Patents by Inventor Howard Porter

Howard Porter 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: 12564268
    Abstract: A convertible furniture apparatus includes a frame; a convertible assembly connected to the frame via at least a pair of pivot points each connected to respective side panels of the frame, the convertible assembly configured to transition between a first position and a second position by pivoting about the pivot points; and a binding assembly configured to selectively cinch the convertible assembly to the frame, when the convertible assembly is in the first position or the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2026
    Inventors: Joel Grossman, Howard Porter
  • Publication number: 20260041247
    Abstract: A convertible furniture apparatus includes a frame; and a convertible assembly connected to the frame via at least a pair of pivot points each connected to respective side panels of the frame, the convertible assembly configured to transition between a first position and a second position by pivoting about the pivot points. The convertible assembly including a first assembly including a first base extending perpendicular to a pair of first side rails with an upper surface of the first base configured to form a desktop when the convertible assembly is in the first position; and a second assembly including second base extending perpendicular to a second pair of side rails, a lower surface of the second base is configured to form a backboard of the desktop when the convertible furniture apparatus is in the first position and an upper surface of the second base is configured to form a middle portion of a sleeping platform when the convertible assembly is in the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2025
    Publication date: February 12, 2026
    Applicant: Night and Day Furniture LLC
    Inventors: Joel GROSSMAN, Howard PORTER
  • Publication number: 20260013641
    Abstract: A chest including a front panel, side panels and a top panel, the top panel including a first sub-top panel and a second sub-top panel hingeably connected, a first portion of the front panel being hingeably connected to a base of the chest, and a second portion of the front panel hingeably connected to the first portion of the front panel and fixed to first sub-side panels, wherein the second portion of the front panel is stored when the chest is in an closed position, the first portion and the second portion of the front panel form a portion of a sleeping platform when the chest is in an open position, and the first sub-top panel is foldable onto the second sub-top panel to reduce a width the top panel extends at least during a transition between the open position and the closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2025
    Publication date: January 15, 2026
    Applicant: Night and Day Furniture LLC
    Inventors: Howard PORTER, Joel GROSSMAN
  • Patent number: 12446700
    Abstract: A chest including a front panel, side panels and a top panel, the top panel including a first sub-top panel and a second sub-top panel hingably connected, a first portion of the front panel being hingably connected to a base of the chest, and a second portion of the front panel hingably connected to the first portion of the front panel and fixed to first sub-side panels, wherein the second portion of the front panel is stored when the chest is in an closed position, the first portion and the second portion of the front panel form a portion of a sleeping platform when the chest is in an open position, and the first sub-top panel is foldable onto the second sub-top panel to reduce a width the top panel extends at least during a transition between the open position and the closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2025
    Assignee: Night and Day Furniture LLC
    Inventors: Howard Porter, Joel Grossman
  • Patent number: 12274362
    Abstract: A furniture apparatus including a frame, a movable facade configured to transition between an open state and a closed state; and a hidden container configured to rest on a set of support ledges attached to one or more of the frame and an unhidden container optionally associated with the furniture apparatus such that the hidden container is configured to be visible when the movable facade is in the open state, and the hidden container is configured to be hidden from view when the hidden container is installed in the furniture apparatus and the movable facade is in the closed state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: Night and Day Furniture LLC
    Inventors: Joel Grossman, Howard Porter
  • Publication number: 20250031860
    Abstract: A convertible furniture apparatus includes a frame; a convertible assembly connected to the frame via at least a pair of pivot points each connected to respective side panels of the frame, the convertible assembly configured to transition between a first position and a second position by pivoting about the pivot points; and a binding assembly configured to selectively cinch the convertible assembly to the frame, when the convertible assembly is in the first position or the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2023
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Applicant: Night and Day Furniture LLC
    Inventors: Joel GROSSMAN, Howard PORTER
  • Publication number: 20240180328
