Patents by Inventor Michael D. Rocheford

Michael D. Rocheford 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: 6840584
    Abstract: An article of furniture made of a quasi-rigid foam material. The furniture includes a base for sitting thereon. A back support member is wrapped around the base such that a portion of the support member extends upwardly with respect to the base. The support member has a pair of ends that wrap around at least half of a cylindrical surface of the base to translate a force from an upwardly extending portion of the support member to the ends and prevent tearing of the support member from the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2005
    Assignee: The Upholstery Studio, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael D. Rocheford
  • Publication number: 20030107256
    Abstract: An article of furniture made of a quasi-rigid foam material. The furniture includes a base for sitting thereon. A back support member is wrapped around the base such that a portion of the support member extends upwardly with respect to the base. The support member has a pair of ends that wrap around at least half of a cylindrical surface of the base to translate a force from an upwardly extending portion of the support member to the ends and prevent tearing of the support member from the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2002
    Publication date: June 12, 2003
    Inventor: Michael D. Rocheford
  • Patent number: 6308935
    Abstract: A tool for removing a staple including a shank having an axis of elongation and a distal end along said axis of elongation. A ramp, having a surface for engaging an underside of the crown portion of a staple, is formed integrally with the shank proximate the distal end thereof. The ramp extends laterally with respect to the shank axis of elongation and has an axis angling away from the axis of elongation of the shank at an acute angle. A first fulcrum is integrally formed in the shank, generally perpendicular to the axis of said ramp, about which the ramp can be rotated when the engaging surface abuts an underside of a crown portion of the staple. A second fulcrum is integrally formed in the shank, generally perpendicular to the axis of elongation of the shank, about which the ramp can be rotated when the engaging surface abuts an underside of the crown portion of the staple.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2001
    Assignee: The Upholstery Studio, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael D. Rocheford
  • Patent number: D451725
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2001
    Assignee: The Upholstery Studio, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael D. Rocheford
  • Patent number: D461355
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2002
    Assignee: The Upholstery Studio, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael D. Rocheford