Patents by Inventor Marcus C. Koepke

Marcus C. Koepke 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).

  • Chair construction
    Patent number: 6161897
    Abstract: A chair has a seat supported on a base support assembly. The support assembly includes an upper bracket with a transverse tube mounted on the forward end thereof. The seat includes an upper shell having hooks extending downwardly from the underside thereof. The hooks are dimensioned and configured to engage the tube and provide for pivotable movement of the upper shell about the tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2000
    Assignee: Hon Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Eric J. Kurtz, Ogden R. Olson, Marcus C. Koepke, Earl H. Koepke
  • Occupant weight operated chair
    Patent number: 5486035
    Abstract: A chair having a reclinable back having a seat and back interconnected by a stiff resiliently flexible transition connection connecting the seat rear portion and the back lower portion, the seat forward portion and back portion being mounted upon a support whereby reclining of the back raises the seat rear portion producing an occupant weight operated reclinable chair having a substantially uniform back reclining force requirement throughout the reclining range of motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 23, 1996
    Inventors: Marcus C. Koepke, Earl H. Koepke
  • Reclining chair
    Patent number: 5314237
    Abstract: A reclining chair which includes a base, frame supports, and pivotable seat and back supports. The seat and back supports are pivotally connected for correlative movement, and the seat support is operably connected to an inclined ramp which raises the vertical height of the seat support during reclining.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 1992
    Date of Patent: May 24, 1994
    Assignee: Kimball International Marketing, Inc.
    Inventors: Marcus C. Koepke, Earl H. Koepke
  • Reclining chair
    Patent number: 5308145
    Abstract: A reclining chair which includes a pivotal connection between the seat support, the arm support and the back support. The connection allows for the seat support to be raised during reclining operation to allow a user to maintain a consistent eye level at all times. The pivotal connection includes links which are pivotally connected at the sides of the chair to their corresponding supports and are actuated by the weight of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 1992
    Date of Patent: May 3, 1994
    Assignee: Kimball International Marketing, Inc.
    Inventors: Marcus C. Koepke, Earl H. Koepke
  • Chair
    Patent number: D437702
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2001
    Assignee: Hon Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Marcus C. Koepke, Ogden R. Olson, Eric J. Kurtz, Earl H. Koepke
  • Chair
    Patent number: D437704
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2001
    Assignee: HON Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Marcus C. Koepke, Ogden R. Olson, Eric J. Kurtz, Earl H. Koepke
  • Desk chair
    Patent number: D446033
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2001
    Assignee: Kimball International, Inc.
    Inventors: Marcus C. Koepke, Ralph L. Langen
  • Side chair
    Patent number: D446037
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2001
    Assignee: Kimball International, Inc.
    Inventors: Marcus C. Koepke, Ralph L. Langen
  • Chair
    Patent number: D446400
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2001
    Assignee: HON Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Craig H. Schultz, Douglas A. Schroeder, Marcus C. Koepke, Earl H. Koepke, Eric J. Kurtz, Ogden R. Olson
  • Castor
    Patent number: D457421
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: HON Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Marcus C. Koepke, Brian R. Trego, Erik A. Steffensen
  • Chair control lever
    Patent number: D460643
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2002
    Assignee: HON Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Marcus C. Koepke, Jay R. Machael, Brian R. Trego
  • Chair
    Patent number: D460869
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2002
    Assignee: HON Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Marcus C. Koepke, Jay R. Machael, Craig H. Schultz, Douglas A. Schroeder, Erik A. Steffensen, Brian R. Trego, Tim Coffield, Patrick Burgess, George Mulka
  • Chair base
    Patent number: D460884
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2002
    Assignee: HON Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Marcus C. Koepke, Jay R. Machael
  • Chair back lumbar support
    Patent number: D461658
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2002
    Assignee: HON Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Marcus C. Koepke, Jay R. Machael, Craig H. Schultz, Douglas A. Schroeder
  • Chair back framework
    Patent number: D461659
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2002
    Assignee: HON Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Marcus C. Koepke, Jay R. Machael, Craig H. Schultz, Douglas A. Schroeder
  • Chair seat framework
    Patent number: D461660
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2002
    Assignee: HON Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Marcus C. Koepke, Jay R. Machael
  • Chair seat and back
    Patent number: D461661
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2002
    Assignee: HON Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Marcus C. Koepke, Jay R. Machael
  • Chair control lever
    Patent number: D461976
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2002
    Assignee: HON Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Marcus C. Koepke, Jay R. Machael, Brian R. Trego
  • Chair
    Patent number: D462186
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2002
    Assignee: HON Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Craig H. Schultz, Douglas A. Schroeder, Eric J. Kurtz, Marcus C. Koepke, Ogden R. Olson, Earl H. Koepke
  • Chair
    Patent number: D462187
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2002
    Assignee: HON Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Marcus C. Koepke, Jay R. Machael, Craig H. Schultz, Douglas A. Schroeder, Erik A. Steffensen, Brian R. Trego, Tim Coffield, Patrick Burgess, George Mulka