Patents by Inventor Manfred Peer
Manfred Peer 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: 11969088Abstract: A guide rail including a rail body and a fastening element having a narrow front edge portion abutting the rail body, and configured as a bracket element from an angled sheet metal material with limbs oriented at an angle and connected along a bending edge, and a horizontal limb forming the flat material portion with the upper side and with the underside of the flat material portion with the edge portion. A horizontal limb of the bracket element has an inner limb portion adjoining the bending edge and an outer limb portion adjoining the inner limb portion via a longitudinally extending shoulder. The outer limb portion includes the edge portion and a reinforcing mechanism is provided on the fastening element as an arch extending along the shoulder over a partial region of the outer limb portion and over the shoulder and over part of the inner limb portion.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2021Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: Grass America, Inc.Inventors: Story Woolson, Toni Hayes, Manfred Peer, Georg Domenig
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Publication number: 20230189992Abstract: A guide rail including a rail body and a fastening element having a narrow front edge portion abutting the rail body, and configured as a bracket element from an angled sheet metal material with limbs oriented at an angle and connected along a bending edge, and a horizontal limb forming the flat material portion with the upper side and with the underside of the flat material portion with the edge portion. A horizontal limb of the bracket element has an inner limb portion adjoining the bending edge and an outer limb portion adjoining the inner limb portion via a longitudinally extending shoulder. The outer limb portion includes the edge portion and a reinforcing mechanism is provided on the fastening element as an arch extending along the shoulder over a partial region of the outer limb portion and over the shoulder and over part of the inner limb portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2021Publication date: June 22, 2023Applicant: GRASS AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Story WOOLSON, Toni HAYES, Manfred PEER, Georg DOMENIG
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Patent number: 11242706Abstract: A damping mechanism is provided, including a damper housing, a damping assembly provided within the damper housing, and a damper cover assembly fitted to at least a portion of the damper housing. The damper cover assembly includes a damper cover and at least one connection member attached thereto. A recess is provided on a rearward side of the damper cover, and at least one receptacle is provided, defining an opening on a bottom surface of the damper cover and being adapted to receive and retain therein at least a portion of the at least one connection member of the damper cover assembly. The recess of the damper cover and the connection member of the damper cover assembly are cooperatively adapted to provide a mechanical connection between the damping mechanism and a hinge cup of a hinge assembly in a removable manner.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2020Date of Patent: February 8, 2022Assignee: Grass America Inc.Inventors: Manfred Peer, Daniel L. Moss, Georg Domenig
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Publication number: 20210032919Abstract: A damping mechanism is provided, including a damper housing, a damping assembly provided within the damper housing, and a damper cover assembly fitted to at least a portion of the damper housing. The damper cover assembly includes a damper cover and at least one connection member attached thereto. A recess is provided on a rearward side of the damper cover, and at least one receptacle is provided, defining an opening on a bottom surface of the damper cover and being adapted to receive and retain therein at least a portion of the at least one connection member of the damper cover assembly. The recess of the damper cover and the connection member of the damper cover assembly are cooperatively adapted to provide a mechanical connection between the damping mechanism and a hinge cup of a hinge assembly in a removable manner.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2020Publication date: February 4, 2021Applicant: Grass America Inc.Inventors: Manfred PEER, Daniel L. MOSS, Georg DOMENIG
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Patent number: 10314398Abstract: A pull-out guide for the guidance of a drawer, including a cabinet rail for attachment to a furniture cabinet, a drawer rail for attachment to a drawer, and a roller unit having rollers that roll on guide surfaces of the respective rails during movement of the rails relative to one another. The cabinet rail has a vertically extending low-profile side element that does not extend upwardly above a support surface of the drawer rail over at least 75% of its total length. A vertically upwardly protruding flag-like element extends upwardly in the vertical direction to guide a drawer during assembly to the drawer rail.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2016Date of Patent: June 11, 2019Assignee: Grass America, Inc.Inventors: Christopher Blane Bowman, Cheng Jiang, Manfred Peer, Georg Domenig
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Patent number: 10299585Abstract: Frame for a movable furniture part, in particular for a drawer, wherein the frame is single-walled and a single-walled frame element forms a side wall of the movable furniture part, wherein a guide element of an extension mechanism for the movable furniture part is arranged on the frame element by fastening means. The frame is characterized in that the fastening means engage through the frame element.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2016Date of Patent: May 28, 2019Assignee: Grass America, Inc.Inventors: Dale William Mason, Christopher Blane Bowman, Manfred Peer, Judd Whyatt
