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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8157325 | Chair back rest with improved resilience and support A chair having a seat and a back rest comprises a fluid-containing cushion in the back rest that provides passive automatically adjustable support for the user's lumbar region. The cushion can comprise one or more fluid-containing chambers encompassing the areas of ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8147240 | Thin chamber burner A gas burner assembly includes a first sheet, a second sheet, and a conduit. The first sheet has an inner face, an outer face, an upper portion, and a lower portion. The second sheet also has an inner face, an outer face, an upper portion and a lower portion. The fi... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8082915 | Pellet stove According to embodiments of the present invention, a pellet stove includes a firepot assembly with a bottom plate slideable along rails to move between a closed position during combustion in the firepot and an open position during ash removal. According to other emb... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8061778 | Adjustable arm for chair A chair arm adjustment device according to embodiments of the present invention includes an arm pad base slidably coupled to the arm support, the arm pad base sliding substantially horizontally in two degrees of freedom with respect to the arm support within a range... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8033059 | Paneling system A paneling system for use as a wing and/or return panel for dividing large open office areas into smaller work stations. The paneling system includes a frame having top and bottom surfaces, and side surfaces. Attachment assemblies are used for removably attaching on... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8016360 | Adjustable arm rest for chair An adjustable armrest assembly for a chair includes a mounting member connected to the chair. The mounting member has an upper base. A first horizontal slide element is slidably mounted to the upper base and is adjustably slidable in a first direction with respect t... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7926430 | Technology trough A conference table includes a technology trough assembly integrated into its worksurface. The technology trough includes one or more utility modules for providing customized utility connections to meet the users' requirements. The technology trough also includes sli... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7726300 | Backlighting system for a fireplace A fireplace including a backlighting system. The backlighting system can be positioned in a back portion of the bottom panel of the fireplace. The backlighting system includes at least one light source to shine light upon the components of the fireplace. For example... | 06/01/2010 |
| D613072 | Mesh for a chair back rest | 04/06/2010 |
| 7470729 | Compression molded inorganic fiber articles, and methods and compositions used in molding same A method of forming articles made of an inorganic fiber material using compression molding. In one respect, a method of forming an article, wherein the method includes providing a molding composition comprising inorganic fiber and an inorganic binder, and compressio... | 12/30/2008 |
| D581689 | Chair | 12/02/2008 |
| D577934 | Chair backrest | 10/07/2008 |
| D577509 | Desk and wall unit | 09/30/2008 |
| 7422011 | Fireplace front panel assembly for reducing temperature A heating appliance includes an outer enclosure including a transparent front panel, a combustion chamber enclosure, and a variable speed blower. The combustion chamber enclosure is positioned within the outer enclosure and defines a combustion chamber wherein radia... | 09/09/2008 |
| D576422 | Desk and wall unit | 09/09/2008 |
| D576421 | Wall unit | 09/09/2008 |
| D576420 | Desk | 09/09/2008 |
| D569637 | Chair with upholstered mesh backrest | 05/27/2008 |
| D563686 | Chair | 03/11/2008 |
| 7322819 | Backlighting system for a fireplace A fireplace including a backlighting system. The backlighting system can be positioned in a back portion of the bottom panel of the fireplace. The backlighting system includes at least one light source to shine light upon the components of the fireplace. For example... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7305783 | Lenticular fireplace A lenticular fireplace and methods for simulating a fire within a fireplace. In one respect, a fire is simulated with a lenticular screen. The lenticular screen includes a lenticular lens layer and an image layer, wherein the image layer comprises one or more images... | 12/11/2007 |
| D554878 | Chair | 11/13/2007 |
| 7258116 | Bottom venting fireplace system A fireplace having a bottom venting arrangement is disclosed. The fireplace includes a firebox having a burner and a combustion chamber. Fumes produced by burning of gas at the burner are pulled into an upper exhaust plenum in the upper portion of the firebox. The u... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7234773 | Backrest for a chair, with a retractor A chair having a backrest with a Y-shaped member. The member being affixed to the center of the top rail of the backrest frame at one end. The other end of the Y-shaped member connects to backrest fabric, pulls it rearward, and holds the backrest fabric in tension u... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7234932 | Outdoor gas fireplace A fireplace for viewing outside of a house or other structure that includes a combustion chamber defined by a combustion chamber enclosure with a front opening and a front panel at least partially enclosing the front opening. The front panel is partially surrounded ... | 06/26/2007 |
| D543388 | Chair arm | 05/29/2007 |
| 7216645 | Wood burning stove having pivoting baffle and method A wood burning stove is provided. The combustion chamber in which the fire occurs has a baffle plate that is moveable to direct air flow through one of two different pathways from the combustion chamber to the chimney. When in a first position, the baffle plate forc... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7188900 | Flexible support for a chair backrest A chair having an arm, a backrest and a flexible backrest support that is rigidly attached to the arm and the backrest. The flexible backrest support includes a spring located between rigid end portions that are mounted to the chair arm and backrest. The flexible ba... | 03/13/2007 |
| D537155 | Portion of facade for a heating unit | 02/20/2007 |
| 7168427 | Air filtration and sterilization system for a fireplace An air filtration and sterilization system for removing airborne contaminants from air circulated through an air plenum system of a fireplace. Air filtration systems may include particulate, chemical, and ion filtration systems to filter the air. Air sterilization m... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7165544 | Touch switch system for a fireplace A fireplace including a burner disposed to combust a combustible gas and air mixture within a combustion chamber. An exposed panel defining an exposed surface. A touch portion of the exposed surface isolated from heat generated within the combustion chamber to reduc... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7160103 | Method and apparatus for modifying the path of a flame An apparatus and method for modifying the appearance of a flame to maximize the size of the flame for a given amount of fuel, increase a burn rate efficiency of the flame, or change the shape of the flame. The shape and size of the flame may be modified by applying ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7147286 | Versatile chair A versatile chair having a back assembly, a seat assembly and a leg assembly. Two brackets are formed on the leg assembly and create an axis of rotation for the back assembly and for the seat assembly independent of the back assembly. The back assembly rotates due t... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7144084 | Chair with rod frame back assembly A chair having a metal rod frame back assembly where the frame includes generally horizontal top, bottom and middle members and spaced apart generally vertical side members. Two seat brackets are welded to the middle and bottom members and attach to a seat board and... | 12/05/2006 |
| D530533 | Chair | 10/24/2006 |
| 7086202 | Mounting device and method A mounting assembly for mounting objects such as a fireplace mantel to a wall. The assembly includes a ledger strip for mounting on a wall and one or more mounting devices that are located on the mantel. Each mounting device includes a plunger slideably mounted with... | 08/08/2006 |
| D525057 | Chair arms | 07/18/2006 |
| 7077122 | Reduced clearance gas fireplace A fireplace includes an outer enclosure having a front panel defining a front of the fireplace, and a combustion chamber enclosure defining a combustion chamber and including a front surface. The combustion chamber enclosure is positioned within the outer enclosure ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7073864 | Stackable chair with flexing frame A stackable chair has supporting side members that comprise two bars that cross one another in non-contacting relation to form a substantially X-shaped configuration, the two bars capable of flexing movement relative to one another, so that the chair can flex in res... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7066537 | Chair back construction A back for a chair includes fabric panel with a flexible carrier attached to the panel around its periphery. The carrier is configured to be secured along a bottom edge to a bottom portion of a chair back frame member. The carrier is also secured to two vertical fra... | 06/27/2006 |
