Fredric James Biddle

US Patent:

D649192, Nov 22, 2011

Filed:

Jun 8, 2010

Appl. No.:

29/363368

Inventors:

James Beukema - Ada MI, US
Lou Crenno - Muskegon MI, US
Fredric Biddle - Kalamazoo MI, US
Robert Scheper - Grand Rapids MI, US

Assignee:

Steelcase Inc. - Grand Rapids MI

International Classification:

1902

US Classification:

D19 75

US Patent:

D651651, Jan 3, 2012

Filed:

Jun 8, 2010

Appl. No.:

29/363369

Inventors:

James Beukema - Ada MI, US
Fredric Biddle - Kalamazoo MI, US
Robert Scheper - Grand Rapids MI, US

Assignee:

Steelcase Inc. - Grand Rapids MI

International Classification:

1906

US Classification:

D19 75, D131391

US Patent:

D655111, Mar 6, 2012

Filed:

May 14, 2010

Appl. No.:

29/361800

Inventors:

Brett Kincaid - Ada MI, US
Daniel Phillips - Kentwood MI, US
Fredric J. Biddle - Kalamazoo MI, US

Assignee:

Steelcase Inc. - Grand Rapids MI

International Classification:

0604

US Classification:

D 6495

US Patent:

8499698, Aug 6, 2013

Filed:

Mar 19, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/423871

Inventors:

Bradley D. Youngs - Byron Center MI, US
Von Robinson - Grand Rapids MI, US
Fredric James Biddle - Kalamazoo MI, US
Steven James Beukema - Ada MI, US
Mark William Spoelhof - Grand Rapids MI, US

Assignee:

Steelcase Inc. - Grand Rapids MI

International Classification:

A47B 85/00

US Classification:

108 25, 108 5001

Abstract:

A worksurface assembly includes a worksurface member having an upper surface, a bottom surface, a forward edge, a rearward edge, and an aperture that opens both upwardly and forwardly from the worksurface member, and a storage member including a pair of sidewalls, a rear wall and a bottom wall that cooperate to form an interior storage area having a height to width ratio of greater than or equal to about 1:1 at at least one position along a length of the storage member, wherein the storage member has a forwardly facing opening and an upwardly facing opening, and wherein the storage member is readily detachably secured to the worksurface member such that the interior storage of the storage member is accessible through the aperture of the worksurface member and such that access to the interior space is uninterrupted between the forwardly facing opening and the upwardly facing opening of the storage member.

US Patent:

20060042891, Mar 2, 2006

Filed:

Aug 26, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/213333

Inventors:

Eric Larson - Pecatonica IL, US
Fredric Biddle - Champaign IL, US
Austin Cliffe - DeKalb IL, US
Ben Shao - Westmont IL, US

International Classification:

F16D 65/14

US Classification:

188109000

Abstract:

One embodiment of the present invention includes a technique to manually propel movement of a wheelchair in a first direction while being carried by the wheelchair. This wheelchair includes a first wheel with a first brake and a second wheel with a second brake. While participating in a sports activity with one or more hands during this movement, steering the wheelchair in a second direction by hands-free activation of the first brake and in a third direction by hands-free activation of the second brake; and stopping the movement of the wheelchair by hands-free activation of the first brake and the second brake.

US Patent:

20130312642, Nov 28, 2013

Filed:

May 25, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/481194

Inventors:

Kirt Martin - Alto MI, US
David C. Eberlein - Hudsonville MI, US
Fredric Biddle - Kalamazoo MI, US

International Classification:

A47B 85/00

US Classification:

108 12

Abstract:

A furniture assembly comprising a first frame structure having front and rear portions and including at least a first leg member and a first rail member supported by the at least a first leg member where the first rail member has a first length dimension, second rail member supported by the at least a second leg member spaced apart from the first rail member wherein an assembly space includes the space between the first and second rail members, a first furniture sub-assembly having first and second ends, having a first depth dimension and a second furniture sub-assembly having first and second ends, a second depth dimension, wherein the combined first and second depth dimensions are less than the first length dimension.

US Patent:

20130320727, Dec 5, 2013

Filed:

Jun 1, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/485997

Inventors:

Kirt Martin - Alto MI, US
Fredric Biddle - Kalamazoo MI, US
David Eberlein - Hudsonville MI, US
Brelt Kincaid - Ada MI, US
Mark Schoolmeester - Grand Rapids MI, US

International Classification:

A47C 3/20
A47C 5/12
A47C 3/02

US Classification:

2972701, 2972581

Abstract:

An article of furniture is disclosed. The article of furniture comprises a stool configured to be used on a generally horizontal surface such as a floor. The stool comprises a seat and a base comprising a rounded bottom surface configured to rest upon the floor. A mass is positioned beneath the seat so that the base is at equilibrium in a first tilted orientation relative to the floor. The base can be tilted to second tilted orientation relative to the floor by tilting the rounded bottom surface of the base relative to the floor.

US Patent:

D544747, Jun 19, 2007

Filed:

Feb 11, 2005

Appl. No.:

29/223287

Inventors:

Fredric James Biddle - Kalamazoo MI, US
Kristina Jean Genslak - St. Joseph MI, US
Todd William Zazelenchuk - Belmont CA, US
Kirsten Climer - Ann Arbor MI, US

Assignee:

Whirlpool Corporation - Benton Harbor MI

International Classification:

3100

US Classification:

D 7383