Patents by Inventor Philip D. MININO

Philip D. MININO 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).

  • FLEXIBLE BACK SUPPORT MEMBER WITH INTEGRATED RECLINE STOP NOTCHES
    Publication number: 20140183915
    Abstract: A chair system according to embodiments of the present invention includes a base comprising a seat for a user and one or more support legs, a back, and a flexible back support element rigidly coupled to the back and to the base, the flexible back support element comprising a flex zone, the flex zone comprising one or more notches, wherein the back is reclinable from an upright position to a reclined position, wherein the one or more notches are configured to narrow as the back reclines from the upright position to the reclined position, and wherein the one or more notches are open in the upright position and closed in the reclined position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2013
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: HNI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wolfgang DEISIG, Nils KOEHN, Corey J. SUSIE, John R. KOCH, Philip D. MININO