Patents by Inventor Thomas Overthun

Thomas Overthun 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).

  • Flexible armrest construction
    Patent number: 6343839
    Abstract: A component has a support with a stiff section and a flexible section. An incompressible resilient material, such as a gel, is supported on the flexible section. In one form, the component forms an armrest, with the support including upper and lower sections forming a loop. The upper section bridges between ends of the lower section and includes the flexible section, and a section of gel material is positioned on or molded onto the flexible section. In the armrest, the incompressible resilient material is sufficiently thick and resilient to comfortably support a person's forearm on the support yet further is sufficiently flowable and stretchable to at least partially move off a rib on the support and into the non-supporting areas when pressure is applied to the incompressible resilient material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2002
    Assignees: Steelcase Development Corporation, TechnoGel GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: George J. Simons, Jr., Thomas Overthun, Alan M. Vale, Thomas B. Eich, Jonathan I. Kaplan
  • Back cover for a seating unit
    Patent number: D439101
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2001
    Assignee: Steelcase Development Inc.
    Inventors: George J. Simons, Jr., Thomas Overthun, Thomas B. Eich, Ronda R. Simons, Gordon J. Peterson
  • Back for a seating unit
    Patent number: D439451
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Assignee: Steelcase Development Inc.
    Inventors: George J. Simons, Jr., David C. Jenkins, Arnold B. Dammermann, Thomas B. Eich, Thomas Overthun, Kurt R. Heidmann, David S. Teppo
  • Seating unit
    Patent number: D442400
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2001
    Assignee: Steelcase Development Inc.
    Inventors: George J. Simons, Jr., David C. Jenkins, Arnold B. Dammermann, Thomas B. Eich, Thomas Overthun, Kurt R. Heidmann, David S. Teppo
  • Chair
    Patent number: D442790
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2001
    Assignee: Steelcase Development Inc.
    Inventors: George J. Simons, Jr., Thomas Overthun, Thomas B. Eich, Ronda R. Simons, Gordon J. Peterson
  • Chair
    Patent number: D442791
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2001
    Assignee: Steelcase Development Inc.
    Inventors: George J. Simons, Jr., David C. Jenkins, Arnold B. Dammermann, Thomas B. Eich, Thomas Overthun, Kurt R. Heidmann, David S. Teppo
  • Armrest
    Patent number: D444008
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2001
    Assignee: Steelcase Development Inc.
    Inventors: George J. Simons, Jr., Thomas Overthun, Thomas B. Eich, Alan M. Vale
  • Armrest parts
    Patent number: D444972
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2001
    Assignee: Steelcase Development Inc.
    Inventors: George J. Simons, Jr., Thomas Overthun, Thomas B. Eich, Alan M. Vale
  • Transparent armrest
    Patent number: D447369
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2001
    Assignee: Steelcase Development Corporation
    Inventors: George J. Simons, Jr., Thomas Overthun, Thomas B. Eich, Alan M. Vale
  • Armrest slots
    Patent number: D447653
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2001
    Assignee: Steelcase Development Inc.
    Inventors: George J. Simons, Jr., Thomas Overthun, Thomas B. Eich, Alan M. Vale
  • Freestanding screen
    Patent number: D450465
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2001
    Assignee: Steelcase Development Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas Overthun, George J. Simons, Jr., David M. Gresham, James N. Ludwig
  • Ottoman
    Patent number: D450466
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2001
    Assignee: Steelcase Development Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas Overthun, Thomas B. Eich, George J. Simons, Jr., David M. Gresham
  • Chair
    Patent number: D451294
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2001
    Assignee: Steelcase Development Corporation
    Inventors: George J. Simons, Jr., Thomas Overthun, Thomas B. Eich, David M. Gresham
  • Programmable audio player charging unit
    Patent number: D456350
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2002
    Assignee: Audible, Inc.
    Inventors: Tim Mott, Don Katz, Guy Story, Scott Brenneman, Thomas Overthun
  • Caster
    Patent number: D409900
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 18, 1999
    Assignee: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventors: George J. Simons, Thomas Overthun, Jochen P. Backs
  • Toothbrush handle
    Patent number: D416685
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 23, 1999
    Assignee: Gillette Canada Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas Overthun
  • End panel for a storage unit
    Patent number: D419799
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2000
    Assignee: Steelcase Development Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan J. King, Kurt P. Dammerman, Thomas B. Eich, Frank Freidman, Thomas Overthun, Jochen P. Backs, George J. Simons, Charles A. Seiber
  • Back component for a chair
    Patent number: D427816
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2000
    Assignee: Steelcase Development Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Overthun, George J. Simons, Jr., Thomas B. Eich, Kurt R. Heidmann
  • Glide
    Patent number: D430001
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2000
    Assignee: Steelcase Development Inc.
    Inventors: George J. Simons, Thomas Overthun, Jochen P. Backs
  • Chair arm
    Patent number: D431741
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2000
    Assignee: Steelcase Development Inc.
    Inventors: George J. Simons, Jr., Thomas B. Eich, Thomas Overthun