Patents by Inventor Erik Steffensen

Erik Steffensen 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: 20050121954
    Abstract: A back for a chair includes fabric panel with a flexible carrier attached to the panel around its periphery. The carrier is configured to be secured along a bottom edge to a bottom portion of a chair back frame member. The carrier is also secured to two vertical frame supports at its two upper corners. Preferably, the upper carrier and frame connections are ball and socket joints. A lumbar support is provided that is easily height adjustable, by providing tension to the back frame and requires no screws or adjustment knobs in its adjustment mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2004
    Publication date: June 9, 2005
    Inventors: Tim Coffield, Marcus Koepke, Jay Machael, Craig Schultz, Erik Steffensen