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
  • Publication number: 20140038164
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Inventor: David J. Battey
  • Publication number: 20110187164
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2011
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    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
  • Publication number: 20090091226
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2008
    Publication date: April 9, 2009
    Inventors: 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.
  • Publication number: 20090091228
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2008
    Publication date: April 9, 2009
    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
  • Patent number: 7481503
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2009
    Assignee: 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.
  • Patent number: 7469979
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2008
    Assignee: 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
  • Patent number: D636612
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2011
    Assignee: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Overthun, Elger Oberwelz, David J. Battey, Sean M. Corcorran, Nickolaus William Charles Deevers, Keith Robert Machin, James N. Ludwig
  • Patent number: D636613
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2011
    Assignee: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Overthun, Elger Oberwelz, David J. Battey, Sean M. Corcorran, Nickolaus William Charles Deevers, Keith Robert Machin, James N. Ludwig
  • Patent number: D646497
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Overthun, Elger Oberwelz, David J. Battey, Sean M. Corcorran, Nickolaus William Charles Deevers, Keith Robert Machin, James N. Ludwig
  • Patent number: D679517
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventors: Sean M. Corcorran, Thomas Overthun, Elger Oberwelz, David J. Battey, Nickolaus William Charles Deevers, Keith Robert Machin, James N. Ludwig
  • Patent number: D679523
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventors: Sean M. Corcorran, Thomas Overthun, Elger Oberwelz, James N. Ludwig, David J. Battey, Nickolaus William Charles Deevers, Keith Robert Machin
  • Patent number: D679524
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventors: Sean M. Corcorran, Thomas Overthun, Elger Oberwelz, James N. Ludwig, David J. Battey, Nickolaus William Charles Deevers, Keith Robert Machin
  • Patent number: D679525
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventors: Sean M. Corcorran, Thomas Overthun, Elger Oberwelz, James N. Ludwig, David J. Battey, Nickolaus William Charles Deevers, Keith Robert Machin
  • Patent number: D679923
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventors: Sean M. Corcorran, Thomas Overthun, Elger Oberwelz, David J. Battey, Nickolaus William Charles Deevers, Keith Robert Machin, James N. Ludwig
  • Patent number: D689723
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: Steelcase, Inc.
    Inventors: Sean M. Corcorran, Thomas Overthun, Elger Oberwelz, David J. Battey, Nickolaus William Charles Deevers, Keith Robert Machin, James N. Ludwig
  • Patent number: D690143
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: Steelcase, Inc.
    Inventors: Sean M. Corcorran, Thomas Overthun, Elger Oberwelz, David J. Battey, Nickolaus William Charles Deevers, Keith Robert Machin, James N. Ludwig