Patents by Inventor Sean M. Derrick
Sean M. Derrick 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).
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Patent number: 11589672Abstract: A flip top table includes a leg assembly supporting an axle defining a rotation axis extending in a longitudinal direction. A strike plate is non-rotatably secured to the axle, with the strike plate having first and second circumferentially spaced and radially extending stop surfaces. A worksurface is rotatably supported on the axle and includes first and second circumferentially spaced stop surfaces. The worksurface is rotatable about the rotation axis between a use position and a stowed position. A latch assembly is coupled to and rotatable with the worksurface between the use and stowed positions. The latch assembly includes a lock bolt moveable in the longitudinal direction between a disengaged position, wherein the lock bolt is longitudinally displaced from the strike plate, and an engaged position, wherein the lock bolt engages the second stop surface of the strike plate when the worksurface is in the use position. An actuation mechanism is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2021Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: STEELCASE INC.Inventors: Jamie Payne, Brian K. Synder, Sean M. Derrick, David K. Jones, David J. Battey, Ivan Colin, Christopher Gale Inman
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Publication number: 20220022642Abstract: A flip top table includes a leg assembly supporting an axle defining a rotation axis extending in a longitudinal direction. A strike plate is non-rotatably secured to the axle, with the strike plate having first and second circumferentially spaced and radially extending stop surfaces. A worksurface is rotatably supported on the axle and includes first and second circumferentially spaced stop surfaces. The worksurface is rotatable about the rotation axis between a use position and a stowed position. A latch assembly is coupled to and rotatable with the worksurface between the use and stowed positions. The latch assembly includes a lock bolt moveable in the longitudinal direction between a disengaged position, wherein the lock bolt is longitudinally displaced from the strike plate, and an engaged position, wherein the lock bolt engages the second stop surface of the strike plate when the worksurface is in the use position. An actuation mechanism is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2021Publication date: January 27, 2022Applicant: Steelcase Inc.Inventors: Jamie Payne, Brian K. Synder, Sean M. Derrick, David K. Jones, David J. Battey, Ivan Colin, Christopher Gale Inman
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Patent number: 11109670Abstract: A flip top table includes a leg assembly supporting an axle defining a rotation axis extending in a longitudinal direction. A strike plate is non-rotatably secured to the axle, with the strike plate having first and second circumferentially spaced and radially extending stop surfaces. A worksurface is rotatably supported on the axle and includes first and second circumferentially spaced stop surfaces. The worksurface is rotatable about the rotation axis between a use position and a stowed position. A latch assembly is coupled to and rotatable with the worksurface between the use and stowed positions. The latch assembly includes a lock bolt moveable in the longitudinal direction between a disengaged position, wherein the lock bolt is longitudinally displaced from the strike plate, and an engaged position, wherein the lock bolt engages the second stop surface of the strike plate when the worksurface is in the use position. An actuation mechanism is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2019Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Assignee: Steelcase Inc.Inventors: Jamie Payne, Brian K. Snyder, Sean M. Derrick, David K. Jones, David J. Battey, Ivan Colin, Christopher Gale Inman
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Patent number: 10973321Abstract: A workspace system includes different base components, different accessory interfaces and different accessories. Different accessory interfaces may be fixed to different base components, and different accessories may be releasably engaged by different, or the same accessory interfaces. The same accessories may be engaged by different accessory interfaces. The base components and accessories may be reconfigured to define different workspaces. Methods of assembling and reconfiguring the workspaces are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2019Date of Patent: April 13, 2021Assignee: Steelcase Inc.Inventors: John A. Allen, Charles Beasley, William Bennie, Justin G. Beitzel, Antonio Caballero, Rachel Dekker, Sean M. Derrick, Kristi Hooper, Brandon Johnson, Daniel Perez Marin, Alban Moriniere, Jessica Napper, Eric A. Otto, Penghao Shan, Thomas Siffer
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Publication number: 20200069052Abstract: A workspace system includes different base components, different accessory interfaces and different accessories. Different accessory interfaces may be fixed to different base components, and different accessories may be releasably engaged by different, or the same accessory interfaces. The same accessories may be engaged by different accessory interfaces. The base components and accessories may be reconfigured to define different workspaces. Methods of assembling and reconfiguring the workspaces are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2019Publication date: March 5, 2020Applicant: Steelcase Inc.Inventors: John A. Allen, Charles Beasley, William Bennie, Justin G. Beitzel, Antonio Caballero, Rachel Dekker, Sean M. Derrick, Kristi Hooper, Brandon Johnson, Daniel Perez Marin, Alban Moriniere, Jessica Napper, Eric A. Otto, Penghao Shan, Thomas Siffer
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Publication number: 20190307242Abstract: A flip top table includes a leg assembly supporting an axle defining a rotation axis extending in a longitudinal direction. A strike plate is non-rotatably secured to the axle, with the strike plate having first and second circumferentially spaced and radially extending stop surfaces. A worksurface is rotatably supported on the axle and includes first and second circumferentially spaced stop surfaces. The worksurface is rotatable about the rotation axis between a use position and a stowed position. A latch assembly is coupled to and rotatable with the worksurface between the use and stowed positions. The latch assembly includes a lock bolt moveable in the longitudinal direction between a disengaged position, wherein the lock bolt is longitudinally displaced from the strike plate, and an engaged position, wherein the lock bolt engages the second stop surface of the strike plate when the worksurface is in the use position. An actuation mechanism is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2019Publication date: October 10, 2019Applicant: Steelcase Inc.Inventors: Jamie Payne, Brian K. Snyder, Sean M. Derrick, David K. Jones, David J. Battey, Ivan Colin, Christopher Gale Inman
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Patent number: D882314Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2018Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: Steelcase Inc.Inventors: Sean M. Derrick, Thomas Siffer, Penghao Shan, John M. Allen, Justin G. Beitzel, Alban Moriniere, William Bennie
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Patent number: D882315Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2018Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: Steelcase Inc.Inventors: Sean M. Derrick, Thomas Siffer, Penghao Shan, John M. Allen, Justin G. Beitzel, Alban Moriniere, William Bennie
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Patent number: D889176Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2019Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignee: Steelcase Inc.Inventors: Sean M. Derrick, Thomas Siffer, Penghao Shan, John M. Allen, Justin G. Beitzel, Alban Moriniere, William Bennie