Inventor · Minneapolis, MN, US

William E. Stumpf

48Patents
27h-index
28Co-inventors
85Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 13, 1976 → Aug 24, 2005

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6035901A Woven fabric membrane for a seating surface Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 254 Expired
US6059368A Office chair Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 249 Expired
US6386634B1 Office chair Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 224 Expired
US5038539A Work space management system Fixed Constructions 212 Expired
US6588842B2 Backrest Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 196 Expired
US6722741B2 Seating structure having a backrest with a bowed section Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 175 Expired
US6125521A Process for making an office chair Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 170 Expired
US5772282A Tilt control mechanism for a chair Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 168 Expired
US6733080B2 Seating structure having a backrest with a flexible membrane and a moveable armrest Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 162 Expired
US4529247A One-piece shell chair Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 162 Expired
US6966604B2 Chair with a linkage assembly Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 159 Expired
US4876835A Work space management system Fixed Constructions 150 Expired
US6702390B2 Support assembly for a seating structure Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 145 Expired
US6726286B2 Seating structure having a fabric with a weave pattern Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 139 Expired
US7594700B2 Contoured seating structure Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 123 Expired
USD346279S Chair General 118 Expired
USD289120S Chair shell General 102 Expired
US5765804A Pneumatic support colunm for a chair Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 78 Expired
US5086597A Work space management system hallway wall arrangement Fixed Constructions 63 Expired
USD386023S Seat and back unit for a chair General 61 Expired
USD377431S Seat and back unit for a chair General 60 Expired
USD358868S Faucet mounted water treatment device General 50 Expired
USD362583S Carafe water purifier General 38 Expired
USD420523S Chair General 37 Expired
US4054317A Chair construction Human Necessities 35 Expired

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