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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 13, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mark E. Benden, College Station, TX (US);
Rebecca C. Boenigk, College Station, TX (US);
Kendall A. Belt, Bryan, TX (US);
David W. Ebner, Bryan, TX (US);
Assignee:
Neutral Posture Ergonomics, Inc., Bryan, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47C 7/46 ; B60N 2/22 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47C 7/46 ; B60N 2/22 ;
Abstract
A pump assembly is described for use in the field of workstation design. The pump assembly is described for use in combination with a chair back having an expandable fluid bladder for lumbar support. The pump assembly allows a person, while seated, to more easily inflate or deflate an expandable fluid bladder. An actuator for inflating and deflating the expandable fluid bladder is also described.