Patents by Inventor Dennis M. Turner

Dennis M. Turner 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: 7036888
    Abstract: A chair comprises a leg. The leg is formed to include a bight extending longitudinally along the leg to strengthen the leg.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2006
    Inventors: Jian Hui Yang, Dennis M. Turner, Paul T. Zink, Jason Andrews
  • Patent number: 7017990
    Abstract: A chair ganger apparatus includes a first cross bar included in a first chair, a second cross bar included in a second chair, and a gang flange coupled to the first and second cross bars to retain the first and second chairs in “ganged” relation to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2006
    Assignee: Cosco Management, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew B. Mendenhall, Jason S. Andrews, Dennis M. Turner
  • Patent number: 6974188
    Abstract: A chair comprises a frame, a chair back, and a chair back return device. The chair back is mounted to the frame for pivotable movement away from a home position. The chair back return device is arranged to return the chair back to the home position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2005
    Assignee: Cosco Management, Inc.
    Inventors: Dennis M. Turner, Paul T. Zink, Jason Andrews
  • Patent number: 6866338
    Abstract: A chair includes a seat and a seat frame including several legs. Bumpers are coupled to the legs and arranged to separate one chair from an underlying chair in a stack of chairs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2005
    Assignee: Cosco Management, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew B. Mendenhall, Jason S. Andrews, Dennis M. Turner
  • Patent number: 6840583
    Abstract: A chair and step stool assembly includes a seat, a seat back, and a plurality of legs coupled to the seat. The seat and step stool further include a retractable step stool that is coupled to the chair frame and, when activated, allows the step stool to move to a storage position nested within the plurality of legs under the seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2005
    Assignee: Cosco Management, Inc.
    Inventors: Dennis M. Turner, Paul T. Zink, Andrew B. Mendenhall, Joseph D. Baumgartner
  • Publication number: 20040189059
    Abstract: A chair comprises a leg. The leg is formed to include a bight extending longitudinally along the leg to strengthen the leg.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2003
    Publication date: September 30, 2004
    Inventors: Jian Hui Yang, Dennis M. Turner, Paul T. Zink, Jason Andrews
  • Patent number: 6679571
    Abstract: A furniture kit includes several pieces of furniture which can be combined in one way to produce an infant changing table and in another way to produce a desk. The furniture kit includes a table, a drawer, a chest, and an infant changer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2004
    Inventors: Jack L. Lawson, Nancy J. Rasche, Dennis M. Turner, Edmund M. Apperson, IV
  • Patent number: 6665912
    Abstract: A web adjuster is provided including a housing, an actuator movably coupled to the housing, and a pincher that releasably retains a web threaded through the housing. The actuator moves the pincher between a first position inhibiting movement of the web relative to the housing and a second position permitting movement of the web relative to the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2003
    Assignee: Cosco Management, Inc.
