Patents by Inventor Douglas A. Virtue

Douglas A. Virtue 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: 10537180
    Abstract: A chair having a seat portion that is capable of selectively moving between a rocking position and a stop position, the seat portion being joined to a bottom support comprising a rocking section, a flat section, and a transitional section, the rocking section having a defined curvature and extending between a front end of the bottom support component and the transitional section, the flat section having a substantially flat portion extending between a back end of the bottom support component and the transitional section, in the rocking position the chair is movable along the defined curvature of the rocking section, in the stop position the chair is configured to limit movement of the chair to the stop position, wherein the chair transitions between the rocking position and stop position by rotating past the transitional section of the bottom support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Virco Mfg. Corporation
    Inventors: Scott Lloyd Fletcher, Man F. Hui, Peter Glass, Robert J. Mills, Douglas A. Virtue, Sergio Rodriguez
  • Publication number: 20180271288
    Abstract: A chair having a seat portion that is capable of selectively moving between a rocking position and a stop position, the seat portion being joined to a bottom support comprising a rocking section, a flat section, and a transitional section, the rocking section having a defined curvature and extending between a front end of the bottom support component and the transitional section, the flat section having a substantially flat portion extending between a back end of the bottom support component and the transitional section, in the rocking position the chair is movable along the defined curvature of the rocking section, in the stop position the chair is configured to limit movement of the chair to the stop position, wherein the chair transitions between the rocking position and stop position by rotating past the transitional section of the bottom support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: Scott Lloyd Fletcher, Man F. Hui, Peter Glass, Robert J. Mills, Douglas A. Virtue, Sergio Rodriguez
  • Patent number: D503559
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2005
    Assignee: Virco Mgmt. Corporation
    Inventors: Peter Glass, Douglas A. Virtue, Robert J. Mills
  • Patent number: D998394
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: VIRCO MFG. CORPORATION
    Inventors: Peter Glass, John Gregory, Douglas A. Virtue