Patents by Inventor Jan Kare Krovel

Jan Kare Krovel 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: 7322641
    Abstract: A device positioned within in a chair, especially a chair with an adjustable back of the chair and head rest, is disclosed. The device is configured such that between a section of the head rest and an attachment section on the chair construction is arranged a connecting element with, for example, a rod, which by movement of the adjustable back of the chair is arranged to affect the angle of the head rest in relation to the back of the chair. Further, the head rest, through use of a blocking device and a coupling organ which come into effect in the reclined position of the back of the chair, may be so adjusted either in a manual or automatic way.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2008
    Assignee: Ekornes ASA
    Inventors: Arve Ekornes, Jostein Bueide, Jan Kare Krovel
  • Publication number: 20040239154
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a device in a chair, especially a chair with an adjustable back of the chair and head rest, in that in between a section of the head rest and an attachment section on the chair construction is arranged a connecting element with for example a rod, which by movement of the adjustable back of the chair is arranged to affect the angle of the head rest in relation to the back of the chair, and for the purpose of giving instructions on a head rest that by a blocking device and a coupling organ which come into effect in the reclined position of the back of the chair, either in a manual or automatic way.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2004
    Publication date: December 2, 2004
    Inventors: Arve Ekornes, Jostein Bueide, Jan Kare Krovel