Patents by Inventor Martin W. Potrykus

Martin W. Potrykus 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).

  • Office chair
    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
  • OFFICE CHAIR
    Publication number: 20160029801
    Abstract: A back support (12) for a chair includes a chair frame (20), a pair of upright support posts (18) mounted to the chair frame (20), the upright support posts (18) being laterally flexible with respect to the chair frame (20), a plurality of flexible support arms (21) extending laterally outwardly from the upright support posts (18), the support arms (21) each including a peripheral edge (23), the support arms (21) including a first set of support arms extending in a first lateral direction from the upright posts (18) and a second set of support arms extending in a second direction from the upright posts (18); and a material (42) extending in tension between the peripheral edges (23) of the first set of support arms and the peripheral edges (23) of the second set of support arms such that at least a central portion of the material (42) is spaced from the support arms (21).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    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
  • Armrests for a chair
    Patent number: D779248
    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, Martin W. Potrykus, Markus Berenwinkel, Carlo Shayeb
  • Portion of a back support for a chair
    Patent number: D779250
    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, Martin W. Potrykus, Markus Berenwinkel, Carlo Shayeb
  • Back support for a chair
    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
  • Back support for a chair
    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
  • Portion of a back support for a chair
    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