Patents by Inventor Michael S. Maize

Michael S. Maize 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).

  • Method and apparatus for adjusting heights of objects
    Patent number: 8632038
    Abstract: Embodiments include methods and apparatus for adjusting heights of objects. One embodiment is a leg adjusting assembly that has a housing connected to a leg of a table. A foot mechanism extends outwardly from the housing and from the leg. When a force is applied to the foot mechanism with a foot of a user, a rod vertically moves in the housing and adjusts a height of the table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: Table Jacks, LLC
    Inventors: Steven Lee Christian, Michael S Maize
  • Method and Apparatus for Adjusting Heights of Objects
    Publication number: 20120241568
    Abstract: A leg adjusting assembly has a housing, a rod that moves through the housing, a foot mechanism, and a biasing member. The rod moves through a hole in the housing and a hole in the foot mechanism. The biasing member moves the foot mechanism against the rod and prevents the rod from moving within the housing. A foot-activated force applied to the foot mechanism enables the rod to move and alter a height of the leg of a table or chair.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2012
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Inventors: Steven Lee Christian, Michael S. Maize
  • Method and apparatus for adjusting heights of objects
    Publication number: 20080087777
    Abstract: Embodiments include methods and apparatus for adjusting heights of objects. One embodiment is a leg adjusting assembly that has a housing connected to a leg of a table. A foot mechanism extends outwardly from the housing and from the leg. When a force is applied to the foot mechanism with a foot of a user, a rod vertically moves in the housing and adjusts a height of the table.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2006
    Publication date: April 17, 2008
    Inventors: Steven Lee Christian, Michael S. Maize