    Abstract: A furniture apparatus including a frame, a movable facade configured to transition between an open state and a closed state; and a hidden container configured to rest on a set of support ledges attached to one or more of the frame and an unhidden container optionally associated with the furniture apparatus such that the hidden container is configured to be visible when the movable facade is in the open state, and the hidden container is configured to be hidden from view when the hidden container is installed in the furniture apparatus and the movable facade is in the closed state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2024
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Applicant: Night and Day Furniture LLC
    Inventors: Joel GROSSMAN, Howard PORTER
  • Patent number: 11910925
    Abstract: A furniture apparatus including a frame, a movable facade configured to transition between an open state and a closed state; and a hidden container configured to rest on a set of support ledges attached to one or more of the frame and an unhidden container optionally associated with the furniture apparatus such that the hidden container is configured to be visible when the movable facade is in the open state, and the hidden container is configured to be hidden from view when the hidden container is installed in the furniture apparatus and the movable facade is in the closed state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Night and Day Furniture LLC
    Inventors: Joel Grossman, Howard Porter
  • Patent number: 11638486
    Abstract: A furniture object, configured to store a foldable bed, may include a fixed panel and a foldable support platform including distal and proximate support panels. The fixed panel may include a bottom panel, an upper surface of the bottom panel at least partially defining a bottom inner surface of a compartment within an interior of the furniture object. The proximate support panel may be hingeably connected at opposite edges to the distal support panel and the one or more fixed panels via separate hingeable connections. The foldable support platform may between a folded position and a deployed position via a scissors-type motion. In the folded position, the foldable support platform may partially enclose the compartment. In the deployed position, the foldable support platform and bottom panel may collectively define a sleeping platform that structurally supports a bed resting on the proximate and distal support panels and the bottom panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: Night and Day Furniture LLC
    Inventors: An Ling Gwee, Howard Porter, Mohammad Arib Bin Zaine
  • Publication number: 20230108840
    Abstract: A chest may be configured to transition between an open position and a closed position. The chest forming an enclosure configured to store a foldable mattress. The chest including a top panel, a front panel, and side panels, the top panel configured to be manually lifted off of the chest to form a lower portion of a sleeping platform, the front panel including an upper front panel hingedly connected to a lower front panel; and a back panel hingably connected to the side panels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Applicant: Night and Day Furniture LLC
    Inventors: Joel Grossman, Howard Porter
  • Publication number: 20230098731
    Abstract: A chest including a front panel, side panels and a top panel, the front panel including a front panel, side panels and a top panel, the front panel including a first portion and a second portion, the first portion of the front panel being hingably connected to a base of the chest, and the second portion of the front panel connected to the first portion of the front panel via a pair of A-frame hinges such that the second portion of the front panel is configured to rotate relative to the first portion of the front panel to transition a sleeping platform between a folded state to an unfolded state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Applicant: Night and Day Furniture LLC
    Inventors: Howard PORTER, Joel Grossman
  • Publication number: 20220273107
    Abstract: A chest including a front panel, side panels and a top panel, the top panel including a first sub-top panel and a second sub-top panel hingably connected, a first portion of the front panel being hingably connected to a base of the chest, and a second portion of the front panel hingably connected to the first portion of the front panel and fixed to first sub-side panels, wherein the second portion of the front panel is stored when the chest is in an closed position, the first portion and the second portion of the front panel form a portion of a sleeping platform when the chest is in an open position, and the first sub-top panel is foldable onto the second sub-top panel to reduce a width the top panel extends at least during a transition between the open position and the closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2022
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Applicant: Night and Day Furniture LLC
    Inventors: Howard PORTER, Joel GROSSMAN
  • Publication number: 20220257023
    Abstract: A chest may be configured to transition between an open position and a closed position, the chest including an enclosure configured to store a foldable mattress supported by a sleeping platform when the foldable mattress is in an unfolded state. The chest may include a top panel, a front panel, and side panels, the top panel configured to be manually lifted off of the chest to form a lower portion of the sleeping platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Applicant: Night and Day Furniture LLC
