Patents by Inventor Karl Joseph Koehler

Karl Joseph Koehler 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).

  • Pivoting ganging arms for chairs
    Patent number: 10349746
    Abstract: A chair includes a frame having a plurality of legs, a seat coupled to the frame that includes a seating surface and opposing side edges, and at least one ganging arm. The ganging arm is configured to pivot about a pivot axis into and between an operative position in which the ganging arm extends laterally from one of the opposing side edges and a storage position in which the ganging arm is beneath the seat. In one embodiment, the chair includes a pair of ganging arm, where a first ganging arm includes a male ganging end and the second ganging arm includes a female ganging end. Each of the ganging arms is mounted for rotation about a mounting device attached to the frame of the chair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: Krueger International, Inc.
    Inventors: Karl Joseph Koehler, Timothy Joseph Bouche
  • PIVOTING GANGING ARMS FOR CHAIRS
    Publication number: 20180228291
    Abstract: A chair includes a frame having a plurality of legs, a seat coupled to the frame that includes a seating surface and opposing side edges, and at least one ganging arm. The ganging arm is configured to pivot about a pivot axis into and between an operative position in which the ganging arm extends laterally from one of the opposing side edges and a storage position in which the ganging arm is beneath the seat. In one embodiment, the chair includes a pair of ganging arm, where a first ganging arm includes a male ganging end and the second ganging arm includes a female ganging end. Each of the ganging arms is mounted for rotation about a mounting device attached to the frame of the chair.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2017
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Applicant: Krueger International, Inc.
    Inventors: Karl Joseph Koehler, Timothy Joseph Bouche