Patents by Inventor Roland Zwick

Roland Zwick 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: 11969094
    Abstract: A chair includes a base, a receptacle coupled to an upper end of the base, and a seat shell forming a seat surface. The seat shell is supported by the receptacle. The chair also includes a back shell forming a back surface. The back shell is connected to the seat shell on both sides of the seat surface and on both sides of the back surface. The back shell includes an extension extending from the back surface to the receptacle under the seat shell. The extension is elastically deformable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Millerknoll, Inc.
    Inventors: Johann Burkhard Schmitz, Carola Zwick, Roland Zwick
  • Publication number: 20240108032
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a feed additive comprising at least a fat-soluble vitamin and a process for its manufacture. Further objects of the present invention are feed comprising such feed additive, as well as methods for supplementation and corresponding uses of such feed additives and feed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2020
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Christian SCHAEFER, Roland SCHEX, Christos TSEKOU, Thomas ZWICK
  • Publication number: 20240108044
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a powderous composition comprising at least one carotenoid and/or one carotenoid derivative, which can be produced easily and which can be used in many fields of application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2022
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Stefanie KIRCHEN, Thomas LINDEMANN, Christian SCHAEFER, Roland SCHEX, Thomas ZWICK
  • Patent number: 11761201
    Abstract: The invention relates to a partition wall which comprises a wall element and a stand device, wherein the wall element comprises a multiplicity of tubular bodies, each having a cavity, which are vertically aligned in the room. The wall element herein comprises spacer webs, wherein one of the spacer webs is in each case disposed between neighbouring tubular bodies of the wall element in such a manner that the tubular bodies are aligned so as to be mutually parallel and mutually spaced apart.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Inventors: Burkhard Schmitz, Carola Zwick, Roland Zwick
  • Publication number: 20230276951
    Abstract: A cover assembly for a chair includes a chair cover configured to be positioned over at least a portion of a first surface of the chair, and an attachment mechanism configured to couple the chair cover to the chair. The attachment mechanism includes a flexible strip coupled to a perimeter of the chair cover and configured to be arranged on a second surface of the chair, and a tensioning element coupled to the chair cover and including an attachment feature. The attachment feature is configured to be coupled to the chair to create a tensioning force in the chair cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Roland Zwick, Johann Burkhard Schmitz, Carola Zwick
  • Publication number: 20220248853
    Abstract: A chair includes a base, a receptacle coupled to an upper end of the base, and a seat shell forming a seat surface. The seat shell is supported by the receptacle. The chair also includes a back shell forming a back surface. The back shell is connected to the seat shell on both sides of the seat surface and on both sides of the back surface. The back shell includes an extension extending from the back surface to the receptacle under the seat shell. The extension is elastically deformable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Johann Burkhard Schmitz, Carola Zwick, Roland Zwick
  • Patent number: 11166569
    Abstract: A chair is provided including a subframe, a seat element, a back element, a spring mechanism and an adjustment device. The spring mechanism includes a leaf spring, which is clamped on one side in the subframe, and a support, which is movable on a track between the leaf spring and the subframe. The adjustment device includes an adjustment member and a transmission mechanism. A movement of the adjustment member is translated into a movement of the support at a transmission ratio in a range of 1:0.5 and 1:4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Inventors: Burkhard Schmitz, Carola Zwick, Roland Zwick
  • Publication number: 20210075239
    Abstract: An energy dispenser comprising a base plate, a casing having a funnel inlet and a funnel outlet, a neck having a tube inlet and a tube outlet, a head, a charging socket outlet, a cable assembly and an energy storage device for electrical energy. The funnel inlet is connected to the base plate, the funnel outlet transitions into the inlet of the neck, and the outlet of the neck transitions into the head. The charging socket outlet is arranged in the head and is connected to a first end of the cable assembly. The cable assembly is routed out of the head, through an interior of the neck, into a cavity of the casing. The energy storage device is in the cavity of the casing, and a second end of the cable assembly is connected to the energy storage device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: Carola ZWICK, Roland ZWICK, Burkhard SCHMITZ
  • Publication number: 20200229614
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a chair which includes a subframe, a seat element, a back element, a spring mechanism and an adjustment device, wherein the spring mechanism includes a leaf spring which is clamped on one side in the subframe and a support which is movable on a track between the leaf spring and the subframe and wherein the adjustment device includes an adjustment member and a transmission mechanism. In this connection, a movement of the adjustment member is translated into a movement of the support at a transmission ratio of between 1:0.5 and 1:4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2020
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: Burkhard SCHMITZ, Carola ZWICK, Roland ZWICK
  • Patent number: 10653249
    Abstract: A chair including a subframe, a seat element, a back element, a spring mechanism and an adjustment device. The spring mechanism includes a leaf spring, which is clamped on one side in the subframe, and a support, which is movable on a track between the leaf spring and the subframe. The adjustment device includes an adjustment member and a transmission mechanism. A movement of the adjustment member is translated into a movement of the support at a transmission ratio of between 1:0.5 and 1:4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Inventors: Burkhard Schmitz, Carola Zwick, Roland Zwick
  • Patent number: D887158
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: HERMAN MILLER, INC.
    Inventors: Johann Burkhard Schmitz, Carola Zwick, Roland Zwick
  • Patent number: D946953
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: MillerKnoll, Inc.
    Inventors: Johann Burkhard Schmitz, Carola Zwick, Roland Zwick
  • Patent number: D946954
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: MillerKnoll, Inc.
    Inventors: Johann Burkhard Schmitz, Carola Zwick, Roland Zwick
  • Patent number: D946955
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: MillerKnoll, Inc.
    Inventors: Johann Burkhard Schmitz, Carola Zwick, Roland Zwick
  • Patent number: D959180
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: MILLERKNOLL, INC.
    Inventors: Johann Burkhard Schmitz, Carola Zwick, Roland Zwick
  • Patent number: D970912
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: MILLERKNOLL, INC.
    Inventors: Johann Burkhard Schmitz, Carola Zwick, Roland Zwick
  • Patent number: D977887
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: MillerKnoll, Inc.
    Inventors: Johann Burkhard Schmitz, Carola Zwick, Roland Zwick
  • Patent number: D985989
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: MillerKnoll, Inc.
    Inventors: Johann Burkhard Schmitz, Carola Zwick, Roland Zwick
  • Patent number: D1000880
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: MILLERKNOLL, INC.
    Inventors: Johann Burkhard Schmitz, Carola Zwick, Roland Zwick
  • Patent number: D1015039
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Inventors: Johann Burkhard Schmitz, Carola Zwick, Roland Zwick