Patents by Inventor Kyle R. Fleet

Kyle R. Fleet 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: 11805914
    Abstract: An office-type chair including a back support having a suspension mesh back support and a back support frame. The suspension mesh back support has an integral retaining channel disposed at a peripheral edge thereof, and the back support frame includes a central pair of upright support posts and wedge base for mounting to a chair frame. The back support frame includes a plurality of flexible and spaced support arms extending laterally outward from the upright support posts. The support arms each have a peripheral edge configured for fastenerless attachment in a tensioned state within the suspension mesh retaining channel. An upholstery cover encapsulates the suspension mesh and back support frame. The office chair also includes a lumbar mechanism including a resilient cushion that may be positioned in the space between the suspension mesh and the support frame and adjusted along the vertical extent of the back support by rolling the resilient cushion on the rear of the suspension mesh.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Haworth, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter J. Beyer, Kyle R. Fleet, Michael E. Schasel, Todd A. Kercher, Brian S. Gessler, Teresa A. Bellingar
  • Patent number: 11471345
    Abstract: An office-type chair includes a base, a height-adjustable pedestal extending upward from the base, a seat assembly including a rear seat part and a front seat part, and a linkage system connecting the pedestal to the seat assembly. The linkage system is adapted to pivot the seat assembly between a lowered position to serve as a task chair and an elevated position to serve as an elevated sitting support. A backrest arrangement may extend from the seat assembly. In the lowered position, the front and rear seat parts are both generally horizontally oriented. In the elevated position, the rear seat part may have a slight forward tilt and be positioned higher than in the lowered position, and the front seat part may extend at a downward angle relative to the rear seat part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Haworth, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter J. Beyer, Kyle R. Fleet, Teresa A. Bellingar
  • Publication number: 20200375827
    Abstract: An office-type chair includes a base, a height-adjustable pedestal extending upward from the base, a seat assembly including a rear seat part and a front seat part, and a linkage system connecting the pedestal to the seat assembly. The linkage system is adapted to pivot the seat assembly between a lowered position to serve as a task chair and an elevated position to serve as an elevated sitting support. A backrest arrangement may extend from the seat assembly. In the lowered position, the front and rear seat parts are both generally horizontally oriented. In the elevated position, the rear seat part may have a slight forward tilt and be positioned higher than in the lowered position, and the front seat part may extend at a downward angle relative to the rear seat part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventors: Peter J. Beyer, Kyle R. Fleet, Teresa A. Bellingar
  • Publication number: 20200315354
    Abstract: An office-type chair including a back support having a suspension mesh back support and a back support frame. The suspension mesh back support has an integral retaining channel disposed at a peripheral edge thereof, and the back support frame includes a central pair of upright support posts and wedge base for mounting to a chair frame. The back support frame includes a plurality of flexible and spaced support arms extending laterally outward from the upright support posts. The support arms each have a peripheral edge configured for fastenerless attachment in a tensioned state within the suspension mesh retaining channel. An upholstery cover encapsulates the suspension mesh and back support frame. The office chair also includes a lumbar mechanism including a resilient cushion that may be positioned in the space between the suspension mesh and the support frame and adjusted along the vertical extent of the back support by rolling the resilient cushion on the rear of the suspension mesh.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: Peter J. Beyer, Kyle R. Fleet, Michael E. Schasel, Todd A. Kercher, Brian S. Gessler, Teresa A. Bellingar
  • Patent number: 10780003
    Abstract: An office-type chair includes a base, a height-adjustable pedestal extending upward from the base, a seat assembly including a rear seat part and a front seat part, and a linkage system connecting the pedestal to the seat assembly. The linkage system is adapted to pivot the seat assembly between a lowered position to serve as a task chair and an elevated position to serve as an elevated sitting support. A backrest arrangement may extend from the seat assembly. In the lowered position, the front and rear seat parts are both generally horizontally oriented. In the elevated position, the rear seat part may have a slight forward tilt and be positioned higher than in the lowered position, and the front seat part may extend at a downward angle relative to the rear seat part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: Haworth, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter J. Beyer, Kyle R. Fleet, Teresa A. Bellingar
  • Patent number: 10729250
    Abstract: An office-type chair including a back support having a suspension mesh back support and a back support frame. The suspension mesh back support has an integral retaining channel disposed at a peripheral edge thereof, and the back support frame includes a central pair of upright support posts and wedge base for mounting to a chair frame. The back support frame includes a plurality of flexible and spaced support arms extending laterally outward from the upright support posts. The support arms each have a peripheral edge configured for fastenerless attachment in a tensioned state within the suspension mesh retaining channel. An upholstery cover encapsulates the suspension mesh and back support frame. The office chair also includes a lumbar mechanism including a resilient cushion that may be positioned in the space between the suspension mesh and the support frame and adjusted along the vertical extent of the back support by rolling the resilient cushion on the rear of the suspension mesh.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Haworth, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter J. Beyer, Kyle R. Fleet, Michael E. Schasel, Todd A. Kercher, Brian S. Gessler, Teresa A. Bellingar
  • Publication number: 20200214916
    Abstract: An office-type chair includes a base, a height-adjustable pedestal extending upward from the base, a seat assembly including a rear seat part and a front seat part, and a linkage system connecting the pedestal to the seat assembly. The linkage system is adapted to pivot the seat assembly between a lowered position to serve as a task chair and an elevated position to serve as an elevated sitting support. A backrest arrangement may extend from the seat assembly. In the lowered position, the front and rear seat parts are both generally horizontally oriented. In the elevated position, the rear seat part may have a slight forward tilt and be positioned higher than in the lowered position, and the front seat part may extend at a downward angle relative to the rear seat part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2019
