Patents by Inventor Mark Schaefers

Mark Schaefers 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: 6935247
    Abstract: A versatile workstation system including two tables which are removably connected to each other, the tables for supporting two computer monitors, two keyboards and two CPU units. One of the tables is at a standard height and may be used as a desk or a conference table. The second table is two inches lower. The second table is mounted on casters to allow it to be rolled up to and away from the first table. The second table includes brackets for connecting to the first table when the tables are adjacent one another. The second table also includes a wire management structure and has a computer support bracket for computer CPUs. The second table may be used to support the monitors, the CPUs and the keyboards as well as other equipment when the second table is rolled out of the way. The combination of the two tables provide versatility for an office space and is efficaciously ergonomic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2005
    Assignee: HNI Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Schaefers, Douglas M. Hunt, Robert J. Glenn, II, Shawn O. Barrett, William C. Cesaroni
  • Publication number: 20050145769
    Abstract: A work board assembly having a board and hook assembly mountable to a rail assembly, and the rail assembly is mountable to a wall. A flip chart holder may optionally be hung on the board to add versatility to the board. The hook assembly is rotatable, thereby allowing opposite surfaces of the board to be easily and quickly exposed. The exposed surfaces may accept markers or the surfaces may allow tacking of documents, or one surface may be for markers and the other for tacking. The rail assembly includes a bracket designed to be attached to a wall and to mount a rotatable cam. The cam is received by a rail and rotation of the cam causes locking engagement of the rail to the bracket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2005
    Publication date: July 7, 2005
    Inventors: Josiah Ives, Mark Schaefers, Robert Glenn, Shawn Barrett, William Cesaroni
  • Patent number: 6895704
    Abstract: A work board assembly having a board and hook assembly mountable to a rail assembly, and the rail assembly is mountable to a wall. A flip chart holder may optionally be hung on the board to add versatility to the board. The hook assembly is rotatable, thereby allowing opposite surfaces of the board to be easily and quickly exposed. The exposed surfaces may accept markers or the surfaces may allow tacking of documents, or one surface may be for markers and the other for tacking. The rail assembly includes a bracket designed to be attached to a wall and to mount a rotatable cam. The cam is received by a rail and rotation of the cam causes locking engagement of the rail to the bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2005
    Assignee: HNI Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Josiah M. Ives, Mark Schaefers, Robert J. Glenn, II, Shawn O. Barrett, William C. Cesaroni
  • Patent number: 6854202
    Abstract: A versatile work board system having a board and hook assembly mounted to a rail assembly, and the rail assembly is mounted to a wall. A flip chart holder may optionally be hung on the board to add even more versatility to the system. The hook assembly is rotatable, thereby allowing opposite surfaces of the board to be easily and quickly exposed. The exposed surfaces may accept markers or the surfaces may allow tacking of documents, or one surface may be for markers and the other for tacking. The rail assembly includes a bracket designed to be attached to a wall and to mount a rotatable cam. The cam is received by a rail and rotation of the cam causes locking engagement of the rail to the bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2005
    Assignee: HON Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Josiah M. Ives, Mark Schaefers, Robert J. Glenn, II, Shawn O. Barrett, William C. Cesaroni
  • Patent number: 6845723
    Abstract: A folding and tilting table which is versatile, simply constructed and easy to use. The table includes a table top, an elongated support member, two leg assemblies pivotally mounted to ends of the support member, a set of wheels connected to the leg assemblies and an elongated hinge connected to the support member and to the table top. A first pair of latch assemblies restrain the table top to the support member and a second pair of latch assemblies restrain the leg assemblies. Once released, the table top may rotate from an in-use horizontal position to a vertical position for storage. Also once released, the leg assemblies may move from the use mode to storage mode quickly and easily.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2005
    Assignee: HON Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Mark A. Kottman, Josiah M. Ives, Mark Schaefers, William C. Cesaroni, Shawn O. Barrett, Robert J. Glenn, II
  • Publication number: 20040149178
    Abstract: A versatile workstation system including two tables which are removably connected to each other, the tables for supporting two computer monitors, two keyboards and two CPU units. One of the tables is at a standard height and may be used as a desk or a conference table. The second table is two inches lower. The second table is mounted on casters to allow it to be rolled up to and away from the first table. The second table includes brackets for connecting to the first table when the tables are adjacent one another. The second table also includes a wire management structure and has a computer support bracket for computer CPUs. The second table may be used to support the monitors, the CPUs and the keyboards as well as other equipment when the second table is rolled out of the way. The combination of the two tables provide versatility for an office space and is efficaciously ergonomic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2003
    Publication date: August 5, 2004
    Inventors: Mark Schaefers, Douglas M. Hunt, Robert J. Glenn, Shawn O. Barrett, William C. Cesaroni
  • Publication number: 20040148835
    Abstract: A work board assembly having a board and hook assembly mountable to a rail assembly, and the rail assembly is mountable to a wall. A flip chart holder may optionally be hung on the board to add versatility to the board. The hook assembly is rotatable, thereby allowing opposite surfaces of the board to be easily and quickly exposed. The exposed surfaces may accept markers or the surfaces may allow tacking of documents, or one surface may be for markers and the other for tacking. The rail assembly includes a bracket designed to be attached to a wall and to mount a rotatable cam. The cam is received by a rail and rotation of the cam causes locking engagement of the rail to the bracket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2003
    Publication date: August 5, 2004
    Inventors: Josiah M. Ives, Mark Schaefers, Robert J. Glenn, Shawn O. Barrett, William C. Cesaroni
  • Publication number: 20040083932
    Abstract: A folding and tilting table is disclosed which is versatile, simply constructed and easy to use. The table includes a table top, an elongated support member, two leg assemblies pivotally mounted to ends of the support member, a set of wheels connected to the leg assemblies and an elongated hinge connected to the support member and to the table top. A first pair of latch assemblies restrain the table top to the support member and a second pair of latch assemblies restrain the leg assemblies. Once released, the table top may rotate from an in-use horizontal position to a vertical position for storage. Also once released, the leg assemblies may move from the use mode to storage mode quickly and easily.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2002
    Publication date: May 6, 2004
    Inventors: Mark A. Kottman, Josiah M. Ives, Mark Schaefers, William C. Cesaroni, Shawn O. Barrett, Robert J. Glenn