Patents by Inventor Zachary Rotholz

Zachary Rotholz 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: 10578142
    Abstract: Among other things, a piece of furniture is formed from three separate precut pieces of flat cardboard. A first one of the pieces has a bottom edge to rest on a floor with the first piece rising vertically from the bottom edge and has at least one slot at an upper edge of the first piece. A second one of the pieces has a bottom edge to rest on the floor with the second piece rising from the bottom edge and having at least one slot at an upper edge of the second piece. A third one of the pieces has a crease across the piece and at least two slots along at least one edge that is parallel to the fold. The piece of furniture is formed by mating the one slot in the first piece with one of the slots of the third piece, folding the third piece of cardboard at the crease, and mating the one slot in the second piece with another one of the slots of the third piece, with the third piece folded along the crease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Inventor: Zachary Rotholz
  • Publication number: 20190111650
    Abstract: A piece of furniture such as a standing desk is constructed of intersecting folded prisms provided with a novel slot joint system which affords lateral and torsional stability, simplicity, and long life to such furniture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Inventor: Zachary Rotholz
  • Patent number: 9975307
    Abstract: A piece of furniture such as a standing desk is constructed of intersecting folded prisms provided with a novel slot joint system which affords lateral and torsional stability, simplicity, and long life to such furniture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Inventor: Zachary Rotholz
  • Publication number: 20170334161
    Abstract: A piece of furniture such as a standing desk is constructed of intersecting folded prisms provided with a novel slot joint system which affords lateral and torsional stability, simplicity, and long life to such furniture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2017
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Inventor: Zachary Rotholz
  • Publication number: 20170234347
    Abstract: Among other things, a piece of furniture is formed from three separate precut pieces of flat cardboard. A first one of the pieces has a bottom edge to rest on a floor with the first piece rising vertically from the bottom edge and has at least one slot at an upper edge of the first piece. A second one of the pieces has a bottom edge to rest on the floor with the second piece rising from the bottom edge and having at least one slot at an upper edge of the second piece. A third one of the pieces has a crease across the piece and at least two slots along at least one edge that is parallel to the fold. The piece of furniture is formed by mating the one slot in the first piece with one of the slots of the third piece, folding the third piece of cardboard at the crease, and mating the one slot in the second piece with another one of the slots of the third piece, with the third piece folded along the crease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventor: Zachary Rotholz
  • Patent number: 9701090
    Abstract: A piece of furniture such as a standing desk is constructed of intersecting folded prisms provided with a novel slot joint system which affords lateral and torsional stability, simplicity, and long life to such furniture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Inventor: Zachary Rotholz
  • Patent number: 9585482
    Abstract: Among other things, a piece of furniture is formed from three separate precut pieces of flat triple wall cardboard. A first one of the pieces has a bottom edge to rest on a floor with the first piece rising vertically from the bottom edge and has at least one slot at an upper edge of the first piece. A second one of the pieces has a bottom edge to rest on the floor with the second piece rising from the bottom edge and having at least one slot at an upper edge of the second piece. A third one of the pieces has a crease across the piece and at least two slots along at least one edge that is parallel to the fold. The piece of furniture is formed by mating the one slot in the first piece with one of the slots of the third piece, folding the third piece of cardboard at the crease, and mating the one slot in the second piece with another one of the slots of the third piece, with the third piece folded along the crease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Inventor: Zachary Rotholz
  • Publication number: 20150282609
    Abstract: A piece of furniture such as a standing desk is constructed of intersecting folded prisms provided with a novel slot joint system which affords lateral and torsional stability, simplicity, and long life to such furniture. Among other things, in some implementations, a piece of furniture is formed using four sheets of corrugated fiberboard die-cut with slots and scores. A first one of the pieces is a sheet of corrugated cardboard folded into interconnected, adjacent triangular prisms (which we sometimes refer to simply as conjoined triangle prisms) that provide a work surface. A second one and third one of the pieces are sheets of corrugated cardboard folded into conjoined rectangular prisms that provide mirrored (relative to one another in the finished piece of furniture) vertical supports that elevate the work surface above the floor. A fourth one of the pieces is a sheet of corrugated cardboard folded into a rectangular prism that serves as a support brace for lateral stability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Inventor: Zachary Rotholz
  • Publication number: 20130080286
    Abstract: Among other things, a piece of furniture is formed from three separate precut pieces of flat triple wall cardboard. A first one of the pieces has a bottom edge to rest on a floor with the first piece rising vertically from the bottom edge and has at least one slot at an upper edge of the first piece. A second one of the pieces has a bottom edge to rest on the floor with the second piece rising from the bottom edge and having at least one slot at an upper edge of the second piece. A third one of the pieces has a crease across the piece and at least two slots along at least one edge that is parallel to the fold. The piece of furniture is formed by mating the one slot in the first piece with one of the slots of the third piece, folding the third piece of cardboard at the crease, and mating the one slot in the second piece with another one of the slots of the third piece, with the third piece folded along the crease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2012
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Inventor: Zachary Rotholz