Patents by Inventor Torben W. stergaard

Torben W. stergaard 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).

  • Mat as a support for persons in a standing working posture
    Patent number: 5863637
    Abstract: A resilient mat upon which people can walk or stand includes a pattern of punctiformed portions extending upwardly from an upper side of the mat and a pattern of punctiformed portions extending downwardly from an underside of the mat (to contact an underlying support surface), the upwardly- and downwardly-extending portions being offset from one another so that the upwardly-extending, punctiformed portions will move resiliently downwardly in a direction between downwardly-extending punctiformed portions when subjected to downward force from the foot of a person thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 26, 1999
    Assignee: ERGOMAT A/S
    Inventors: Lars H. M.ang.nsson, Torben W. stergaard