Patents by Inventor John Richard Hamilton

John Richard Hamilton 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).

  • Body support member with lattice structure
    Patent number: 11324323
    Abstract: A body support structure includes a structural lattice structure having a first stiffness, and a compressive lattice structure supported by the structural lattice structure and having a second stiffness less than the first stiffness. A skin lattice structure is supported by the compressive lattice structure, wherein the skin lattice structure is resistant to shear deformation in response to a normal force and is expandable in a direction transverse to the normal force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: STEELCASE INC.
    Inventors: Nickolaus William Charles Deevers, Carl V. Forslund, III, John Richard Hamilton, Kurt R. Heidmann, James Ludwig, Bruce Smith, Aaron Michael Porterfield
  • BODY SUPPORT MEMBER WITH LATTICE STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20210093090
    Abstract: A body support structure includes a structural lattice structure having a first stiffness, and a compressive lattice structure supported by the structural lattice structure and having a second stiffness less than the first stiffness. A skin lattice structure is supported by the compressive lattice structure, wherein the skin lattice structure is resistant to shear deformation in response to a normal force and is expandable in a direction transverse to the normal force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Applicant: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventors: Nickolaus William Charles Deevers, Carl V. Forslund, III, John Richard Hamilton, Kurt R. Heidmann, James Ludwig, Bruce Smith, Aaron Michael Porterfield
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    Patent number: D870473
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventors: John Richard Hamilton, Heini Elisa Honkanen
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    Patent number: D874164
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventors: John Richard Hamilton, Heini Elisa Honkanen
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    Patent number: D874165
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventors: John Richard Hamilton, Heini Elisa Honkanen