Patents by Inventor Nickolaus William Charles Deevers

Nickolaus William Charles Deevers 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: 9913540
    Abstract: A chair component assembly includes a support component adapted to support a portion of a seated user and including a shell member having an outer peripheral edge, the support component further including at least one coupler having an interior and an opening facing the outer peripheral edge of the shell member, and at least one tab member located substantially proximate the opening of the at least one coupler, and an upholstery cover assembly wrapped about at least a portion of the support component and including an edge that is retained within the interior of the at least one cupler by the at least one tab member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher J. Norman, Nickolaus William Charles Deevers, Todd Quigley, Mark J. Dinneweth
  • Publication number: 20180027973
    Abstract: A seating arrangement includes a seat arrangement that includes first, second, third and fourth link members coupled to one another, a back arrangement movable between an upright position and a reclined position and coupled to the seat arrangement such that the first link member moves between forward and rearward positions as the back arrangement is moved between the upright and reclined positions, and a stop arrangement including a stop link coupled to at least one of the first link member, the third link and the fourth link member such that the stop link moves with the associated link member as the back assembly moves between the upright and reclined positions, wherein travel of the stop link is limited with respect to the second link member thereby limiting a rearward movement of the back arrangement toward the reclined position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Applicant: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventors: James N. Ludwig, Nickolaus William Charles Deevers, Kurt R. Heidmann, William Thomas Johnson, Bruce M. Smith, Mark William Spoelhof
  • Publication number: 20170354256
    Abstract: A seating arrangement includes a back frame that includes a top portion, a bottom portion, and a pair of side portions that cooperate to define an opening, wherein at least one of the top portion, the bottom portion and the side portions include a longitudinally extending channel, a back shell having a forwardly facing support surface located within the opening and configured to support a seated user, and an attachment portion that extends about at least a portion of a periphery the support surface, and a cover member extending over the support surface, wherein the cover member is directly attached to the attachment portion of the back shell at an attachment location, and wherein the attachment location and the attachment portion of the back shell are located within the channel and concealed from view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2017
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Applicant: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventors: Gordon J. Peterson, Robert J. Battey, Nickolaus William Charles Deevers
  • Patent number: 9661930
    Abstract: A chair back assembly includes a substantially rigid peripheral frame defining a central opening, and a substantially flexible back shell coupled to the peripheral frame and spanning at least a portion of the central opening, wherein a first portion of the back shell is fixed with respect to the frame at a first position, a second portion of the back shell is fixed with respect to the frame at a second position that is different than the first position, a third portion of the back shell is constrained with respect to the frame in at least one direction of motion at a third position located between the first position and the second position, and wherein a fourth portion of the back shell is free from constraint with respect to the frame at a fourth position located between the third position and the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher J. Norman, Nickolaus William Charles Deevers, Todd Quigley, Mark J. Dinneweth
  • Publication number: 20160296025
    Abstract: A seating support arrangement includes a seating frame arrangement, a flexible cover member supported by the frame arrangement and configured to support a seated user, a surface layer covering at least a portion of the cover member and including a first surface facing the cover member and a second surface opposite the first surface, wherein the first surface of the surface layer includes first portions attached to the cover member interspaced with second portions that are not attached to the cover member, and an elastically resilient control arrangement supported by the frame arrangement and positioned between the cover member and one of the second portions such that the control arrangement is free to move with respect to the cover member and the surface layer, wherein elastic deformation of the control arrangement changes the geometrical configuration of the cover member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2016
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Applicant: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce M. Smith, Carl V. Forslund, III, Christopher J. Norman, Gordon J. Peterson, Fredric Biddle, Nickolaus William Charles Deevers, James Nolan Ludwig
  • Publication number: 20160296026
    Abstract: A seating arrangement includes an upwardly-extending back arrangement movable between an upright and reclined positions, and a seat arrangement that includes a first link member extending horizontally and having forward and rearward portions, a second link member spaced from the first link member, a third link member coupled to the first and second link members and substantially flexible along a majority of a length thereof, and a fourth link member operably coupled to the first and second link members, the fourth link member being substantially rigid along a majority of a length thereof, wherein the link members cooperate to form a linkage arrangement, and wherein the seat arrangement moves in a rearward direction as the back arrangement is moved between the upright position and the reclined position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2016
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Applicant: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventors: James Nolan Ludwig, Nickolaus William Charles Deevers, Kurt Heidmann, Bruce Michael Smith, Mark William Spoelhof
  • Patent number: 9414686
    Abstract: A seating assembly comprising a seat structure including a seat member having an undersurface and a seat edge, a mounting bracket mounted to the undersurface of the seat member, a base including a central hub and a plurality of leg members, the mounting bracket mounted to the base and spaced above the central hub, a first vertical axis passing through the central hub, a base tube mounted to and extending upward along the first vertical axis from the central hub, a mounting collar mounted to the base tube for rotation about the first vertical axis, the mounting collar positioned proximate the mounting bracket and located at least in part located between the mounting bracket and the central hub, a support arm having first and second ends, the first end mounted to the mounting collar for rotation therewith about the vertical axis, the support arm extending radially outward from the mounting collar along the undersurface of the seat member and upward to the second end and a tablet member mounted to the second end
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventors: Sean M Corcorran, Keith Robert Machin, Cody Jay Holstege, William Carey, Larry Cheng, Elger Oberwelz, Thomas Overthun, Lukas Martin Scherrer, Joerg Christoph Student, David J Battey, Nickolaus William Charles Deevers
  • Patent number: 9414685
    Abstract: A seating unit for use in a space including a floor surface, the seating unit comprising a base including a bottom ring adapted to be supported above the floor surface, a pan attached to the bottom ring and adapted to support articles above the floor surface, a central hub positioned above the pan and legs extending from the central hub to the bottom ring and a seat structure comprising a one-piece seat shell rotatably attached to and positioned above the central hub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventors: Sean M Corcorran, Keith Robert Machin, Cody Jay Holstege, William Carey, Larry Cheng, Elger Oberwelz, Thomas Overthun, Lukas Martin Scherrer, Joerg Christoph Student, David J Battey, Nickolaus William Charles Deevers
  • Patent number: 9277825
    Abstract: A seating unit for use in a space including a supporting floor surface, the seating unit comprising a seat structure comprising a mounting bracket having a female connector, a tablet assembly comprising a support arm having a mounting collar on an end and a base having a lower end to be supported by the floor surface and including a base mounting assembly and wherein the base mounting assembly comprises a cup attached to the base, a base tube having a first end inserted into the cup and a second end extending through the mounting collar and mateably engaging the female connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: Steelcase, Inc.
