Patents by Inventor Stephen C. Hess

Stephen C. Hess 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).

  • Cushioned sling chair
    Patent number: 5318348
    Abstract: A chair having a skeletal frame and a pliable seat and backrest having first and second superposed and interconnected fabrics. The first and second fabrics have looped fabric portions that define opposite side edges of the fabrics. Each of the looped fabric portions in the first fabric contains an elongate flexible member. The skeletal frame has a pair of elongate members that support the seat and backrest. The elongate members on the chair frame have lengthwise extending passageways and longitudinal slots for receiving the looped fabric portions of the first fabric and the elongate flexible members to secure the seat and backrest to the chair frame. The looped fabric portions of the second fabric overlie the elongate members and looped fabric portions of the first fabric to enhance the appearance of the chair. The first fabric substantially supports the tensile forces imposed on the seat and backrest by the weight of a person seated in the chair. The second fabric may be decorated with a printed pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 1991
    Date of Patent: June 7, 1994
    Assignee: Winston Furniture Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Stephen C. Hess
  • Chair frame
    Patent number: D333224
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 1989
    Date of Patent: February 16, 1993
    Assignee: Winston Furniture Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Stephen C. Hess
  • Chair frame
    Patent number: D333750
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 9, 1993
    Assignee: Winston Furniture Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Stephen C. Hess
  • Chair
    Patent number: D335586
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 1990
    Date of Patent: May 18, 1993
    Assignee: Winston Furniture Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Stephen C. Hess
  • Chair
    Patent number: D335777
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 1990
    Date of Patent: May 25, 1993
    Assignee: Winston Furniture Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Stephen C. Hess
  • Seat frame
    Patent number: D335778
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 1990
    Date of Patent: May 25, 1993
    Assignee: Winston Furniture Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Stephen C. Hess
  • Chair
    Patent number: D335969
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 1, 1993
    Assignee: Winston Furniture Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Stephen C. Hess
  • Chair
    Patent number: D335971
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 1, 1993
    Assignee: Winston Furniture Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Stephen C. Hess
  • Chair frame
    Patent number: D336173
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 8, 1993
    Assignee: Winston Furniture Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Stephen C. Hess
  • Chair
    Patent number: D340365
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 1991
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1993
    Assignee: Winston Furniture Company
    Inventor: Stephen C. Hess
  • Chair frame
    Patent number: D340592
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 1991
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1993
    Assignee: Winston Furniture Company
    Inventor: Stephen C. Hess
  • Seat frame
    Patent number: D341955
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 1992
    Date of Patent: December 7, 1993
    Assignee: Winston Furniture Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Stephen C. Hess
  • Chair
    Patent number: D342167
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 1991
    Date of Patent: December 14, 1993
    Assignee: Winston Furniture Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Stephen C. Hess
  • Chair
    Patent number: D343528
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 1992
    Date of Patent: January 25, 1994
    Assignee: Winston Furniture Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Stephen C. Hess
  • Chair frame
    Patent number: D343963
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 1991
    Date of Patent: February 8, 1994
    Assignee: Winston Furniture Company
    Inventor: Stephen C. Hess
  • Chair
    Patent number: D343966
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 1992
    Date of Patent: February 8, 1994
    Assignee: Winston Furniture Company
    Inventor: Stephen C. Hess
  • Chair
    Patent number: D346075
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 1992
    Date of Patent: April 19, 1994
    Assignee: Winston Furniture Company of Alabama, Inc.
    Inventor: Stephen C. Hess
  • Chair
    Patent number: D349195
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 1992
    Date of Patent: August 2, 1994
    Assignee: Winston Furniture Company of Alabama, Inc.
    Inventor: Stephen C. Hess
  • Chair frame
    Patent number: D352618
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 22, 1994
    Assignee: Winston Furniture of Alabama
    Inventor: Stephen C. Hess
  • Chair frame
    Patent number: D357133
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 11, 1995
    Assignee: Winston Furniture Company of Alabama, Inc.
    Inventor: Stephen C. Hess