Patents by Inventor Michael Klaesener

Michael Klaesener 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: 6948774
    Abstract: A chair, such as a swivel chair for the office, has an armrest that is made up of an armrest carrier, which includes a carrier and a sleeve sliding thereon and attached to the seat at the bottom by a seat flange which can be displaced transversely to the seat direction, and of an arm support, which can be displaced longitudinally via a guide and can be rotated via a rotary part mounted in a rotary bearing. The guide is arranged parallel, but eccentrically in relation, to the axis of symmetry of the arm support. Since the rotatability of the arm support is at least 1800, it is possible to set different clear distances between the two arm supports of the chair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2005
    Assignee: Sedus Stoll AG
    Inventors: Klaus Maier, Michael Klaesener, Thomas Stenzel
  • Patent number: 6857704
    Abstract: In a neck support for a chair, a head cushion is articulated, via an articulation bearing, on a guide sleeve displaced on a retaining bar, articulated on the top edge of a backrest via a further articulation bearing, the retaining bar and the guide sleeve being of rectilinear design, this resulting in linear height adjustability of the neck support. The bottom articulation bearing and preferably also the top articulation bearing each comprise a cylinder on the retaining bar and two cylinders on a bearing foot or on a link plate, it being possible for the first cylinder to rotate in a controlled manner between the two second cylinders via blocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2005
    Assignee: Sedus Stoll AG
    Inventors: Thomas Stenzel, Michael Klaesener, Klaus Maier
  • Patent number: 6832814
    Abstract: In the case of a chair with adjustable seat depth, the seat comprises a rigid supporting panel (1) and a single-piece, longitudinally flexible seat panel (2) which bears the seat cushion (3) and is connected in a longitudinally displaceable manner to the supporting panel (1). The longitudinal displaceability is achieved by providing guide strips (6) mounted in guideways (4) on the top side of the seat panel (2), the guide strips being fastened on the supporting panel (1) via screws (7), and the screws (7) passing through slots (5) on the base of the guideways (4). The supporting panel (1) is advantageously designed as a frame and consists of cast aluminium, and the seat panel (2) consists of polypropylene. This achieves an optimum sliding pairing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2004
    Assignee: Sedus Stoll AG
    Inventors: Thomas Stenzel, Michael Klaesener
  • Patent number: 6755472
    Abstract: A neckrest, for a chair having a backrest, is configured to be attached to a backrest shield in a height-adjustable manner. The neckrest includes a circular cross-section retaining rod, configured to be connected to the backrest shield via an articulated or movable connection so as to be tiltable by up to approximately 30° in a vertical plane vertically with respect to a surface of the backrest, and a circular cross-section guide sleeve, mounted on the retaining rod so as to be slidingly shiftable by up to approximately 200 mm on the retaining rod. The retaining rod includes a molding on a side thereof which is closest the backrest and seated in a housing having a recess. The molding has a round surface which slides under pressure on a polyurethane rubber material friction dampening device so as to achieve the articulated connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2004
    Assignee: Sedus Stoll AG
    Inventors: Thomas Stenzel, Michael Klaesener
  • Publication number: 20040070249
    Abstract: In the case of a chair with adjustable seat depth, the seat comprises a rigid supporting panel (1) and a single-piece, longitudinally flexible seat panel (2) which bears the seat cushion (3) and is connected in a longitudinally displaceable manner to the supporting panel (1). The longitudinal displaceability is achieved by providing guide strips (6) mounted in guideways (4) on the top side of the seat panel (2), the guide strips being fastened on the supporting panel (1) via screws (7), and the screws (7) passing through slots (5) on the base of the guideways (4). The supporting panel (1) is advantageously designed as a frame and consists of cast aluminium, and the seat panel (2) consists of polypropylene. This achieves an optimum sliding pairing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2003
    Publication date: April 15, 2004
    Applicant: SEDUS STOLL AG
    Inventors: Thomas Stenzel, Michael Klaesener
  • Publication number: 20040070252
    Abstract: In the case of a neck support for a chair, the head cushion (6) is articulated, via an articulation bearing (5), on a guide sleeve (4) which can be displaced on a retaining bar (2), which is articulated on the top edge of the backrest (1) of the chair via a further articulation bearing (3), the retaining bar (2) and the guide sleeve (4) being of rectilinear design, this resulting in linear height adjustability of the neck support. The bottom articulation bearing (3) and preferably also the top articulation bearing (5) each comprise a cylinder (7) on the retaining bar (2) and two cylinders (8, 9) on the bearing foot (10) or on the link plate (26), it being possible for the first cylinder (7) to rotate in a controlled manner between the two second cylinders (8, 9) via blocks (13). In particular in combination with a height-adjustable backrest, the neck support according to the invention has an optimum adjustment range for the user's head and neck.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2003
    Publication date: April 15, 2004
    Applicant: SEDUS STOLL AG
    Inventors: Thomas Stenzel, Michael Klaesener, Klaus Maier
  • Publication number: 20040066080
    Abstract: In the case of a chair, in particular a swivel chair for the office, the armrest is made up of an armrest carrier, which comprises a carrier (1) and a sleeve (2) sliding thereon and is attached to the seat at the bottom by a seat flange (3) which can be displaced transversely to the seat direction, and of an arm support (10, 11), which can be displaced longitudinally via a guide (7) and can be rotated via a rotary part (4) mounted in a rotary bearing (5). The guide (7) is arranged parallel, but eccentrically in relation, to the axis of symmetry of the arm support. Since the rotatability of the arm support is at least 180°, it is possible to set different clear distances between the two arm supports (10, 11) of the chair.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2003
    Publication date: April 8, 2004
    Applicant: SEDUS STOLL AG
    Inventors: Klaus Maier, Michael Klaesener, Thomas Stenzel
  • Publication number: 20030141751
    Abstract: A neckrest, for a chair having a backrest, is configured to be attached to a backrest shield in a height-adjustable manner. The neckrest includes a circular cross-section retaining rod, configured to be connected to the backrest shield via an articulated or movable connection so as to be tiltable by up to approximately 30° in a vertical plane vertically with respect to a surface of the backrest, and a circular cross-section guide sleeve, mounted on the retaining rod so as to be slidingly shiftable by up to approximately 200 mm on the retaining rod. The retaining rod includes a molding on a side thereof which is closest the backrest and seated in a housing having a recess. The molding has a round surface which slides under pressure on a polyurethane rubber material friction dampening device so as to achieve the articulated connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2002
    Publication date: July 31, 2003
    Applicant: SEDUS STOLL AG
    Inventors: Thomas Stenzel, Michael Klaesener
  • Patent number: 6050646
    Abstract: A backrest, in particular for an office chair, is indicated, in which backrest a cover is stretched onto a frame. In order for it to be possible for the frame to be introduced into the cover in a simple manner, the frame is of hinged and rotatable design. The cover is stretched in the transverse and longitudinal direction by insertion of a transverse bow into the frame and fastening of the cover to the transverse bow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2000
    Assignee: Sedus Stoll AG
    Inventors: Thomas Stenzel, Michael Klaesener
  • Patent number: D473737
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2003
    Assignee: Sedus Stoll AG
    Inventors: Michael Klaesener, Mathias Seiler
  • Patent number: D479066
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2003
    Assignee: Sedus Stoll AG
    Inventors: Michael Klaesener, Mathias Seiler
  • Patent number: D479928
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2003
    Assignee: Sedus Stoll AG
    Inventors: Michael Klaesener, Mathias Seiler