37 patents
Utility
Furniture motion control system
19 Dec 23
A furniture motion control system for controlling movement of one or more movable parts of a furniture member includes a panel including one or more buttons; an actuator configured to control movement of the one or more movable parts of the furniture member; an electric motor configured to drive the actuator; and control circuitry configured to control the electric motor, wherein the control circuitry is configured to, in response to detecting that a first button, from among the one or more buttons, has been pressed, select between controlling the motor to drive the actuator and the one or more movable parts to move automatically and controlling the motor to drive the actuator and the one or more movable parts to move manually, based on a length of time the first button is held.
Robert B. Womack, Amee Mayur Patel, Jason Baker, Robert C. Beilfuss
Filed: 10 Mar 21
Utility
Furniture handling strap
14 Nov 23
A furniture handling strap assembly may be used to aid in lifting and carrying a furniture item such as a chair, sofa, or loveseat, for example.
Jason M. Baker, Jason D. Rains
Filed: 22 Nov 21
Utility
Reclining Chaise Mechanism
21 Sep 23
A furniture member may include a seat bottom frame, a seatback frame, and a reclining mechanism.
Jason D. RAINS, Larry P. LAPOINTE, Jaime A. MCPHERSON, Ryan M. Nowicki
Filed: 14 Mar 23
Utility
Wall-proximity furniture member having sync mechanism
11 Apr 23
A furniture member includes a base assembly, a frame assembly, a legrest mechanism, a support rod, and a sync mechanism.
Larry P. LaPointe, Jaime A. McPherson, Christopher A. Larsen, Randy Loper, Richard D. Hartford, Chandrasekar Ramasubramanian
Filed: 13 Dec 21
Utility
Furniture Member Having Lumbar Adjustment Mechanism
18 Aug 22
A furniture assembly may include a seat bottom, a seatback, and a lumbar adjustment assembly.
Brandon BUCHOLZ, Alexander M. HEGEDUS, Larry P. LAPOINTE
Filed: 9 May 22
Utility
Furniture Handling Strap
26 May 22
A furniture handling strap assembly may be used to aid in lifting and carrying a furniture item such as a chair, sofa, or loveseat, for example.
Jason M. BAKER, Jason D. RAINS
Filed: 22 Nov 21
Utility
Furniture member having lumbar adjustment mechanism
10 May 22
A seating or furniture assembly may include a seat bottom, a seatback, and a lumbar adjustment assembly.
Brandon Bucholz, Alexander M. Hegedus, Larry P. LaPointe
Filed: 6 May 21
Utility
Wall-Proximity Furniture Member Having Sync Mechanism
28 Apr 22
A furniture member includes a base assembly, a frame assembly, a legrest mechanism, a support rod, and a sync mechanism.
Larry P. LAPOINTE, Jaime A. MCPHERSON, Christopher A. LARSEN, Randy LOPER, Richard D. HARTFORD, Chandrasekar RAMASUBRAMANIAN
Filed: 13 Dec 21
Utility
Furniture member having lumbar adjustment mechanism
29 Mar 22
A seating or furniture assembly may include a seat bottom, a seatback, and a lumbar adjustment assembly.
Brandon Bucholz, Alexander M. Hegedus
Filed: 22 Mar 21
Utility
Wall-proximity furniture member having sync mechanism
14 Dec 21
A furniture member includes a base assembly, a frame assembly, a legrest mechanism, a support rod, and a sync mechanism.
Larry P. LaPointe, Jaime A. McPherson, Christopher A. Larsen, Randy C. Loper, Richard D. Hartford, Chandrasekar Ramasubramanian
Filed: 28 Sep 20
Utility
Reclining chaise
5 Oct 21
A furniture member may include a base frame, a chaise seat bottom frame, and a seatback frame.
Larry P. LaPointe, John J. Bryson, Jason D. Rains, Mark D. McClung
Filed: 8 May 20
Utility
USB charger with automatic sleep mode
5 Oct 21
A charger comprises an input circuit that receives power from a power source, a converter circuit, an output circuit, and a switching circuit.
Tahir Ahmad, Jaime McPherson
Filed: 6 Sep 19
Utility
Furniture Motion Control System
30 Sep 21
A furniture motion control system for controlling movement of one or more movable parts of a furniture member includes a panel including one or more buttons; an actuator configured to control movement of the one or more movable parts of the furniture member; an electric motor configured to drive the actuator; and control circuitry configured to control the electric motor, wherein the control circuitry is configured to, in response to detecting that a first button, from among the one or more buttons, has been pressed, select between controlling the motor to drive the actuator and the one or more movable parts to move automatically and controlling the motor to drive the actuator and the one or more movable parts to move manually, based on a length of time the first button is held.
Robert B. WOMACK, Amee Mayur PATEL, Jason BAKER, Robert C. BEILFUSS
Filed: 10 Mar 21
Utility
Furniture Member Having Lumbar Adjustment Mechanism
19 Aug 21
A seating or furniture assembly may include a seat bottom, a seatback, and a lumbar adjustment assembly.
Brandon BUCHOLZ, Alexander M. HEGEDUS, Larry P. LAPOINTE
Filed: 6 May 21
Utility
Motorized furniture control system and method
27 Jul 21
A control system for a piece of furniture includes a control panel configured to receive input from a user, a control module configured to control actuators coupled to movable components of the piece of furniture, and a battery system.
Robert B. Womack, Robert C. Beilfuss, Jason M. Baker
Filed: 31 Mar 20
Utility
Furniture Member Having Lumbar Adjustment Mechanism
8 Jul 21
A seating or furniture assembly may include a seat bottom, a seatback, and a lumbar adjustment assembly.
Brandon BUCHOLZ, Alexander M. HEGEDUS
Filed: 22 Mar 21
Utility
Furniture member having lumbar adjustment mechanism
23 Mar 21
A seating or furniture assembly may include a seat bottom, a seatback, and a lumbar adjustment assembly.
Brandon Bucholz, Alexander M. Hegedus
Filed: 4 Nov 19
Utility
Usb Charger with Automatic Sleep Mode
11 Mar 21
A charger comprises an input circuit that receives power from a power source, a converter circuit, an output circuit, and a switching circuit.
Tahir AHMAD, Jaime MCPHERSON
Filed: 6 Sep 19
Utility
Modular components for furniture members
23 Feb 21
A kit of components is provided for manufacturing a plurality of furniture members.
Jason D. Rains, Christopher A. Larsen, Mark D. McClung, Jason M. Baker
Filed: 1 Apr 19
Utility
Furniture member having circuit board assembly
23 Feb 21
A furniture member may include a base frame, a seat assembly, a motor, and a circuit board assembly.
Jaime A. Mcpherson, Jason D. Rains, Jason M. Baker
Filed: 1 Apr 19