Patents by Inventor Steve E. Connor

Steve E. Connor 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).

  • SEAT
    Publication number: 20160088943
    Abstract: A seat includes a seat bottom and a seat back. The seat bottom is arranged to lie on and be supported by ground underlying the seat bottom. The seat back is coupled to the seat bottom in a fixed position and arranged to extend upwardly away from the seat bottom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2015
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventor: Steve E. Connor
  • PIVOTING HINGE FOR NO-TOOL ASSEMBLY OF A CONVERTIBLE SOFA
    Publication number: 20140143949
    Abstract: A hinge assembly includes a linkage base adapted to be secured to a portion of a furniture sidewall, an elongate first linkage arm, and an elongate second linkage arm. The hinge assembly may also include an insert member assembly that includes an elongate first insert member, an elongate second insert member, a pivot assembly to pivotably couple the first insert member to the second insert member, and an insert linkage arm that is coupled to the first insert member. The first linkage arm and the second linkage arm are each pivotally coupled to the linkage base and the insert linkage arm. The first insert member may be releasably coupled to a first rear receiving member secured to a first furniture portion and the second insert member may be releasably coupled to a first front receiving member secured to a second furniture portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Inventors: Thomas C. Erdman, Steve E. Connor, Mo Jian Lin
  • Pivoting hinge for no-tool assembly of a convertible sofa
    Patent number: 8713726
    Abstract: A hinge assembly includes a linkage base adapted to be secured to a portion of a furniture sidewall, an elongate first linkage arm, and an elongate second linkage arm. The hinge assembly may also include an insert member assembly that includes an elongate first insert member, an elongate second insert member, a pivot assembly to pivotably couple the first insert member to the second insert member, and an insert linkage arm that is coupled to the first insert member. The first linkage arm and the second linkage arm are each pivotally coupled to the linkage base and the insert linkage arm. The first insert member may be releasably coupled to a first rear receiving member secured to a first furniture portion and the second insert member may be releasably coupled to a first front receiving member secured to a second furniture portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Handy Button Machine Co.
    Inventors: Thomas C. Erdman, Steve E. Connor, Mo J. Lin