Patents by Inventor Timothy H. Schipper

Timothy H. Schipper 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).

  • Patent number: 5398622
    Abstract: A dual worksurface support is provided for electronic data processing equipment and the like, and includes two separate worksurfaces adapted to support different pieces of equipment thereon. The worksurfaces are interconnected by a linkage assembly which permits vertical adjustment of one of the worksurfaces with respect to the other, and includes left and right hand linkages located at the opposite sides of the respective worksurfaces, which rotate about at least one horizontal pivot axis. A rigid stabilizer bar has its opposite ends fixedly connected with the two linkages at locations concentric with the horizontal pivot access, such that rotation of one of the linkages is transmitted through the stabilizer bar to the other linkage to ensure that the opposite sides of the adjusted worksurface move vertically together without sagging or binding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 21, 1995
    Assignee: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventors: Robert B. Lubinskas, Timothy H. Schipper, Roger E. Doane, Jeffrey A. Musculus
  • Patent number: 5230552
    Abstract: A module is provided for communicating utilities to a worksurface or the like from a remote source. The module includes a housing which is pivotally mounted within an aperture in the worksurface. The housing has a hollow interior for receiving one of a plurality of utility connector modules, such as an electrical or communication receptacle. The housing is pivotable between an open position wherein the receptacle is exposed and accessible, and a closed position wherein the receptacle is substantially hidden or retracted. In the preferred embodiment, the housing naturally moves to a closed position so that the receptacles are protected by an upper surface on the housing that is contoured to direct any spilled fluids away from the receptacle when the housing is in the closed position. Also in the preferred embodiment, the receptacles are oriented so that any spilled fluids flow away from the receptacles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1991
    Date of Patent: July 27, 1993
    Assignee: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy H. Schipper, Robert J. Doornbos, Larry D. Fox, Gary P. Frantz, Paul P. Hausner, Thomas R. Maas, Jeffery A. Musculus, Larry L. Rillema, Scott H. Russell, James L. Brandt, David A. Shipman, Edward L. Tyler, Steven E. Wiersma