    Inventors: Joel GROSSMAN, Howard PORTER
  • Patent number: 11324327
    Abstract: A chest may be configured to transition between an open position and a closed position, the chest including an enclosure configured to store a foldable mattress supported by a sleeping platform when the foldable mattress is in an unfolded state. The chest may include a top panel, a front panel, and side panels, the top panel configured to be manually lifted off of the chest to form a lower portion of the sleeping platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: NIGHT AND DAY FURNITURE LLC
    Inventors: Joel Grossman, Howard Porter
  • Publication number: 20210401173
    Abstract: A furniture apparatus including a frame, a movable facade configured to transition between an open state and a closed state; and a hidden container configured to rest on a set of support ledges attached to one or more of the frame and an unhidden container optionally associated with the furniture apparatus such that the hidden container is configured to be visible when the movable facade is in the open state, and the hidden container is configured to be hidden from view when the hidden container is installed in the furniture apparatus and the movable facade is in the closed state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Applicant: Night and Day Furniture LLC
    Inventors: Joel GROSSMAN, Howard PORTER
  • Patent number: 11178966
    Abstract: A furniture apparatus including a frame, a movable facade configured to transition between an open state and a closed state; and a hidden container configured to rest on a set of support ledges attached to one or more of the frame and an unhidden container optionally associated with the furniture apparatus such that the hidden container is configured to be visible when the movable facade is in the open state, and the hidden container is configured to be hidden from view when the hidden container is installed in the furniture apparatus and the movable facade is in the closed state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: NIGHT AND DAY FURNITURE, LLC
    Inventors: Joel Grossman, Howard Porter
  • Publication number: 20210127843
    Abstract: A chest configured to transition between an open position and a closed position may include a front panel, side panels and a top panel, the front panel including a first and second portions, the side panels including first and second sub-side panels, the first portion of the front panel being hingably connected to a base of the chest, and the second portion of the front panel hingably connected to the first portion of the front panel and fixed to the first sub-side panels, wherein the second portion of the front panel is stored within an enclosure formed by at least the first portion of the front panel, the side panels and the top panel when the chest is in the closed position, and the first portion and the second portion of the front panel form a portion of a sleeping platform when the chest is in the open position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2021
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Applicant: Night and Day Furniture LLC
    Inventors: Howard PORTER, Joel GROSSMAN
  • Publication number: 20210076832
    Abstract: A furniture object, configured to store a foldable bed, may include a fixed panel and a foldable support platform including distal and proximate support panels. The fixed panel may include a bottom panel, an upper surface of the bottom panel at least partially defining a bottom inner surface of a compartment within an interior of the furniture object. The proximate support panel may be hingeably connected at opposite edges to the distal support panel and the one or more fixed panels via separate hingeable connections. The foldable support platform may between a folded position and a deployed position via a scissors-type motion. In the folded position, the foldable support platform may partially enclose the compartment. In the deployed position, the foldable support platform and bottom panel may collectively define a sleeping platform that structurally supports a bed resting on the proximate and distal support panels and the bottom panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Applicant: Night and Day Furniture LLC
    Inventors: An Ling GWEE, Howard PORTER, Mohammad Arib BIN ZAINE
  • Patent number: 10888170
    Abstract: A chest configured to transition between an open position and a closed position may include a front panel, side panels and a top panel, the front panel including a first and second portions, the side panels including first and second sub-side panels, the first portion of the front panel being hingably connected to a base of the chest, and the second portion of the front panel hingably connected to the first portion of the front panel and fixed to the first sub-side panels, wherein the second portion of the front panel is stored within an enclosure formed by at least the first portion of the front panel, the side panels and the top panel when the chest is in the closed position, and the first portion and the second portion of the front panel form a portion of a sleeping platform when the chest is in the open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: Night and Day Furniture, LLC
    Inventors: Howard Porter, Joel Grossman
  • Patent number: D1092100
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2025
    Assignee: Night and Day Furniture LLC
    Inventor: Howard Porter