Patents by Inventor Patrick PIRKER

Patrick PIRKER 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: 11896127
    Abstract: A metal furniture-drawer rear wall having a rectangular large surface-area element, an upper-side element and an attachment element. The large surface-area element has two broad side surfaces spaced apart and opposite one another, two long side surfaces spaced apart and opposite one another, and two narrow side surfaces spaced apart and opposite one another. The upper-side element is provided adjacent a long side surface, the attachment element is provided adjacent a narrow side surface, and the upper-side element and the attachment element extend in the direction of a surface normal to a broad side surface so that the furniture-drawer rear wall extends by less than 20 mm in this direction. The attachment element has an assembly mechanism in order to be connected directly to a furniture fitting by means of a connecting element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Grass GmbH
    Inventors: Guenter Grabher, Patrick Pirker
  • Publication number: 20220175137
    Abstract: A metal furniture-drawer rear wall having a rectangular large surface-area element, an upper-side element and an attachment element. The large surface-area element has two broad side surfaces spaced apart and opposite one another, two long side surfaces spaced apart and opposite one another, and two narrow side surfaces spaced apart and opposite one another. The upper-side element is provided adjacent a long side surface, the attachment element is provided adjacent a narrow side surface, and the upper-side element and the attachment element extend in the direction of a surface normal to a broad side surface so that the furniture-drawer rear wall extends by less than 20 mm in this direction. The attachment element has an assembly mechanism in order to be connected directly to a furniture fitting by means of a connecting element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Applicant: Grass GmbH
    Inventors: Guenter GRABHER, Patrick PIRKER
  • Patent number: 9901173
    Abstract: A frame for a drawer having a frame body which comprises a cavity for receiving a drawer guiding system, wherein the frame body includes an inner base part and an outer covering element which covers the base part, and wherein the inner base part comprises receiving means for the drawer guiding system as well as a support for a bottom part of a drawer bottom. According to the invention, the covering element covers the base part fully or almost fully at least over the length thereof, wherein a top horizontal portion of the covering element is supported on the base part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: Grass GmbH
    Inventors: Guenter Grabher, Juergen Amann, Patrick Pirker
  • Patent number: 9833070
    Abstract: A drawer front connection unit for a drawer wall element of a drawer. The drawer wall element and a marginal portion of a drawer bottom are insertable to form a drawer side wall adjoining the drawer bottom. The drawer wall element comprises a wall profile part and a bottom-receiving profile part. A support surface is provided on the bottom-receiving profile part, for providing underside support to the drawer bottom. The wall profile part comprises a chamber portion having inner and outer wall sheet portions, which, lying opposite each other, are spaced apart by a width of the drawer wall element and connected by a bent section. The drawer front connection unit fits into the chamber portion of the drawer wall element and extends over a height of the chamber portion. The drawer front connection unit has front-fastening elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: Grass GmbH
    Inventors: Felix Karu, Juergen Nachbaur, Patrick Pirker
  • Patent number: 9655449
    Abstract: A wall construction element of a drawer is proposed, wherein the wall construction element has a frame body, having a base part which provides a cavity for receiving a drawer guide system, and having a casing element for casing the base part, wherein in a covering portion of the frame body a material layer of the casing element covers a material layer of the base part. According to the invention, a support part which upwardly projects in the fashion of a column is present on the frame body, wherein for attaching the support part in an end-side end region of the frame body a tongue-like flat portion of the support part is secured between the base part and the casing element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: Grass GmbH
    Inventors: Guenter Grabher, Juergen Amann, Patrick Pirker
  • Publication number: 20160316910
    Abstract: A drawer front connection unit for a drawer wall element of a drawer. The drawer wall element and a marginal portion of a drawer bottom are insertable to form a drawer side wall adjoining the drawer bottom. The drawer wall element comprises a wall profile part and a bottom-receiving profile part. A support surface is provided on the bottom-receiving profile part, for providing underside support to the drawer bottom. The wall profile part comprises a chamber portion having inner and outer wall sheet portions, which, lying opposite each other, are spaced apart by a width of the drawer wall element and connected by a bent section. The drawer front connection unit fits into the chamber portion of the drawer wall element and extends over a height of the chamber portion. The drawer front connection unit has front-fastening elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2016
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Applicant: Grass GMBH
    Inventors: Felix KARU, Juergen NACHBAUR, Patrick PIRKER
  • Publication number: 20160106211
    Abstract: A wall element for a drawer side of a drawer, having a drawer side body consisting of a base part which has a cavity for receiving a drawer slide system and a casing element for encasing the base part, is proposed. According to the invention, the wall element forms at least the upper part of the drawer side with an upper end face and opposing vertical wall sections, wherein the wall element is designed to be plugged onto the drawer side body from above and to be fixed to the drawer side body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2015
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Inventors: Guenter GRABHER, Patrick PIRKER
  • Publication number: 20160106213
    Abstract: A frame for a drawer having a frame body which comprises a cavity for receiving a drawer guiding system, wherein the frame body includes an inner base part and an outer covering element which covers the base part, and wherein the inner base part comprises receiving means for the drawer guiding system as well as a support for a bottom part of a drawer bottom. According to the invention, the covering element covers the base part fully or almost fully at least over the length thereof, wherein a top horizontal portion of the covering element is supported on the base part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2015
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Inventors: Guenter GRABHER, Juergen AMANN, Patrick PIRKER
  • Publication number: 20160106212
    Abstract: A wall construction element of a drawer is proposed, wherein the wall construction element has a frame body, having a base part which provides a cavity for receiving a drawer guide system, and having a casing element for casing the base part, wherein in a covering portion of the frame body a material layer of the casing element covers a material layer of the base part. According to the invention, a support part which upwardly projects in the fashion of a column is present on the frame body, wherein for attaching the support part in an end-side end region of the frame body a tongue-like flat portion of the support part is secured between the base part and the casing element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2015
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Inventors: Guenter GRABHER, Juergen AMANN, Patrick PIRKER