Patents by Inventor Jack A. Tanis

Jack A. Tanis 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: 6067762
    Abstract: An integrated prefabricated furniture system is provided for fitting-out a building space of the type having a generally open plan interior defined by fixed walls. The furniture system includes a wall-covering frame, freestanding partition frames, and floor-to-ceiling frames that can be interconnected to subdivide the building space. The wall-covering frame is constructed to be positioned against and selectively cover portions of the fixed walls, and the portable partition system and the floor-to-ceiling frames are constructed to spatially divide the building space into a plurality of work areas, with at least one of the freestanding partition frames having an end abutted against the wall-covering frame. A plurality of cover panels is removably attached to the wall-covering frame and to the freestanding partition frames for covering the wall-covering frame, the freestanding partition frames, and the floor-to-ceiling frames.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2000
    Assignee: Steelcase Development Inc.
    Inventors: Ernest P. Greer, Robert J. Luchetti, David A. Shipman, Jack A. Tanis, Gregg Robert Draudt, Anne C. Ackerly, Michael Tingley
  • Patent number: 5809708
    Abstract: An integrated prefabricated furniture is provided for finishing or fitting-out open plan building spaces, such as for offices, classrooms, hotels/motels, conference centers, medical treatment facilities, etc. A demountable architectural wall system covers the fixed walls of the building room, a portable partition wall system defines the interior space into individual work settings, and a demountable movable wall system forms custom width partitions. The three wall systems are completely compatible and fully integrated in both function and appearance, and provide similar utility raceways at common heights, as well as interchangeable cover panels. A modular column cover system selectively covers the support columns in the building room, and provides vertical utility routing and storage that integrates with the raceways in the wall systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 22, 1998
    Assignee: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventors: Ernest P. Greer, Robert J. Luchetti, David A. Shipman, Jack A. Tanis, Gregg Robert Draudt, Anne C. Ackerly, Michael Tingley
  • Patent number: 5784843
    Abstract: An integrated prefabricated furniture is provided for finishing or fitting-out open plan building spaces, such as for offices, classrooms, hotels/motels, conference centers, medical treatment facilities, etc. A demountable architectural wall system covers the fixed walls of the building room, a portable partition wall system defines the interior space into individual work settings, and a demountable movable wall system forms custom width partitions. The three wall systems are completely compatible and fully integrated in both function and appearance, and provide similar utility raceways at common heights, as well as interchangeable cover panels. A modular column cover system selectively covers the support columns in the building room, and provides vertical utility routing and storage that integrates with the raceways in the wall systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 28, 1998
    Assignee: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventors: Ernest P. Greer, Robert J. Luchetti, David A. Shipman, Jack A. Tanis, Gregg Robert Draudt, Anne C. Ackerly, Michael Tingley