    Inventors: Dennis M. Turner, Michael C. Dorsey, Andrew B. Mendenhall, Richad Glover
  • Publication number: 20030188400
    Abstract: A web adjuster is provided including a housing, an actuator movably coupled to the housing, and a pincher that releasably retains a web threaded through the housing. The actuator moves the pincher between a first position inhibiting movement of the web relative to the housing and a second position permitting movement of the web relative to the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2002
    Publication date: October 9, 2003
    Inventors: Dennis M. Turner, Michael C. Dorsey, Andrew B. Mendenhall, Richad Glover
  • Publication number: 20030186042
    Abstract: A rapid prototype tempering process comprises producing a rapid prototype part from a base material, creating voids in the rapid prototype part, and filling the voids with a filler material that changes at least one characteristic of the prototype part. The rapid prototype part may be made, for example, by stereolithography, selective laser sintering (SLS), extrusion, printhead technology, or the like. The base material is generally a brittle material and the filler material may be selected to enhance the durability of the prototype part, for example. Parts made completely from a filler material that is injected into cavities of molds made from a base material are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2003
    Publication date: October 2, 2003
    Inventors: Earl N. Dunlap, Dennis M. Turner, Jack L. Lawson
  • Publication number: 20020195907
    Abstract: A furniture kit includes several pieces of furniture which can be combined in one way to produce an infant changing table and in another way to produce a desk. The furniture kit includes a table, a drawer, a chest, and an infant changer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2001
    Publication date: December 26, 2002
    Inventors: Jack L. Lawson, Nancy J. Rasche, Dennis M. Turner, Edmund M. Apperson
  • Publication number: 20020109321
    Abstract: A juvenile stroller includes a stroller frame including a push handle and a thermally insulated container carried on the push handle. In some embodiments, the thermally insulated container is suspended from a console tray mounted on a pair of tubular handle arms included in the push handle. In other embodiments, the thermally insulated container is coupled to a lid frame mounted on the tubular handle arms and a lid is coupled to the lid frame to open and close a top opening into the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2002
    Publication date: August 15, 2002
    Inventors: Dennis M. Turner, Andrew Mendenhall, Paul T. Zink, Nancy J. Rasche
  • Publication number: 20020093159
    Abstract: A stroller includes a frame, a seat coupled to the frame, wheels coupled to the frame, and a container including a thermally insulated storage region. In one embodiment, at least a portion of the container is situated below the seat. The container is coupled to the frame. The container provides an internal storage region and includes side walls. At least one of the side walls including an access panel movable between an orientation to permit access to the storage region and an orientation to restrict access to the storage region. In another embodiment, the container is movable between a first orientation attached to the stroller and a second orientation detached from the stroller. The container is oriented in an opening provided by the frame when the container is in the first orientation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2002
    Publication date: July 18, 2002
    Inventors: Dennis M. Turner, Andrew Mendenhall, Paul T. Zink
  • Publication number: 20020093158
    Abstract: A juvenile stroller includes a stroller frame and a cooler configured to store items in a cooled environment. The cooler is attachable to and detachable from a basket support frame included in the stroller frame. In one embodiment, the cooler hangs behind a storage basket coupled to the basket support frame. In other embodiments, the cooler is located in a cavity provided in the storage basket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2002
    Publication date: July 18, 2002
    Inventors: Dennis M. Turner, Andrew Mendenhall, Paul T. Zink
  • Publication number: 20020093157
    Abstract: A stroller includes a frame, a seat supported by the frame, and a container selectively coupled to the frame. In one embodiment the container is a thermally insulated container. In another embodiment the container provides an insulated storage region and is slidable into an opening in a front portion of the stroller frame. In yet another embodiment the frame includes left and right frame members spaced apart to define a space therebetween, and the container includes a lid positioned below and forward of the seat when the container is attached to the stroller and in the space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2002
    Publication date: July 18, 2002
    Inventors: Dennis M. Turner, Andrew Mendenhall, Paul T. Zink
  • Publication number: 20020093178
    Abstract: A juvenile stroller includes a foldable stroller frame and a foldable container coupled to the stroller frame and configured to fold as the stroller frame is folded and unfold as the stroller frame is unfolded. The container is located under a seat coupled to the stroller frame. A front half of the container is coupled to front leg members included in the stroller frame and a rear half of the container is coupled to rear leg members included in the stroller frame. The rear half is coupled to the front half to pivot about a pivot axis relative to the front half during folding and unfolding of the stroller frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2002
    Publication date: July 18, 2002
    Inventors: Dennis M. Turner, Andrew Mendenhall, Paul T. Zink
  • Patent number: D504254
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2005
    Assignee: Cosco Management, Inc.
    Inventors: Jian Hui Yang, Dennis M. Turner, Paul T. Zink, Jason Andrews
  • Patent number: D481232
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2003
    Inventors: Dennis M. Turner, Paul T. Zink, Jason Andrews
  • Patent number: D481549
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2003
    Assignee: Cocso Management, Inc.
    Inventors: Dennis M. Turner, Paul T. Zink, Jason Andrews
  • Patent number: D491401
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Inventors: Jian Hui Yang, Dennis M. Turner, Paul T. Zink, Jason Andrews