Patents by Inventor Leon Ransmeier

Leon Ransmeier 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: 9474367
    Abstract: A pull-out tray assembly includes a pull-out tray moveable between a closed position and an open position. A front of the tray moves downwardly and a rear of the tray moves upwardly as the tray is moved from the closed to the open position. Likewise, a front cavity is opened and a rear cavity is closed as the pull-out tray is moved from the closed position to the open position. In one embodiment, the pull-out tray assembly includes a slide mechanism pivotally supporting the pull-out tray at a first location on the tray and a track guiding the tray at a second location on the tray. In various embodiments, at least one of a power outlet and communication port is coupled to the pull-out tray. A worksurface assembly incorporating the pull-out tray is also provided, together with a method of using the pull-out tray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: Herman Miller, Inc.
    Inventors: John Matthai, Leon Ransmeier
  • Publication number: 20150327672
    Abstract: A pull-out tray assembly includes a pull-out tray moveable between a closed position and an open position. A front of the tray moves downwardly and a rear of the tray moves upwardly as the tray is moved from the closed to the open position. Likewise, a front cavity is opened and a rear cavity is closed as the pull-out tray is moved from the closed position to the open position. In one embodiment, the pull-out tray assembly includes a slide mechanism pivotally supporting the pull-out tray at a first location on the tray and a track guiding the tray at a second location on the tray. In various embodiments, at least one of a power outlet and communication port is coupled to the pull-out tray. A worksurface assembly incorporating the pull-out tray is also provided, together with a method of using the pull-out tray.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2015
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Inventors: John Matthai, Leon Ransmeier
  • Patent number: 9089209
    Abstract: A pull-out tray assembly includes a pull-out tray moveable between a closed position and an open position. A front of the tray moves downwardly and a rear of the tray moves upwardly as the tray is moved from the closed to the open position. Likewise, a front cavity is opened and a rear cavity is closed as the pull-out tray is moved from the closed position to the open position. In one embodiment, the pull-out tray assembly includes a slide mechanism pivotally supporting the pull-out tray at a first location on the tray and a track guiding the tray at a second location on the tray. In various embodiments, at least one of a power outlet and communication port is coupled to the pull-out tray. A worksurface assembly incorporating the pull-out tray is also provided, together with a method of using the pull-out tray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: Herman Miller, Inc.
    Inventors: John Matthai, Leon Ransmeier
  • Publication number: 20140053759
    Abstract: A pull-out tray assembly includes a pull-out tray moveable between a closed position and an open position. A front of the tray moves downwardly and a rear of the tray moves upwardly as the tray is moved from the closed to the open position. Likewise, a front cavity is opened and a rear cavity is closed as the pull-out tray is moved from the closed position to the open position. In one embodiment, the pull-out tray assembly includes a slide mechanism pivotally supporting the pull-out tray at a first location on the tray and a track guiding the tray at a second location on the tray. In various embodiments, at least one of a power outlet and communication port is coupled to the pull-out tray. A worksurface assembly incorporating the pull-out tray is also provided, together with a method of using the pull-out tray.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: Herman Miller, Inc.
    Inventors: JOHN MATTHAI, LEON RANSMEIER
  • Publication number: 20100272499
    Abstract: An ecological friendly disposable pen includes a main housing, a plug, a cap, an ink reservoir set within the main housing, and a nib sub-assembly. The nib sub-assembly may include a nib, which provides the writing end of the pen, and a wick, which carries ink from the reservoir to the nib. The plug plugs one end of the main housing, and the nib sub-assembly is set within the other end of the main housing. The ink reservoir stores a non-toxic ink. The plug, cap, ink reservoir and main housing are all formed from biodegradable, non-toxic materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2009
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Inventors: Erik Wysocan, Leon Ransmeier
  • Patent number: D625362
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: DBA, LLC
    Inventors: Patrick Sarkissian, Leon Ransmeier, Erik Wysocan
  • Patent number: D732316
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: Herman Miller, Inc.
    Inventors: John Matthai, Leon Ransmeier