Patents by Inventor Thomas Walser

Thomas Walser 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).

  • Publication number: 20230042761
    Abstract: A spring mechanism for a chair or a stool includes a base mount connected to a base and a seat mount connected to a seat. Two swing arms are arranged above one another. The two swing arms include a lower swing arm and an upper swing arm. Each of the two swing arms is pivotally connected to the seat mount and pivotally connected to the base mount. A spring is provided and arranged to generate an upwardly directed force onto the seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicant: Inventor Group GmbH
    Inventor: Thomas Walser
  • Publication number: 20220408928
    Abstract: A height-adjustable seat includes an integrated height adjustment mechanism. The seat includes a seat body. A pneumatic cylinder having an upper end is received in a socket of the seat body. A bracket is arranged above the socket in the seat body. An elongated actuating lever is pivotally arranged above the pneumatic cylinder and held within the bracket. A spacer secures the elongated actuating lever in the bracket. The spacer has a snap-fit connection with the bracket. The bracket and the socket may be integrally molded portions of the seat body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Applicant: Inventor Group GmbH
    Inventor: Thomas Walser
  • Publication number: 20220240681
    Abstract: A tiltable stool includes a seat which is connected to a base by an elongated body structure. The base has an upper base element and a lower base element. The upper base element is resiliently deformable. The resiliently deformable upper base element allows the stool to pivot in any direction. The lower base element is a rotationally symmetrical outwardly convex and inwardly concave body. The upper base element may include one or more annular grooves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Applicant: Inventor Group GmbH
    Inventor: Thomas Walser
  • Patent number: 10765214
    Abstract: A guide spring for a seating device has an inner portion, an outer portion, and a spiral coiled portion extending more than one convolution between the inner portion and the outer portion. The inner portion is firmly attached to a rod and the outer portion is firmly attached to a body. The guide spring thereby secures a radial position of the rod within the body, allowing the rod to move axially relative to the body when a load is placed onto the seating device. When in use, the guide spring deforms from a flat spiral shape to a conical spiral shape with axial movement of the rod relative to the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Inventor Group GmbH
    Inventor: Thomas Walser
  • Publication number: 20180344033
    Abstract: A guide spring for a seating device has an inner portion, an outer portion, and a spiral coiled portion extending more than one convolution between the inner portion and the outer portion. The inner portion is firmly attached to a rod and the outer portion is firmly attached to a body. The guide spring thereby secures a radial position of the rod within the body, allowing the rod to move axially relative to the body when a load is placed onto the seating device. When in use, the guide spring deforms from a flat spiral shape to a conical spiral shape with axial movement of the rod relative to the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Applicant: Inventor Group GmbH
    Inventor: Thomas Walser
  • Patent number: 9894998
    Abstract: An improved tiltable stool comprises a seat, a body structure, and a base. The base comprises an annular elastic base member having a downwardly convex outer surface and a downwardly concave inner surface. Deformation of the annular elastic base causes a stabilizing force which pushes the tiltable stool towards a normal position when the tiltable stool or chair is tilted out of the normal position. The stabilizing force increases with the weight of a user and provides a consistent dynamic seating experience for users of different weights. An upper section of the annular elastic base is substantially cylindrical and firmly connected to the base structure. The downwardly convex outer surface of a lower section of the annular elastic base member rests on the floor. A contact area between the annular elastic base member and the floor is substantially ring-shaped, and grows outwardly with an increasing weight placed on the seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: Inventor Group GmbH
    Inventor: Thomas Walser
  • Patent number: 9439513
    Abstract: Spring-soft intermediate mounting piece for use in a swivel chair, which comprises a chair column comprising a gas lift (1) and a standardized cone, as well as a seat mechanism comprising a conical sleeve, wherein the intermediate mounting piece comprises an elastic element so as to enable a spring-soft interconnection between the chair column and the seat mechanism. The intermediate mounting piece comprises a cartridge (3) for being able to receive the standardized cone of the chair column (9), wherein the cartridge (3) is at least partially encased by an elastic rubber element (7). In addition, the intermediate mounting piece, which comprises in an upper portion thereof a housing comprising a cone (4) for plugging the cartridge (3) of the seat mechanism and which encloses in a lower portion thereof the cartridge (3) together with the elastic rubber element (7) at least partially in the radial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: Inventor Group GmbH
