Patents by Inventor Ricky D. Roels

Ricky D. Roels 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).

  • Drawer pull
    Patent number: 7007347
    Abstract: A drawer pull, wherein a one-piece pull member has projections which cooperate with openings associated with the drawer front. Assembly of the pull member and drawer front involves principally relative sliding movement of the pull member parallel to the drawer front so as to effect a locking engagement of the pull member to the drawer front.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2006
    Assignee: Haworth, Inc.
    Inventor: Ricky D. Roels
  • Storage cabinet removably mounted on a worksurface by support stanchions
    Patent number: 6550875
    Abstract: A storage cabinet assembly which is mounted on a worksurface by one or more support stanchions which project generally upwardly from the worksurface adjacent an edge thereof. The support stanchions position the storage cabinet in upwardly spaced relation from an upper surface of the worksurface and so that the rear side of the cabinet is generally vertically aligned with the edge of the worksurface. The storage cabinet includes one or more horizontal shelves which are adapted to mount upright divider elements thereon which define upwardly and sidewardly opening channels for accommodating documents or other materials therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2003
    Assignee: Haworth, Inc.
    Inventors: Cheryl C. Compton, Daniel C. K. West, Ricky D. Roels, Charles J. Saylor, Robert Clare Wayner, Mark Powell
  • Support rail assembly for office accessories
    Patent number: 6435461
    Abstract: A support rail assembly for positioning work-related accessories adjacent a worksurface such as a table. The rail assembly includes a horizontally elongated rail supported in upwardly spaced relationship from the worksurface by a support arm or stanchion. The rail defines therein an elongate slot which permits the mounting of accessories in various positions on the rail which are convenient to the user. The rail is supportable from either the rear edge of a worksurface or may be cantilevered forwardly from a wall adjacent the worksurface or from a wall panel to which the worksurface is attached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2002
    Assignee: Haworth, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Saylor, Robert Wayner, David Byrne, Kevin L. Brinks, Ricky D. Roels, Cheryl C. Compton, Sheldon Phillips, Edward Mitchell, Daniel C. K. West
  • Support rail assembly for office accessories
    Patent number: 6267338
    Abstract: A support rail assembly for positioning work-related accessories adjacent a worksurface such as a table. The rail assembly includes a horizontally elongated rail supported in upwardly spaced relationship from the worksurface by a support arm or stanchion. The rail defines therein an elongate slot which permits the mounting of accessories in various positions on the rail which are convenient to the user. The rail is supportable from either the rear edge of a worksurface or may be cantilevered forwardly from a wall adjacent the worksurface or from a wall panel to which the worksurface is attached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2001
    Assignee: Haworth, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Saylor, Robert Wayner, David Byrne, Kevin L. Brinks, Ricky D. Roels, Cheryl C. Compton, Sheldon Phillips, Edward Mitchell