Patents by Inventor Neubert Nicolai

Neubert Nicolai 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).

  • Tilt assembly for a chair
    Patent number: 6582019
    Abstract: A tilt assembly comprising a tilt housing, a body support member pivotally attached to said tilt housing about a first horizontal axis and a spring mounted to said tilt housing at a second horizontal axis. The body support member is moveable between a first and second position. The second horizontal axis is adjustably moveable relative to the first horizontal axis. The spring biases said body support member at a first location when the body support member is in the first position and at a second location when the body support member is in the second position, with the second location being a greater distance from the first horizontal axis than the first location. A method for supporting a chair body support member is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2003
    Assignee: Herman Miller, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Warren Insalaco, Neubert Nicolai, Claudia Plikat, Johann Burkhard Schmitz, Carola E.M. Zwick, Roland R.O. Zwick
  • Tilt assembly for a chair
    Publication number: 20010026089
    Abstract: A tilt assembly comprising a tilt housing, a body support member pivotally attached to said tilt housing about a first horizontal axis and a spring mounted to said tilt housing at a second horizontal axis. The body support member is moveable between a first and second position. The second horizontal axis is adjustably moveable relative to the first horizontal axis. The spring biases said body support member at a first location when the body support member is in the first position and at a second location when the body support member is in the second position, with the second location being a greater distance from the first horizontal axis than the first location. A method for supporting a chair body support member is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2001
    Publication date: October 4, 2001
    Inventors: Robert Warren Insalaco, Neubert Nicolai, Claudia Plikat, J. Burkhard Schmitz, Carola E.M. Zwick, Roland R.O. Zwick
  • Back for a seating structure
    Patent number: D471042
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2003
    Assignee: Herman Miller, Inc.
    Inventors: Burkhard Schmitz, Claudia Plikat, Neubert Nicolai, Carola E. M. Zwick, Roland R. O. Zwick