Patents by Inventor Ericka K. NORLING

Ericka K. NORLING 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).

  • Transformable sofa
    Patent number: 10499745
    Abstract: A furniture member may include first and second seat assemblies and an auxiliary assembly. The first seat assembly includes a first seat bottom and a first seatback. The second seat assembly includes a second seat bottom and a second seatback. The second seat assembly may be movable relative to the first seat assembly between a retracted position in which the first seat bottom and the first seatback portion are adjacent to the second seat bottom and the second seatback, and an extended position in which the first seat bottom and the first seatback are spaced apart from the second seat bottom and the second seatback. The auxiliary assembly is movable between a stowed position in which the auxiliary assembly is disposed below the first and second seat assemblies and a deployed position in which at least a portion of the auxiliary assembly is vertically higher than in the stowed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: La-Z-Boy Incorporated
    Inventors: Chad E. Adams, Larry P. Lapointe, Jason Bryson, Ericka K. Norling, Jason D. Rains, Mark D. McClung, Tahir Ahmad
  • TRANSFORMABLE SOFA
    Publication number: 20180153309
    Abstract: A furniture member may include first and second seat assemblies and an auxiliary assembly. The first seat assembly includes a first seat bottom and a first seatback. The second seat assembly includes a second seat bottom and a second seatback. The second seat assembly may be movable relative to the first seat assembly between a retracted position in which the first seat bottom and the first seatback portion are adjacent to the second seat bottom and the second seatback, and an extended position in which the first seat bottom and the first seatback are spaced apart from the second seat bottom and the second seatback. The auxiliary assembly is movable between a stowed position in which the auxiliary assembly is disposed below the first and second seat assemblies and a deployed position in which at least a portion of the auxiliary assembly is vertically higher than in the stowed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2016
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventors: Chad E. ADAMS, Larry P. LAPOINTE, Jason BRYSON, Ericka K. NORLING, Jason D. RAINS, Mark D. MCCLUNG, Tahir AHMAD