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Peter J. Beyer, Kyle R. Fleet, Teresa A. Bellingar
  • Publication number: 20190133328
    Abstract: An office-type chair including a back support having a suspension mesh back support and a back support frame. The suspension mesh back support has an integral retaining channel disposed at a peripheral edge thereof, and the back support frame includes a central pair of upright support posts and wedge base for mounting to a chair frame. The back support frame includes a plurality of flexible and spaced support arms extending laterally outward from the upright support posts. The support arms each have a peripheral edge configured for fastenerless attachment in a tensioned state within the suspension mesh retaining channel. An upholstery cover encapsulates the suspension mesh and back support frame. The office chair also includes a lumbar mechanism including a resilient cushion that may be positioned in the space between the suspension mesh and the support frame and adjusted along the vertical extent of the back support by rolling the resilient cushion on the rear of the suspension mesh.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: Peter J. Beyer, Kyle R. Fleet, Michael E. Schasel, Todd A. Kercher, Brian S. Gessler, Teresa A. Bellingar
  • Patent number: 10182657
    Abstract: An office-type chair including a back support having a suspension mesh back support and a back support frame. The suspension mesh back support has an integral retaining channel disposed at a peripheral edge thereof, and the back support frame includes a central pair of upright support posts and wedge base for mounting to a chair frame. The back support frame includes a plurality of flexible and spaced support arms extending laterally outward from the upright support posts. The support arms each have a peripheral edge configured for fastenerless attachment in a tensioned state within the suspension mesh retaining channel. An upholstery cover encapsulates the suspension mesh and back support frame. The office chair also includes a lumbar mechanism including a resilient cushion that may be positioned in the space between the suspension mesh and the support frame and adjusted along the vertical extent of the back support by rolling the resilient cushion on the rear of the suspension mesh.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: Haworth, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter J. Beyer, Kyle R. Fleet, Michael E. Schasel, Todd A. Kercher, Brian S. Gessler, Teresa A. Bellingar
  • Patent number: 9913539
    Abstract: A back support for a chair includes a chair frame, a pair of upright support posts mounted to the chair frame, the upright support posts being laterally flexible with respect to the chair frame, a plurality of flexible support arms extending laterally outwardly from the upright support posts, the support arms each including a peripheral edge, the support arms including a first set of support arms extending in a first lateral direction from the upright posts and a second set of support arms extending in a second direction from the upright posts; and a material extending in tension between the peripheral edges of the first set of support arms and the peripheral edges of the second set of support arms such that at least a central portion of the material is spaced from the support arms. In addition, a seat support includes a repositionable front edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: Haworth, Inc.
    Inventors: Martin W. Potrykus, Peter T. LaDuke, Jason W. Hall, Timothy J. Scholma, Nicolai Czumaj-Bront, Teresa A. Bellingar, Michael W. Welsh, Larry A. Wilkerson, Kyle R. Fleet
  • Publication number: 20170231396
    Abstract: An office-type chair including a back support having a suspension mesh back support and a back support frame. The suspension mesh back support has an integral retaining channel disposed at a peripheral edge thereof, and the back support frame includes a central pair of upright support posts and wedge base for mounting to a chair frame. The back support frame includes a plurality of flexible and spaced support arms extending laterally outward from the upright support posts. The support arms each have a peripheral edge configured for fastenerless attachment in a tensioned state within the suspension mesh retaining channel. An upholstery cover encapsulates the suspension mesh and back support frame. The office chair also includes a lumbar mechanism including a resilient cushion that may be positioned in the space between the suspension mesh and the support frame and adjusted along the vertical extent of the back support by rolling the resilient cushion on the rear of the suspension mesh.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2016
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Peter J. Beyer, Kyle R. Fleet, Michael E. Schasel, Todd A. Kercher, Brian S. Gessler, Teresa A. Bellingar
  • Patent number: D779251
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: Haworth, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter J. Beyer, Teresa A. Bellingar, Michael W. Welsh, Kyle R. Fleet
  • Patent number: D779252
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: Haworth, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael W. Welsh, Kyle R. Fleet, Nicolai Czumaj-Bront, Peter J. Beyer, Teresa A. Bellingar
  • Patent number: D779253
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: Haworth, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael W. Welsh, Kyle R. Fleet, Nicolai Czumaj-Bront, Peter J. Beyer, Teresa A. Bellingar
  • Patent number: D779254
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: Haworth, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael W. Welsh, Kyle R. Fleet, Nicolai Czumaj-Bront
  • Patent number: D779255
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: Haworth, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael W. Welsh, Kyle R. Fleet, Nicolai Czumaj-Bront
  • Patent number: D782241
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: Haworth, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael W. Welsh, Kyle R. Fleet, Nicolai Czumaj-Bront, Martin W. Potrykus, Markus Berenwinkel, Carlo Shayeb
  • Patent number: D782859
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: Haworth, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael W. Welsh, Kyle R. Fleet, Nicolai Czumaj-Bront, Martin W. Potrykus, Markus Berenwinkel, Carlo Shayeb
  • Patent number: D784749
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: Haworth, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael W. Welsh, Kyle R. Fleet, Nicolai Czumaj-Bront, Peter J. Beyer, Teresa A. Bellingar
  • Patent number: D793787
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: Haworth, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael W. Welsh, Kyle R. Fleet, Nicolai Czumaj-Bront, Martin W. Potrykus, Markus Berenwinkel, Carlo Shayeb