Patents by Inventor FLORIAN FRIES

FLORIAN FRIES 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: 12241297
    Abstract: An item of furniture includes a first and a second side wall, a rear wall, a base arrangement, and a cover arrangement which delimit a receiving space. An opening is located between the first and the second side wall and in a closed position is closable by a closure flap that includes a first and a second guide device. A first and a second suspension frame are arranged on an upper end face of the first and second side wall, respectively, and point in a direction of the cover arrangement. The first and second guide device are arranged in a region of a first and second side, respectively, of the closure flap and are in mechanical contact with the first and second suspension frame, respectively, over the entire movement path of the closure flap from the open position into the closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventor: Florian Fries
  • Patent number: 12178323
    Abstract: The invention relates to a retaining clip for securing a wall element of an item of furniture to a furniture structure, the retaining clip including a securing section and a stop section which is configured to abut a first structural element of the furniture structure. The retaining clip further includes a clip section which is configured to be resiliently moved between an insertion position permitting the insertion of the wall element into the furniture structure and a retaining position engaging behind a second structural element of the furniture structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventor: Florian Fries
  • Publication number: 20230061256
    Abstract: An item of furniture includes a first and a second side wall, a rear wall, a base arrangement, and a cover arrangement which delimit a receiving space. An opening is located between the first and the second side wall and in a closed position is closable by a closure flap that includes a first and a second guide device. A first and a second suspension frame are arranged on an upper end face of the first and second side wall, respectively, and point in a direction of the cover arrangement. The first and second guide device are arranged in a region of a first and second side, respectively, of the closure flap and are in mechanical contact with the first and second suspension frame, respectively, over the entire movement path of the closure flap from the open position into the closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventor: FLORIAN FRIES
  • Publication number: 20230061065
    Abstract: The invention relates to a retaining clip for securing a wall element of an item of furniture to a furniture structure, the retaining clip including a securing section and a stop section which is configured to abut a first structural element of the furniture structure. The retaining clip further includes a clip section which is configured to be resiliently moved between an insertion position permitting the insertion of the wall element into the furniture structure and a retaining position engaging behind a second structural element of the furniture structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventor: FLORIAN FRIES