96 patents
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Utility
Frame Type Workstation Configurations
25 Mar 21
A table assembly includes a tabletop member having a tabletop worksurface and a downwardly directed lower surface.
Kirt Martin, David C. Eberlein, Fredric Biddle
Filed: 15 Oct 20
Utility
Seating Arrangement
25 Feb 21
A seating arrangement includes a back arrangement moveable between upright and reclined positions, a linkage arrangement including a first link member comprising a portion of a seat arrangement, a second link member supported on a base, flexibly resilient front link members extending between forward portions of the first and second link members and being integral with the second link member, and a rigid rear link member extending between rearward portions of the first and second link members including a separate piece from the first or second link members, wherein the rearward portion of the first link member extends laterally in a first plane when the back arrangement is upright, and laterally in a second plane when the back arrangement is reclined, where the second plane is angled with respect to the first plane, and is positioned farther away from the base when the back arrangement is reclined than when upright.
James N. Ludwig, Nickolaus William Charles Deevers, Kurt R. Heidmann, William Thomas Johnson, Bruce M. Smith, Mark William Spoelhof
Filed: 10 Nov 20
Utility
Compliant Seating Structure
21 Jan 21
A body support structure includes a shell having a central region, an outer peripheral region spaced from the central region, and at least one array extending between the central region and the outer peripheral region.
Nickolaus Williams Charles Deevers, Kurt R. Heidmann
Filed: 2 Oct 20
Utility
Seating Arrangement
6 Jan 21
A seating arrangement includes a rigid back frame, a flexible back shell coupled to the back frame and including a pair of vertical side portions and at least two strap portions extending laterally between the side portions and including a forwardly-facing surface configured to support a back of a seated user, the at least two strap portions including a lowermost strap portion, the lowermost strap portion configured to deflect a first distance when a rearwardly-directed force is exerted on the lowermost strap portion by a seated user, and a lumbar assembly supported from the back frame and configured to support the lumbar region of a back of a seated user, the lumbar assembly configured to deflect a second distance when the rearwardly-directed force is exerted on the lumbar assembly by a seated user, wherein the first distance and the second distance are substantially similar.
Gordon J. Peterson, Robert J. Battey, Mark Vander Veen
Filed: 23 Sep 20
Utility
Cantilevered Desk and Components and Method for the Use Thereof
2 Dec 20
A power grommet embedded in the worksurface includes a housing, at least a first and second outlet block disposed in the housing, and a lid pivotally connected to the housing.
John Allen, Matthew Buist, Colin Cote, Megan Grygiel, Bradley Youngs, Bryan Wahlfield
Filed: 18 Aug 20
Utility
Chair Assembly with Upholstery Covering
25 Nov 20
A seating arrangement includes a base, a seat assembly operably coupled to the base, and a back assembly that includes a substantially rigid back frame including a pair of side portions spaced from one another and extending upward from the base, and a substantially flexible back shell including a front surface and a rear surface opposite the front surface, a plurality of laterally-extending slots that extend between the front surface and the rear surface and that cooperate to define a plurality of laterally-extending ribs therebetween, where a pair of laterally-extending ribs of the plurality of laterally-extending ribs are connected to one another via a vertically-extending rib located at a substantial midpoint across a width of the back shell, and wherein the back shell is coupled to each of the side portions of the back frame at locations above the plurality of laterally-extending slots.
Robert J. Battey, Todd David Krupiczewicz, Gordon Jay Peterson, Nathan Robert Brock, Jeffrey A. Hall
Filed: 20 Jul 20
Utility
Designated Region Projection Printing
18 Nov 20
A system determines an object-design for a three-dimensional model of an object.
John Hamilton
Filed: 4 Aug 20
Utility
Frame Type Workstation Configurations
11 Nov 20
A furniture assembly comprising a first frame structure having front and rear portions and including at least a first leg member and a substantially horizontal first rail member supported by the at least a first leg member where the first rail member has a first length dimension, a substantially horizontal 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 front portion of the assembly space adjacent the front portion of the first frame structure and a rear portion of the assembly space adjacent the rear portion of the first frame structure, a first furniture sub-assembly having first and second ends, having a first depth dimension and supported within the assembly space by the first and second rail members and a second furniture sub-assembly having first and second ends, a second depth dimension and supported within the assembly space by the first rail member and a rail member of another frame structure, wherein the combined first and second depth dimensions are less than the first length dimension.
Kirt Martin, David C. Eberlein, Fredric Biddle
Filed: 21 May 20
Utility
Chair Assembly with Upholstery Covering
4 Nov 20
A chair assembly includes an arm assembly that includes an armrest supported by a vertically adjustable support assembly and an arm base, where the arm base extends at an acute angle with respect to a longitudinal centerline of the chair assembly, an upholstery arrangement including a ring member attached to a cover, where the ring member includes a plurality of reliefs having a width that reduces as the ring member is wrapped about a shell member of the chair assembly, and a control arrangement having a biasing member that moves through an arcuate path as the biasing member is adjusted between varying bias settings.
Robert J. Battey, Gordon J. Peterson, Todd T. Andres, Gary Karsten, Richard Roslund, JR., Pradeep Mydur, Nathan McCaughan, Kurt R. Heidmann
Filed: 20 Jul 20
Utility
Directed Audio System for Audio Privacy and Audio Stream Customization
21 Oct 20
A system includes an audio transducer.