    Inventor: Thomas Walser
  • Publication number: 20160088944
    Abstract: An improved tiltable stool comprises a seat, a body structure, and a base. The base comprises an annular elastic base member having a downwardly convex outer surface and a downwardly concave inner surface. Deformation of the annular elastic base causes a stabilizing force which pushes the tiltable stool towards a normal position when the tiltable stool or chair is tilted out of the normal position. The stabilizing force increases with the weight of a user and provides a consistent dynamic seating experience for users of different weights. An upper section of the annular elastic base is substantially cylindrical and firmly connected to the base structure. The downwardly convex outer surface of a lower section of the annular elastic base member rests on the floor. A contact area between the annular elastic base member and the floor is substantially ring-shaped, and grows outwardly with an increasing weight placed on the seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2015
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Applicant: INVENTOR GROUP GMBH
    Inventor: Thomas Walser
  • Publication number: 20110272994
    Abstract: Spring-soft intermediate mounting piece for use in a swivel chair, which comprises a chair column comprising a gas lift (1) and a standardized cone, as well as a seat mechanism comprising a conical sleeve, wherein the intermediate mounting piece comprises an elastic element so as to enable a spring-soft interconnection between the chair column and the seat mechanism. The intermediate mounting piece comprises a cartridge (3) for being able to receive the standardized cone of the chair column (9), wherein the cartridge (3) is at least partially encased by an elastic rubber element (7). In addition, the intermediate mounting piece, which comprises in an upper portion thereof a housing comprising a cone (4) for plugging the cartridge (3) of the seat mechanism and which encloses in a lower portion thereof the cartridge (3) together with the elastic rubber element (7) at least partially in the radial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2009
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Applicant: Silvia TEPE-WALSER
    Inventor: Thomas Walser
  • Patent number: 8020938
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a chair comprising a seat part, at least one leg part, at least one foot part that consists of a predetermined plurality of foot elements and at least one spring assembly. According to the disclosure, at least one designated foot element and/or a sub-section of said element is configured to be mobile and is subject to a restoring moment under the action of a load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Inventors: Josef Glöckl, Thomas Walser
  • Publication number: 20100314916
    Abstract: The invention relates to a chair (20) comprising a gas-filled ball (8) and a base (1) which encloses the ball (8) at least in a lower region of the ball (8), the base (1) comprising a base plate (4). The base (1) has an internal diameter which is chosen in relation to the diameter of the ball (8) in such a manner as to laterally immobilize the ball (8) in the base (1). The ball (8) is at least partially covered by a fabric or netting (7).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2007
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Applicant: Sylvia Tepe-Walser
    Inventor: Thomas Walser
  • Publication number: 20090200845
    Abstract: The invention relates to a chair comprising a seat part (2), at least one one leg part (3), at least one foot part (5) that consists of a predetermined plurality of foot elements (4) and at least one spring assembly (6). According to the invention, at least one designated foot element (4) and/or a sub-section (4?) of said element is configured to be mobile and is subject to a resotring moment under the action of a load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2004
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Inventors: Josef Glöckl, Thomas Walser
  • Patent number: D623430
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: Topstar GmbH
    Inventor: Thomas Walser
  • Patent number: D748403
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: Inventor Group GmbH
    Inventor: Thomas Walser
  • Patent number: D748924
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: Inventor Group GmbH
    Inventor: Thomas Walser
  • Patent number: D767290
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: Inventor Group GmbH
    Inventor: Thomas Walser
  • Patent number: D767312
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: Inventor Group GmbH
    Inventor: Thomas Walser
  • Patent number: D789723
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: Inventor Group GmbH
    Inventor: Thomas Walser
  • Patent number: D812918
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Inventor Group GmbH
    Inventor: Thomas Walser
  • Patent number: D843745
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: Inventor Group GmbH
    Inventor: Thomas Walser