    Inventors: Sean M Corcorran, Keith Robert Machin, Cody Jay Holstege, William Carey, Larry Cheng, Elger Oberwelz, Thomas Overthun, Lukas Martin Scherrer, Joerg Christoph Student, David J Battey, Nickolaus William Charles Deevers
  • Publication number: 20150366356
    Abstract: A seating unit for use in a space including a supporting floor surface, the seating unit comprising a seat structure comprising a mounting bracket having a female connector, a tablet assembly comprising a support arm having a mounting collar on an end and a base having a lower end to be supported by the floor surface and including a base mounting assembly and wherein the base mounting assembly comprises a cup attached to the base, a base tube having a first end inserted into the cup and a second end extending through the mounting collar and mateably engaging the female connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2015
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Inventors: SEAN M. CORCORRAN, KEITH ROBERT MACHIN, CODY JAY HOLSTEGE, WILLIAM CAREY, LARRY CHENG, ELGER OBERWELZ, THOMAS OVERTHUN, LUKAS MARTIN SCHERRER, JOERG CHRISTOPH STUDENT, DAVID J. BATTEY, NICKOLAUS WILLIAM CHARLES DEEVERS
  • Publication number: 20150320220
    Abstract: A seating unit includes a generally horizontal seat portion and a generally upright back portion. The back portion includes a flexible membrane or mesh extending in first and second directions. The mesh defines a generally upright user support surface. At least a portion of the mesh comprises an auxetic material having a negative Poisson's ratio whereby stretching of the auxetic portion of the mesh in at least one of the first and second directions causes the mesh to expand in the other of the first and second directions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2015
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventors: David C. Eberlein, Mark McKenna, Nickolaus William Charles Deevers, Bruce M. Smith, Fredric Biddle, Brett Pearson
  • Patent number: 9060609
    Abstract: A base assembly including a pan member having a top surface, a bottom surface, an outer edge, a central portion and a peripheral portion, the outer edge forming a shape, the top surface concave upward, the pan member forming a plurality of openings that are spaced about the peripheral portion and located at a height above the bottom surface of the central portion, a bottom ring having a shape that is substantially similar to the shape of the pan member, a plurality of pintle mounts extending downward from an undersurface of the bottom ring, the bottom ring mounted to the top surface of the pan member and each pintle mount extending through one of the openings formed in the pan member, a central hub forming an opening in a top surface for receiving a lower portion of a chair mounting assembly, and a plurality of leg members extending upward and from spaced apart locations of the bottom ring to the central hub to support the central hub above the central portion of the pan member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: STEELCASE, INC.
    Inventors: Sean M Corcorran, Keith Robert Machin, Cody Jay Holstege, William Carey, Larry Cheng, Elger Oberwelz, Thomas Overthun, Lukas Martin Scherrer, Joerg Christoph Student, David J Battey, Nickolaus William Charles Deevers
  • Patent number: D802951
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventors: James Nolan Ludwig, Bruce Michael Smith, Mark William Spoelhof, Kurt Heidmann, Nickolaus William Charles Deevers
  • Patent number: D804209
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventors: James Nolan Ludwig, Bruce Michael Smith, Mark William Spoelhof, Kurt Heidmann, Nickolaus William Charles Deevers
  • Patent number: D804839
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventors: James Nolan Ludwig, Bruce Michael Smith, Mark William Spoelhof, Kurt Heidmann, Nickolaus William Charles Deevers
  • Patent number: D804840
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventors: James Nolan Ludwig, Bruce Michael Smith, Mark William Spoelhof, Kurt Heidmann, Nickolaus William Charles Deevers
  • Patent number: D804841
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventors: James Nolan Ludwig, Bruce Michael Smith, Mark William Spoelhof, Kurt Heidmann, Nickolaus William Charles Deevers
  • Patent number: D804875
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventors: James Nolan Ludwig, Bruce Michael Smith, Mark William Spoelhof, Kurt Heidmann, Nickolaus William Charles Deevers
  • Patent number: D804876
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventors: James Nolan Ludwig, Bruce Michael Smith, Mark William Spoelhof, Kurt Heidmann, Nickolaus William Charles Deevers
  • Patent number: D808187
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventors: James Nolan Ludwig, Bruce Michael Smith, Mark William Spoelhof, Kurt Heidmann, Nickolaus William Charles Deevers