Patents by Inventor George J. Simons

George J. Simons 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: 6447080
    Abstract: A telescopingly adjustable furniture article is provided for filling an office space where the footprint dimensions of the office space are not known ahead of time or are likely to be periodically changed to different sizes. The furniture article includes a desk having a worksurface with ends, a support for supporting one of the ends, and a foot on the other end. A storage unit or cabinet having a top is provided. The foot adjustably rests on the top, so that the top supports the other end of the worksurface, but so that the furniture unit is horizontally adjustable to different locations partially under the worksurface. A Z-bracket interconnects the worksurface to the top of the cabinet to secure the relationship of the cabinet and the desk. The furniture article can advantageously be used by itself or in combination with a building wall or demountable architectural wall, or in combination with a partition system to define a plurality of non-uniformly dimensioned offices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2002
    Assignee: Steelcase Development Corporation
    Inventors: Alan E. Rheault, Mark W. Chamberlin, Samuel J. Ellison, George J. Simons
  • Patent number: 6364416
    Abstract: An article of furniture is disclosed. The article of furniture includes a multi-purpose article of furniture for use by at least one worker in a work environment having a horizontal support surface such as a floor and at least one vertical support surface such as a wall. The article includes a core formed by a first core section coupled to a second core section at an angular displacement and a cover configured to fit around the core. The core can be oriented in a first position for a first purpose and a second position for a second purpose. The article may be stored adjacent another article of furniture in a first arrangement and in use adjacent another article of furniture in a second arrangement. The article may also be a pocket for storing items attached to a covering skin. The covering skin may include a marking identifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Assignee: Steelcase Development Corporation
    Inventors: Alan E. Rheault, Robert M. Scheper, George J. Simons
  • Patent number: 5947569
    Abstract: A telescopingly adjustable furniture article is provided for filling an office space where the footprint dimensions of the office space are not known ahead of time or are likely to be periodically changed to different sizes. The furniture article includes a desk having a work surface with ends, a support for supporting one of the ends, and a foot on the other end. A storage unit or cabinet having a top is provided. The foot adjustably rests on the top so that the top supports the other end of the work surface, but so that the furniture unit is horizontally adjustable to different locations partially under the work surface. A Z-bracket interconnects the work surface to the top of the cabinet to secure the relationship of the cabinet and the desk. The furniture article can advantageously be used by itself, in combination with a building wall or demountable architectural wall, or in combination with a partition system to define a plurality of non-uniformly dimensioned offices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 7, 1999
    Assignee: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventors: Alan E. Rheault, Mark W. Chamberlin, Samuel J. Ellison, George J. Simons
  • Patent number: 5205629
    Abstract: A mobile cabinet is provided for office workstations and the like, and includes a recess positioned in the cabinet top to receive amenity units such as trays therein which facilitate use of and personalization of the cabinet. The cabinet further includes regularly spaced blisters along the rear edge of the top which cooperatingly locate amenity units such as upright trays to further facilitate use of and personalization of the cabinet. The cabinet also includes a laterally extending inverted step located along the bottom and rear edge of the cabinet for aesthetics. The cabinet is particularly suited for use with furniture which cooperatingly uses recessed trays, upright trays, or floor tracks, and is advantageously designed to fit mateably under the worksurface of the workstation without the removal of the amenity units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 1991
    Date of Patent: April 27, 1993
    Assignee: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventor: George J. Simons
  • Patent number: D483968
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2003
    Assignee: Steelcase Development Corporation
    Inventors: Jonathan J. King, Kurt P. Dammerman, Thomas B. Eich, Frank Freidman, Thomas Overthun, Jochen P. Backs, George J. Simons, Charles A. Seiber
  • Patent number: D402530
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 15, 1998
    Assignee: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventors: George J. Simons, Jochen P. Backs, Thomas Overthun
  • Patent number: D404873
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 26, 1999
    Assignee: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventors: George J. Simons, Jochen P. Backs, David M. Lewis, Thomas Overthun
  • Patent number: D409900
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 18, 1999
    Assignee: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventors: George J. Simons, Thomas Overthun, Jochen P. Backs
  • Patent number: D419799
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2000
    Assignee: Steelcase Development Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan J. King, Kurt P. Dammerman, Thomas B. Eich, Frank Freidman, Thomas Overthun, Jochen P. Backs, George J. Simons, Charles A. Seiber
  • Patent number: D430001
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2000
    Assignee: Steelcase Development Inc.
    Inventors: George J. Simons, Thomas Overthun, Jochen P. Backs