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Patent number: 10159344Abstract: A pull-out drawer guide having a cabinet rail for attaching to a furniture cabinet, a drawer rail for attaching to a drawer, a roller carriage having rollers, which, during relative movement of the rails, roll on a guide face of the respective rail. The pull-out guide includes on the cabinet rail, an automatic retraction mechanism which, by means of a catch element, catches the drawer rail in a closure movement and moves it to a closed position relative to the cabinet rail. The cabinet rail has a stop element, and the drawer rail has an abutment element, wherein, at a catch position of the cabinet rail, a distance between the stop and abutment elements is smaller than a maximum length of movement of a coupling element of a force accumulator of the automatic retraction mechanism, the distance being parallel to a direction of movement of the drawer rail.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2016Date of Patent: December 25, 2018Assignee: Grass America, Inc.Inventors: Dale William Mason, Christopher Blane Bowman, Cheng Jiang, Manfred Peer, Georg Domenig, Cai Gengxi
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Publication number: 20180055224Abstract: A pull-out drawer guide having a cabinet rail for attaching to a furniture cabinet, a drawer rail for attaching to a drawer, a roller carriage having rollers, which, during relative movement of the rails, roll on a guide face of the respective rail. The pull-out guide includes on the cabinet rail, an automatic retraction mechanism which, by means of a catch element, catches the drawer rail in a closure movement and moves it to a closed position relative to the cabinet rail. The cabinet rail has a stop element, and the drawer rail has an abutment element, wherein, at a catch position of the cabinet rail, a distance between the stop and abutment elements is smaller than a maximum length of movement of a coupling element of a force accumulator of the automatic retraction mechanism, the distance being parallel to a direction of movement of the drawer rail.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2016Publication date: March 1, 2018Applicant: GRASS AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Dale William MASON, Christopher Blane BOWMAN, Cheng JIANG, Manfred PEER, Georg DOMENIG, Cai GENGXI
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Publication number: 20180020832Abstract: Frame for a movable furniture part, in particular for a drawer, wherein the frame is single-walled and a single-walled frame element forms a side wall of the movable furniture part, wherein a guide element of an extension mechanism for the movable furniture part is arranged on the frame element by fastening means. The frame is characterized in that the fastening means engage through the frame element.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2016Publication date: January 25, 2018Applicant: GRASS AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Dale William MASON, Christopher Blane BOWMAN, Manfred PEER, Judd WHYATT
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Publication number: 20170172300Abstract: A pull-out guide for the guidance of a drawer, including a cabinet rail for attachment to a furniture cabinet, a drawer rail for attachment to a drawer, and a roller unit having rollers that roll on guide surfaces of the respective rails during movement of the rails relative to one another. The cabinet rail has a vertically extending low-profile side element that does not extend upwardly above a support surface of the drawer rail over at least 75% of its total length. A vertically upwardly protruding flag-like element extends upwardly in the vertical direction to guide a drawer during assembly to the drawer rail.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2016Publication date: June 22, 2017Applicant: GRASS AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Christopher Blane BOWMAN, Cheng JIANG, Manfred PEER, Georg DOMENIG
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Patent number: 9611682Abstract: A device for a movable furniture part having a first stop part which can be attached to a body and is connected via a joint mechanism to a second stop part which can be attached to the movable furniture part for pivoting of the movable furniture part. A damping device is provided, and includes a damper housing and an inner part which is received on the damper housing, which damper housing and inner part can be moved with respect to one another, and the damper housing or the inner part serving as a contact part which, for the damping operation, comes at least temporarily into contact with a section of the device, which section can be moved during the pivoting of the furniture part. A setting mechanism is provided, by way of which setting of the damping action which is provided by way of the damping device can be performed.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2014Date of Patent: April 4, 2017Assignee: Grass America, Inc.Inventors: Kurt Forster, Georg Domenig, Manfred Peer, Cheng Jiang
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Patent number: 9565941Abstract: A hinge is provided, including a base plate, a hinge arm movably associated with the base plate, an adjustment cam for adjusting a displacement of the hinge arm relative to the base plate, and a locking member for preventing the hinge arm from fully disassociating with the base plate, located immediately adjacent the adjustment cam, and adapted to connect the base plate to the hinge arm in a manner that does not interfere with a range of motion provided by the adjustment cam if the adjustment cam device experiences uncontrolled displacement.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2014Date of Patent: February 14, 2017Assignee: Grass America, Inc.Inventors: Manfred Peer, Cheng Jiang, Georg Domenig
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Patent number: 9416575Abstract: A hinge is provided, including a hinge arm and a hinge cup connected to one another by a hinge pin at a joint in association with a spring, and an insert provided on the hinge arm at the joint and having an external surface which the spring slidably contacts.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2014Date of Patent: August 16, 2016Assignee: Grass America, Inc.Inventors: Manfred Peer, Cheng Jiang, Georg Domenig
