Inventor · East Grand Rapids, MI, US

David S. Teppo

32Patents
25h-index
37Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 10, 1989 → Sep 15, 2008

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6394546B1 Lumbar device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 235 Expired
US5975634A Chair including novel back construction Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 224 Expired
US6394549B1 Seating unit with reclineable back and forwardly movable seat Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 142 Expired
US5577807A Adjustable chair actuator Human Necessities 133 Expired
US7131700B2 Back construction for seating unit Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 124 Expired
US5979984A Synchrotilt chair with forwardly movable seat Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 103 Expired
US7427105B2 Back construction for seating unit Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 91 Active
US6991291B2 Back construction for seating unit having spring bias Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 80 Expired
US7114777B2 Chair having reclineable back and movable seat Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 76 Expired
US4951995A Arm height adjustment mechanism for a chair Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 73 Expired
US6394545B2 Back for seating unit Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 69 Expired
US6367877B1 Back for seating unit Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 66 Expired
US6749261B2 Seating unit including novel back construction Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 66 Expired
US6349992B1 Seating unit including novel back construction Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 63 Expired
USD360316S Chair General 60 Expired
US6460928B2 Seating unit including novel back construction Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 46 Expired
USD414349S Chair General 44 Expired
USD367980S Chair seat General 44 Expired
USD442791S Chair General 39 Expired
US6554364B1 Articulating armrest Human Necessities 38 Expired
US6905171B2 Seating unit including novel back construction Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 38 Expired
US7712834B2 Back support for seating unit Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 38 Active
US6662731B2 Nestable table with slotted table top Human Necessities 33 Expired
US7040709B2 Back construction for seating unit having inverted U-shaped frame Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 28 Expired
US5234187A Chair height adjustment mechanism Human Necessities 26 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.