Patents by Inventor Helen A. Buckley

Helen A. Buckley 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).

  • Beam assembly
    Patent number: 9611641
    Abstract: An office work system comprises a first furniture unit having a first laterally-extending channel, and a second furniture unit having a second laterally-extending channel, the second channel being disposed substantially parallel to and at least substantially the same vertical height as the first channel, such that at least a portion of the first and second channels coextend. The office work system further comprises a work accessory and a connector assembly to connect the work accessory to the first and second furniture units along the coextending portions of the channels, the assembly including a pair of engagement members adapted to engage the first and second channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventors: John R. Hamilton, Marvin C. Knauf, Bradley D. Youngs, Mark T. Slager, Kurt R. Heidmann, Daniel Phillips, Helen A. Buckley, Ryan Pauly
  • BEAM ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20090293402
    Abstract: An office work system comprises a first furniture unit having a first laterally-extending channel, and a second furniture unit having a second laterally-extending channel, the second channel being disposed substantially parallel to and at least substantially the same vertical height as the first channel, such that at least a portion of the first and second channels coextend. The office work system further comprises a work accessory and a connector assembly to connect the work accessory to the first and second furniture units along the coextending portions of the channels, the assembly including a pair of engagement members adapted to engage the first and second channels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2009
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Inventors: John Hamilton, Marvin C. Knauf, Bradley D. Youngs, Mark T. Slager, Kurt R. Heidmann, Daniel Phillips, Helen A. Buckley, Ryan Pauly
  • Worksurface assembly
    Patent number: D604966
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2009
    Assignee: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventors: John R. Hamilton, Andre K. Dettler, Helen A. Buckley
  • Worksurface assembly
    Patent number: D640076
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2011
    Assignee: Steelcase, Inc.
    Inventors: John R. Hamilton, Andre K. Dettler, Helen A. Buckley