Patents by Inventor John R. Koch
John R. Koch 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).
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Patent number: 9572432Abstract: A chair system according to embodiments of the present invention includes a base comprising a seat for a user and one or more support legs, a back, and a flexible back support element rigidly coupled to the back and to the base, the flexible back support element comprising a flex zone, the flex zone comprising one or more notches, wherein the back is reclinable from an upright position to a reclined position, wherein the one or more notches are configured to narrow as the back reclines from the upright position to the reclined position, and wherein the one or more notches are open in the upright position and closed in the reclined position.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2013Date of Patent: February 21, 2017Assignee: HNI CorporationInventors: Wolfgang Deisig, Nils Koehn, Corey J. Susie, John R. Koch, Phillip D. Minino
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Patent number: 8820835Abstract: A reclining chair has a base coupled to a chair back. The chair back is adapted to recline from an upright position to a reclined position. To accommodate that reclining motion, the chair back includes a flex zone formed with notches extending through an inner portion of the flex zone. Those notches narrow as the chair back reclines from the upright position to the reclined position. The flex zone also includes an outer portion that is separated from the inner portion by a gap, the outer portion having one or more notches extending through the outer portion. Those notches also narrow as the chair back reclines from the upright position to the reclined position.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2012Date of Patent: September 2, 2014Assignee: HNI Technologies Inc.Inventors: Phillip David Minino, John R. Koch, Marcus Curtis Koepke, Corey John Susie, Martin Calvin Koepke
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Publication number: 20140183915Abstract: A chair system according to embodiments of the present invention includes a base comprising a seat for a user and one or more support legs, a back, and a flexible back support element rigidly coupled to the back and to the base, the flexible back support element comprising a flex zone, the flex zone comprising one or more notches, wherein the back is reclinable from an upright position to a reclined position, wherein the one or more notches are configured to narrow as the back reclines from the upright position to the reclined position, and wherein the one or more notches are open in the upright position and closed in the reclined position.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2013Publication date: July 3, 2014Applicant: HNI CORPORATIONInventors: Wolfgang DEISIG, Nils KOEHN, Corey J. SUSIE, John R. KOCH, Philip D. MININO
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Publication number: 20140062154Abstract: A reclining chair has a base coupled to a chair back. The chair back is adapted to recline from an upright position to a reclined position. To accommodate that reclining motion, the chair back includes a flex zone formed with notches extending through an inner portion of the flex zone. Those notches narrow as the chair back reclines from the upright position to the reclined position. The flex zone also includes an outer portion that is separated from the inner portion by a gap, the outer portion having one or more notches extending through the outer portion. Those notches also narrow as the chair back reclines from the upright position to the reclined position.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2012Publication date: March 6, 2014Applicant: HNI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Phillip David Minino, John R. Koch, Marcus Curtis Koepke, Corey John Susie, Martin Calvin Koepke
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Patent number: 8567864Abstract: A chair system according to embodiments of the present invention includes a base comprising a seat for a user and one or more support legs, a back, and a flexible back support element rigidly coupled to the back and to the base, the flexible back support element comprising a flex zone, the flex zone comprising one or more notches, wherein the back is reclinable from an upright position to a reclined position, wherein the one or more notches are configured to narrow as the back reclines from the upright position to the reclined position, and wherein the one or more notches are open in the upright position and closed in the reclined position.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2011Date of Patent: October 29, 2013Assignee: HNI CorporationInventors: Wolfgang Deisig, Nils Koehn, Corey J. Susie, John R. Koch, Phillip D. Minino
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Publication number: 20130038110Abstract: A chair system according to embodiments of the present invention includes a base comprising a seat for a user and one or more support legs, a back, and a flexible back support element rigidly coupled to the back and to the base, the flexible back support element comprising a flex zone, the flex zone comprising one or more notches, wherein the back is reclinable from an upright position to a reclined position, wherein the one or more notches are configured to narrow as the back reclines from the upright position to the reclined position, and wherein the one or more notches are open in the upright position and closed in the reclined position.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2011Publication date: February 14, 2013Applicant: HNI CORPORATIONInventors: Wolfgang DEISIG, Nils KOEHN, Corey J. SUSIE, John R. KOCH, Phillip D. MININO
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Publication number: 20110031793Abstract: An adjustable reclining chair including a seat configured to support a user, a chair back, a base and a control mechanism mounted on the base. The control mechanism coupling the chair back to the seat with the chair back located generally adjacent to the user's back when the user is seated upon the seat. The control mechanism including a resistance adjustment mechanism for varying the control mechanism's resistance to a reclining force applied by the user to the chair back in order to move the chair back rearward from an upright position. The resistance adjustment mechanism activated by the weight of the user when seated in the chair, such that easy adjustment of the resistance is facilitated with the chair in an upright position. The resistance adjustment mechanism including a resilient member placed under a load during reclining of the chair to provide resistance to the reclining force.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2010Publication date: February 10, 2011Applicant: HNI TECHNOLOGIES INC.Inventors: Jay R. MACHAEL, John R. KOCH, Marcus C. KOEPKE
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Patent number: 7837265Abstract: An adjustable reclining chair including a seat configured to support a user, a chair back, a base and a control mechanism mounted on the base. The control mechanism coupling the chair back to the seat with the chair back located generally adjacent to the user's back when the user is seated upon the seat. The control mechanism including a resistance adjustment mechanism for varying the control mechanism's resistance to a reclining force applied by the user to the chair back in order to move the chair back rearward from an upright position. The resistance adjustment mechanism activated by the weight of the user when seated in the chair, such that easy adjustment of the resistance is facilitated with the chair in an upright position. The resistance adjustment mechanism including a resilient member placed under a load during reclining of the chair to provide resistance to the reclining force.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2006Date of Patent: November 23, 2010Assignee: HNI CorporationInventors: Jay R. Machael, John R. Koch, Marcus C. Koepke
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Publication number: 20070222265Abstract: An adjustable reclining chair including a seat configured to support a user, a chair back, a base and a control mechanism mounted on the base. The control mechanism coupling the chair back to the seat with the chair back located generally adjacent to the user's back when the user is seated upon the seat. The control mechanism including a resistance adjustment mechanism for varying the control mechanism's resistance to a reclining force applied by the user to the chair back in order to move the chair back rearward from an upright position. The resistance adjustment mechanism activated by the weight of the user when seated in the chair, such that easy adjustment of the resistance is facilitated with the chair in an upright position. The resistance adjustment mechanism including a resilient member placed under a load during reclining of the chair to provide resistance to the reclining force.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2006Publication date: September 27, 2007Applicant: HNI CorporationInventors: Jay R. Machael, John R. Koch, Marcus C. Koepke
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Patent number: D250663Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 1977Date of Patent: December 26, 1978Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: John R. Koch, Mitchell J. Cohen, Richard T. Powers
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Patent number: D707477Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: June 24, 2014Assignee: HNI Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Phillip David Minino, John R. Koch, Marcus Curtis Koepke, Corey John Susie, Martin Calvin Koepke