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Thomas B. Eich — 30 Patents

SDSteelcase Development: 30 patents #2 of 472Top 1%
San Jose, CA: #2,039 of 32,062 inventorsTop 7%
California: #17,345 of 386,348 inventorsTop 5%
Overall (All Time): #121,623 of 4,157,543Top 3%
30 Patents All Time
Thomas B. Eich has been granted 30 US patents while listed as an inventor at Steelcase Development. The first was granted in 1999 and the most recent in February 2005. Thomas B. Eich ranks #121,623 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 2.9%). Patent records list Thomas B. Eich in San Jose, CA, US.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 30 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
6851226 Partition panel with modular appliance mounting arrangement Bruce MacGregor, Juan Novoa, Larry Cheng, Energy Cruse, Jesse Arnold Fourt +13 more 2005-02-08 $4,930,000
6669315 Lift method for storage bin door Kurt R. Heidmann 2003-12-30 $2,617,000
D483968 Furniture storage unit Jonathan J. King, Kurt P. Dammerman, Frank Freidman, Thomas Overthun, Jochen Backs +2 more 2003-12-23
6553730 Utility hub for post and beam furniture systems Karl-Heinz Mueller, Mark A. Zeh, James R. Yurchenco, Todd Pelman, Steve L. Atkins 2003-04-29 $1,168,000
D473516 Utility hub David M. Gresham, James N. Ludwig, Karl-Heinz Mueller, Todd Pelman, James R. Yurchenco +2 more 2003-04-22
6536858 Elevated binder bin Kurt R. Heidmann, Karl-Heinz Muller, George J. Simons, Jr. 2003-03-25 $1,222,000
6536860 Lift mechanism for storage bin door Kurt R. Heidmann 2003-03-25 $1,222,000
6516571 Freestanding screen system Thomas Overthun, George J. Simons, Jr., James N. Ludwig, David M. Gresham 2003-02-11 $3,524,000
D466723 Elevated binder bin Kurt R. Heidmann, Karl-Heinz Muller 2002-12-10
D459924 Elevated binder bin Kurt R. Heidmann, Karl-Heinz Muller 2002-07-09
D457736 Workspace screen box George J. Simons, Jr., James N. Ludwig, David M. Gresham 2002-05-28
6382719 Back construction Kurt R. Heidmann, Jonathan B. Hadley, Christopher J. Norman 2002-05-07 $4,840,000
6378255 Furniture construction including adjustable mounting bracket Kurt Dammermann, Sean M. Corcorran, Frank Friedman, Charles A. Seiber 2002-04-30 $4,989,000
6343839 Flexible armrest construction George J. Simons, Jr., Thomas Overthun, Alan M. Vale, Jonathan Kaplan 2002-02-05 $2,310,000
D451294 Chair George J. Simons, Jr., Thomas Overthun, David M. Gresham 2001-12-04
D450466 Ottoman Thomas Overthun, George J. Simons, Jr., David M. Gresham 2001-11-20
D447653 Armrest slots George J. Simons, Jr., Thomas Overthun, Alan M. Vale 2001-09-11
D447369 Transparent armrest George J. Simons, Jr., Thomas Overthun, Alan M. Vale 2001-09-04
D444972 Armrest parts George J. Simons, Jr., Thomas Overthun, Alan M. Vale 2001-07-17
D444008 Armrest George J. Simons, Jr., Thomas Overthun, Alan M. Vale 2001-06-26
D442791 Chair George J. Simons, Jr., David C. Jenkins, Arnold B. Dammermann, Thomas Overthun, Kurt R. Heidmann +1 more 2001-05-29
D442790 Chair George J. Simons, Jr., Thomas Overthun, Ronda R. Simons, Gordon J. Peterson 2001-05-29
D442400 Seating unit George J. Simons, Jr., David C. Jenkins, Arnold B. Dammermann, Thomas Overthun, Kurt R. Heidmann +1 more 2001-05-22
D439451 Back for a seating unit George J. Simons, Jr., David C. Jenkins, Arnold B. Dammermann, Thomas Overthun, Kurt R. Heidmann +1 more 2001-03-27
D439101 Back cover for a seating unit George J. Simons, Jr., Thomas Overthun, Ronda R. Simons, Gordon J. Peterson 2001-03-20