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Publication number: 20150337577Abstract: A hinge is provided, including a base plate, a hinge arm movably associated with the base plate, an adjustment cam for adjusting a displacement of the hinge arm relative to the base plate, and a locking member for preventing the hinge arm from fully disassociating with the base plate, located immediately adjacent the adjustment cam, and adapted to connect the base plate to the hinge arm in a manner that does not interfere with a range of motion provided by the adjustment cam if the adjustment cam device experiences uncontrolled displacement.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2014Publication date: November 26, 2015Applicant: Grass America, Inc.Inventors: Manfred PEER, Cheng JIANG, Georg DOMENIG
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Publication number: 20150337578Abstract: A hinge is provided, including a hinge arm and a hinge cup connected to one another by a hinge pin at a joint in association with a spring, and an insert provided on the hinge arm at the joint and having an external surface which the spring slidably contacts.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2014Publication date: November 26, 2015Applicant: Grass America, Inc.Inventors: Manfred PEER, Cheng JIANG, Georg DOMENIG
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Publication number: 20150068126Abstract: A device for a movable furniture part having a first stop part which can be attached to a body and is connected via a joint mechanism to a second stop part which can be attached to the movable furniture part for pivoting of the movable furniture part. A damping device is provided, and includes a damper housing and an inner part which is received on the damper housing, which damper housing and inner part can be moved with respect to one another, and the damper housing or the inner part serving as a contact part which, for the damping operation, comes at least temporarily into contact with a section of the device, which section can be moved during the pivoting of the furniture part. A setting mechanism is provided, by way of which setting of the damping action which is provided by way of the damping device can be performed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2014Publication date: March 12, 2015Inventors: Kurt FORSTER, Georg DOMENIG, Manfred PEER, Cheng JIANG
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Publication number: 20150002008Abstract: A carcass rail for a guiding device, by way of which a movable furniture part during opening and/or closing is guidable on a furniture carcass of an item of furniture. The carcass rail has a cross sectional profile including several even profile portions extending along a longitudinal axis of the carcass rail, wherein at least two of the profile portions are connected by means of a bending edge which extends along the longitudinal axis. A side profile portion of the cross sectional profile is mounted on a side wall portion in the furniture carcass. At least one free-standing mounting strap for connecting to the side wall portion of the furniture carcass is connected integrally and continuously to the side profile portion and extends over a portion of the longitudinal axis of the carcass rail. In addition, a method for producing the carcass rail is disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2013Publication date: January 1, 2015Applicant: GRASS GMBHInventors: Georg DOMENIG, Manfred PEER, Cheng JIANG
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Patent number: 8678528Abstract: A drawer slide assembly control mechanism including a cabinet rail and a drawer rail is provided, the control mechanism including a drawer latch bracket associated with one of the drawer and the drawer rail and having an engagement tab extending outwardly therefrom, and a shock-absorbing sub-assembly. The shock-absorbing sub-assembly includes an elongate bracket member associated with the cabinet rail and capable of limited linear movement along a portion of the cabinet rail, a movable latch associated with the elongate bracket member and cooperating with the engagement tab of the drawer latch so as to move in concert with movement of the drawer rail over at least a portion of a length of the drawer rail, and a shock absorber associated with the elongate bracket member and cooperating with the movable latch for damping movement of the movable latch at least during a closing stroke of the drawer rail.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2011Date of Patent: March 25, 2014Assignee: Grass America, Inc.Inventors: Georg Domenig, Manfred Peer, Jeffery Morgan
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Publication number: 20140042884Abstract: A control mechanism for a drawer slide assembly including a cabinet rail and a drawer rail is provided. The control mechanism comprises a latch bracket positioned on a portion of a drawer and having a post extending therefrom, a movable latch associated with the cabinet rail and capable of limited linear movement along a portion of the cabinet rail, the movable latch cooperating and engaging with the post of the latch bracket so as to move along with movement of the drawer when engaged with the post, and a damping mechanism for damping movement of the movable latch at least when the drawer is moving from an open position to a closed position.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2012Publication date: February 13, 2014Applicant: Grass America, Inc.Inventors: Georg DOMENIG, Manfred Peer, Cheng Jiang
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Patent number: D914259Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2018Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Assignee: Grass America Inc.Inventors: Thomas Kipp, Matthias Bulla, Manfred Peer, Daniel L. Moss, Georg Domenig