Patents by Inventor Neal J. Fifer

Neal J. Fifer 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).

  • Construction system and method and related articles
    Patent number: 10617204
    Abstract: A furniture unit includes at least one substrate having an upper surface, a lower surface, a proximal peripheral surface, a distal peripheral surface, a first seam, and a second seam. The lower surface is opposite the upper surface. The proximal peripheral surface extends from the upper surface to the lower surface. The distal peripheral surface is opposite the proximal peripheral surface and extends from the upper surface to the lower surface. The second seam is spaced apart from the first seam. The first and second seams extend in a direction parallel to the proximal peripheral surface. The proximal peripheral surface engages the lower surface such that the substrate defines a first hollow support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: SAUDER WOODWORKING CO.
    Inventors: Marvin K. Burnett, Mark A. Strayer, Neal J. Fifer
  • CONSTRUCTION SYSTEM AND METHOD AND RELATED ARTICLES
    Publication number: 20190125076
    Abstract: A furniture unit includes at least one substrate having an upper surface, a lower surface, a proximal peripheral surface, a distal peripheral surface, a first seam, and a second seam. The lower surface is opposite the upper surface. The proximal peripheral surface extends from the upper surface to the lower surface. The distal peripheral surface is opposite the proximal peripheral surface and extends from the upper surface to the lower surface. The second seam is spaced apart from the first seam. The first and second seams extend in a direction parallel to the proximal peripheral surface. The proximal peripheral surface engages the lower surface such that the substrate defines a first hollow support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Marvin K. Burnett, Mark A. Strayer, Neal J. Fifer
  • BED SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20190099006
    Abstract: A bed assembly includes first, second, third, and fourth side rails, first and second slat supports, first and second rail supports, and a slat. The side rails each include an end and a side. The end of the second side rail is coupled to the end of the first side rail. The end of the fourth side rail is coupled to the end of the third side rail such that the sides of the first and second side rails are facing the sides of the third and fourth side rails. The first and second slat supports are configured to engage the first and third side rails, respectively. The first and second rail supports each include a continuous surface coupled to two of the first, second, third, and fourth side rails and configured to inhibit movement of the two of the first, second, third, and fourth side rails.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2017
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Inventors: Douglas B. Gerig, Ronald D. Roth, Barry J. Tuckerman, Neal J. Fifer, Brian D. Fritch
  • Construction system and method and related articles
    Patent number: 10201226
    Abstract: A furniture unit includes at least one substrate having an upper surface, a lower surface, a proximal peripheral surface, a distal peripheral surface, a first seam, and a second seam. The lower surface is opposite the upper surface. The proximal peripheral surface extends from the upper surface to the lower surface. The distal peripheral surface is opposite the proximal peripheral surface and extends from the upper surface to the lower surface. The second seam is spaced apart from the first seam. The first and second seams extend in a direction parallel to the proximal peripheral surface. The proximal peripheral surface engages the lower surface such that the substrate defines a first hollow support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: SAUDER WOODWORKING CO.
    Inventors: Marvin K. Burnett, Mark A. Strayer, Neal J. Fifer
  • Construction System and Method and Related Articles
    Publication number: 20180199707
    Abstract: A furniture unit includes at least one substrate having an upper surface, a lower surface, a proximal peripheral surface, a distal peripheral surface, a first seam, and a second seam. The lower surface is opposite the upper surface. The proximal peripheral surface extends from the upper surface to the lower surface. The distal peripheral surface is opposite the proximal peripheral surface and extends from the upper surface to the lower surface. The second seam is spaced apart from the first seam. The first and second seams extend in a direction parallel to the proximal peripheral surface. The proximal peripheral surface engages the lower surface such that the substrate defines a first hollow support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2017
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Inventors: Marvin K. Burnett, Mark A. Strayer, Neal J. Fifer