Patents by Inventor Glenn Michael Kahn

Glenn Michael Kahn 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).

  • Method and system for converting a recliner from manual actuation to powered actuation
    Patent number: 9113712
    Abstract: A method of converting a recliner from manual actuation to powered actuation that includes providing a recliner having a frame, a recliner mechanism with a base coupled to the frame and a hinged linkage movably coupled to the base, and a manual actuator that releases the hinged linkage to move under an occupant-applied force. The method also includes disconnecting and removing the manual actuator from the recliner and, without disassembly of the recliner mechanism from the frame, removing a spring assist device extending between the hinged linkage and the base, installing a drive unit to the recliner mechanism, installing a power actuator on the frame with electrical communication to the drive unit, and establishing electrical communication between the drive unit and a source of electrical power, so that activation of the power actuator causes the drive unit to move the hinged linkage under powered actuation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: Klaussner Furniture Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: C. William Wittenberg, Jr., Glenn Michael Kahn
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONVERTING A RECLINER FROM MANUAL ACTUATION TO POWERED ACTUATION
    Publication number: 20140070588
    Abstract: A method of converting a recliner from manual actuation to powered actuation that includes providing a recliner having a frame, a recliner mechanism with a base coupled to the frame and a hinged linkage movably coupled to the base, and a manual actuator that releases the hinged linkage to move under an occupant-applied force. The method also includes disconnecting and removing the manual actuator from the recliner and, without disassembly of the recliner mechanism from the frame, removing a spring assist device extending between the hinged linkage and the base, installing a drive unit to the recliner mechanism, installing a power actuator on the frame with electrical communication to the drive unit, and establishing electrical communication between the drive unit and a source of electrical power, so that activation of the power actuator causes the drive unit to move the hinged linkage under powered actuation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: Klaussner Furniture Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: C. William Wittenberg, JR., Glenn Michael Kahn