Darrin Sculley, Mark Slager, Scott Wilson, Mark McKenna, Kirk Gregory Griffes
Filed: 29 Jun 20
Utility
Personal Workspace Assembly
16 Sep 20
A lounge assembly comprising a lower wall structure including at least first and second spaced apart side walls and a rear wall that together form an assembly space, each of the side walls and rear wall including an internal surface, a seat assembly supported between the first and second side walls, a first coupler mounted to the internal surface of the first side wall, a support arm having an arm length dimension between proximal and distal ends, the proximal end mounted to the first coupler adjacent the internal surface of the first side wall for rotation about a first vertical axis and a tablet member supported at the distal end of the support arm for rotation about a second vertical axis through a second range of motion with respect to the support arm.
Russell T. Holdredge, Sean Corcorran, David K. Jones, Duck Young Kong, Todd David Krupiczewicz, Keith Robert Machin, Mark McKenna, Gordon Peterson, Mark Spoelhof, Pradeep Mydur, David J. Battey
Filed: 28 May 20
Utility
Body Support Assembly and Method for the Use and Assembly Thereof
16 Sep 20
A body support assembly includes a seat assembly and backrest assembly supported by tilt control assembly.
Nickolaus William Charles Deevers, Kurt R. Heidmann, Gordon J. Peterson
Filed: 18 Feb 20
Utility
CorrectedSeating Arrangement
16 Sep 20
A seating arrangement includes an upwardly-extending back arrangement movable between upright and reclined positions, and a seat arrangement that includes a first link member extending horizontally and having forward and rearward portions, a second link member spaced from the first link member, a third link member coupled to the first and second link members and substantially flexible along a majority of a length thereof, and a fourth link member operably coupled to the first and second link members, the fourth link member being substantially rigid along a majority of a length thereof, wherein the link members cooperate to form a four-bar linkage assembly, and wherein the seat arrangement moves in a rearward direction as the back arrangement is moved between the upright position and the reclined position.
James Ludwig, Nickolaus William Charles Deevers, Kurt Heidmann, Bruce Michael Smith, Mark Spoelhof
Filed: 3 Jun 18
Utility
Display Support System and Method for the Use Thereof
29 Jul 20
A display support system includes a support rail extending in a first direction and at least one support bar carried by the support rail.
Joseph Iacovoni, Keith Robert Machin, Peter Emmett Mack, II, Michael Joseph Dettloff, Mark J. Dinneweth, Santiago Carral O'Gorman, Todd Andres
Filed: 21 Jan 20
Utility
Cantilevered Desk and Components and Method for the Use Thereof
27 May 20
A desk includes a frame, a coupled to the frame, and a height adjustable support column assembly coupled to the frame with a lower mounting member extending under a bottom edge of the skin and an upper mounting member extending over a top edge of the skin.
John Allen, Matthew Buist, Colin Cote, Megan Grygiel, Bradley Youngs, Bryan Wahlfield
Filed: 25 Nov 18
Utility
Environment Optimization for Space Based on Presence and Activities
8 Apr 20
A method for facilitating space experiences for at least a first space user and for at least first and second different spaces, the method comprising the steps of storing first and second space experience specifications for the first and second different spaces, respectively, wherein the first and second space experience specifications indicate space affordance settings for the first and second spaces, respectively, sensing a trigger event associated with at least one of the first and second different spaces, where the sensed trigger event is associated with the first space, using the first space experience specification to control the first space affordances and where the sensed trigger event is associated with the second space, using the second space experience specification to control the second space affordances.
KARL J. MEAD, HYUN YOO, CHERIE JOHNSON
Filed: 4 Dec 19
Utility
Microclimate Control Systems and Methods
11 Mar 20
A method and system for temperature control of a microclimate device are disclosed.
Ryan Schmidt, Caroline Kelly, Mark McKenna, Christopher Norman, Rob Scheper, Timothy Swieter
Filed: 16 Sep 19
Utility
Floor Power Distribution System
11 Mar 20
A floor power distribution system that includes a power distribution junction assembly including a first housing configured to abut a floor surface, a pair of receptacle junction assemblies each including a second housing configured to abut the floor surface, and a pair of raceway assemblies each including an elongated raceway including a longitudinally extending channel, a pair of ramps each coextending with the elongated raceway on opposite sides thereof, each ramp including a proximate edge that engages the elongated raceway and having a first thickness, and a distal edge having a second thickness that is less than the first thickness, wherein the elongated raceway and the elongate ramp are configured to be located between the floor surface and a floor covering in an area frequented by foot traffic.
Mark Schneider, David K. Jones, Jamie Payne, Cody Jay Holstege
Filed: 17 Nov 19
Utility
Workspace System and Components and Method for the Use Thereof
4 Mar 20
A workspace system includes different base components, different accessory interfaces and different accessories.
John A. Allen, Charles Beasley, William Bennie, Justin G. Beitzel, Antonio Caballero, Rachel Dekker, Sean M. Derrick, Kristi Hooper, Brandon Johnson, Daniel Perez Marin, Alban Moriniere, Jessica Napper, Eric A. Otto, Penghao Shan, Thomas Siffer
Filed: 3 Sep 19
Utility
Upholstery Systems and Methods for Forming a Curved Surface
26 Feb 20
An upholstery system for forming a curved furniture surface includes two surfaces that form a corner, two planar elements that are each positioned on one of the two surfaces, and a plurality of contoured elements positioned between the two planar elements and along the corner.
Bruce Smith, Ryan Noel McGovern, Rolf Pascal Hien, Mark Spoelhof, Gregory Joseph Opatik, Kade Alan Roggentine
Filed: 28 Oct 19