Patents by Inventor Greg Opatik

Greg Opatik 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: 11034576
    Abstract: An upholstery system for forming a curved furniture surface includes two surfaces that form a corner, two planar elements that are each positioned on one of the two surfaces, and a plurality of contoured elements positioned between the two planar elements and along the corner. Each of the plurality of contoured elements includes a curved surface. The system also includes at least one piece of fabric that includes at least three sections, which are connected to each other in a series such that adjacent sections form a connection portion. The system further includes a plurality of clips positioned on each of the two surfaces. The at least three sections of the at least one piece of fabric are positioned over the planar elements and the plurality of contoured elements. The connected portion of adjacent sections of the at least one piece of fabric is connected to the plurality of clips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce Smith, Ryan McGovern, Rolf Pascal Hien, Mark Spoelhof, Greg Opatik, Kade Roggentine
  • Patent number: 8049087
    Abstract: The invention relates to a guitar body comprising an upper bout region and a lower bout region with a waist region disposed there between. A first and second peripheral edge of the guitar body is defined in a longitudinal direction thereof by a first and second upper bout region, a first and second waist region, and a first and second lower bout region, respectively. An anterior face and a posterior face of the guitar body extend between the first and second peripheral edges. At least one of the anterior face and the posterior face includes at least one curve so that at least a portion of the first peripheral edge includes at least one curve so that at least a portion of the first peripheral edge of the guitar body is not co-planar with at least a portion of the second peripheral edge of the guitar body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Inventor: Greg Opatik
  • Patent number: D641035
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Inventor: Greg Opatik