Patents by Inventor Rem Koolhaas

Rem Koolhaas 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: 9173483
    Abstract: An article of furniture includes a base, an intermediate member positioned above the base, a top member positioned above the intermediate member, and an adjustability mechanism that is attached to the base, the intermediate member, and the top member such that the intermediate member and the top member are each moveable relative to the base and such that the intermediate member is moveable relative to the top member and the top member is moveable relative to the intermediate member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: Office for Metropolitan Architecture (O.M.A.) Stadebouq B.V.
    Inventors: Rem Koolhaas, Andrew Blair Hector
  • Patent number: 9138058
    Abstract: A chair includes a base, a seat assembly comprising a seat, and a height adjustment mechanism attached between the base and the seat assembly. The height adjustment mechanism vertically moves a position of the seat from a first position to a second position that is higher than the first position. The height adjustment mechanism includes a first gas spring attached to the base, a second gas spring attached to the seat assembly, and a support attached between the first gas spring and the second gas spring. The first gas spring is at least partially within a lower portion of the base and the second gas spring is at least partially within the seat assembly. The seat assembly is movable relative to the lower portion of the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: Office for Metropolitan Architecture (O.M.A.) Stedebouw B.V
    Inventors: Rem Koolhaas, Andrew Blair Hector
  • Patent number: 9113702
    Abstract: An article of furniture includes a base support, an intermediate support moveably attached to the base support via a first moveable attachment mechanism, and a top support moveably attached to the intermediate support via a second moveable attachment mechanism. The first moveable attachment mechanism includes a first rotatable member that rotates about a first axis of rotation such that the intermediate support is rotatable relative to the base support and is rotatable relative to the top support. The second moveable attachment mechanism includes a second rotatable member that is rotatable about a second axis of rotation such that the top support is rotatable relative to the intermediate support and is also rotatable relative to the base support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: Office for Metropolitan Architecture (O.M.A.) Stedebouw B.V.
    Inventors: Rem Koolhaas, Andrew Blair Hector
  • Publication number: 20140311389
    Abstract: An article of furniture includes a base support, an intermediate support moveably attached to the base support via a first moveable attachment mechanism, and a top support moveably attached to the intermediate support via a second moveable attachment mechanism. The first moveable attachment mechanism includes a first rotatable member that rotates about a first axis of rotation such that the intermediate support is rotatable relative to the base support and is rotatable relative to the top support. The second moveable attachment mechanism includes a second rotatable member that is rotatable about a second axis of rotation such that the top support is rotatable relative to the intermediate support and is also rotatable relative to the base support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: Office for Metropolitan Architecture Stedebouw B.V.
    Inventors: Rem Koolhaas, Andrew Blair Hector
  • Publication number: 20140312667
    Abstract: A chair includes a base, a seat assembly comprising a seat, and a height adjustment mechanism attached between the base and the seat assembly. The height adjustment mechanism vertically moves a position of the seat from a first position to a second position that is higher than the first position. The height adjustment mechanism includes a first gas spring attached to the base, a second gas spring attached to the seat assembly, and a support attached between the first gas spring and the second gas spring. The first gas spring is at least partially within a lower portion of the base and the second gas spring is at least partially within the seat assembly. The seat assembly is movable relative to the lower portion of the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: Office for Metropolitan Architecture Stedebouw B.V.
    Inventors: Rem Koolhaas, Andrew Blair Hector
  • Publication number: 20140311062
    Abstract: An article of furniture includes a base, an intermediate member positioned above the base, a top member positioned above the intermediate member, and an adjustability mechanism that is attached to the base, the intermediate member, and the top member such that the intermediate member and the top member are each moveable relative to the base and such that the intermediate member is moveable relative to the top member and the top member is moveable relative to the intermediate member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: Office for Metropolitan Architecture Stedebouw B.V
    Inventors: Rem Koolhaas, Andrew Blair Hector
  • Publication number: 20030072934
    Abstract: This invention provides a web or a matrix for panels useful in architectural design, such as for exterior architectural panels, panels for interior partitions or for space delimiters, wall or ceiling architectural panels, tables, shelves, etc. More particularly, a web for a panel useful in architectural design comprising a structural web or matrix having a plurality of voids disposed in an apparent random configuration, where some of the voids communicate with an outer surface of the panel and where some of the voids may also communicate among themselves to give the panels a perforated appearance, similar to that of a sponge, and methods of manufacture thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2002
    Publication date: April 17, 2003
    Inventor: Rem Koolhaas