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Patent No. 5277148

Wearable Pet Enclosure

An enclosure for small animals which is wearable on the front or back of an animate being.

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Assignee: Herman Miller, Inc.


Location: Zeeland, MI
No. of patents: 293

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NumberTitleIssue Date
D659417Chair and components thereof
05/15/2012
D657166Chair
04/10/2012
8128175Suspension seating
A suspension seating structure having a body support assembly which includes a membrane formed from at least one strap spanning across an opening. Each strap is coupled to a frame member through a retaining structure. The retaining structure is coupled with or forms...
03/06/2012
D653061Chair
01/31/2012
D652657Chair
01/24/2012
8079314Connection system
A connection system includes a float assembly and a locking assembly. The float assembly includes a floating ring and a float retainer disposed against the floating ring. The float retainer is adapted to be secured to a first object. The locking assembly includes a ...
12/20/2011
D650206Chair
12/13/2011
8025334Piece of furniture
A body support structure, such as a piece of furniture, in particular a piece of furniture for sitting on or a piece of furniture for lying on, such as, for example, chair, armchair, stool, bed or sofa, a seat of the piece of furniture being supported by a spring me...
09/27/2011
7992937Body support structure
A body support structure includes a body support member and a base having an upper component coupled to the body support member and a lower component adapted to be supported on a floor. An adjustable spring mechanism biases the body support member. A weighing mechan...
08/09/2011
7992936Seat
A seat comprising an underframe and a seat element wherein the seat element comprises a front seat part, a rear seat part, a lower backrest part and an upper backrest part wherein the seat element can be displaced from a basic position into a reclined position, and ...
08/09/2011
D639091Backrest
06/07/2011
D637423Chair
05/10/2011
7931257Multilayer load bearing structure
Support elements and support structures form the basis of ergonomic body supports for chairs, mattresses and other structures. The support elements may be individually designed according to their location and body support function. Thus, the structures that include ...
04/26/2011
7926879Load support structure
A load support member includes spaced apart beam members, a linking member and a stop member. In another aspect, the beam includes a support surface defining first and second landing regions, which are in contact with and support a membrane. In another aspect, a bra...
04/19/2011
7922248Seating structure and methods for the use thereof
A seating structure has an articulated seat and back. A rear portion of the seat is automatically pivotable relative to a forward portion of the seat as the seat is tilted between upright and reclined tilt positions. An upper portion of the back is pivotable relativ...
04/12/2011
7913459Work space management system
A work space system including a plurality of work areas. A work area includes a spine wall, a first wall adjacent to the spine wall and extending from the spine wall, and a second wall adjacent to the first wall and including an entrance to the work area. The height...
03/29/2011
7896436Office components, seating structures, methods of using seating structures, and systems of seating structures
Office components are described that include a base, a seat supported by the base, a microprocessor, and a load sensor electrically coupled with the microprocessor and mechanically coupled with the seat and, based on movement thereof, operative to detect occupancy o...
03/01/2011
7874620Health care chair
A health care chair includes a base and a seating portion attached to the base. A lift assist mechanism connects the base and seating portion and assists in moving the seating portion from a first reclined position to a second inclined position without electrical po...
01/25/2011
7857390Piece of furniture
The invention relates to a body support structure (1), such as a piece of furniture (1), in particular a piece of furniture for sitting on or a piece of furniture for lying on, such as, for example, chair (3), armchair, stool, bed or sofa, a sea...
12/28/2010
D628832Body support structure
12/14/2010
D628831Body support structure
12/14/2010
7841666Back support structure
A tiltable chair including a base, a fulcrum member having a curved support surface, a back support pivotally connected to the base at a pivot axis and pivotable between at least an upright position and a rearward tilt position, and at least one leaf spring having f...
11/30/2010
D626756Chair
11/09/2010
7794022Body support structure having a molded elastomeric member
A body support structure includes a support frame having at least first and second opposite side portions and defining an opening therebetween. A molded elastomeric member is connected to the first and second side portions and suspended over the opening. The molded ...
09/14/2010
7740321Suspended pixelated seating structure
A suspended pixelated seating structure provides ergonomic, adaptable seating support. The suspended pixelated seating structure includes multiple cooperative layers to maximize global comfort and support while enhancing adaptation to localized variations in a load,...
06/22/2010
7721658Computer workstation with movable monitor support
A computer workstation includes a worksurface horizontally moveable from a first worksurface position to a second worksurface position. At least a portion of the worksurface rotates about a horizontal axis as the worksurface is moved from the first worksurface posit...
05/25/2010
D614339Light
04/20/2010
7690317Computer workstation with moveable monitor support
A computer workstation includes a worksurface moveable a first distance between first and second worksurface positions and a monitor support coupled to the worksurface. At least one of the worksurface and the monitor support is automatically moveable in response to ...
04/06/2010
D611634Light
03/09/2010
D610847Frame for furniture support
03/02/2010
7610865Table
A piece of furniture, for example, a table, having a frame, supported on legs and carrying a table top, embodied with two parallel separate longitudinal profiles and at least two connected transverse struts and which has hollow recesses, accessible from an underside...
11/03/2009
7594700Contoured seating structure
A chair includes a control housing, a seat and a back support including an upwardly extending upright portion and a link portion extending forwardly from a lower portion of the upright portion. The link portion is pivotally connected to the control housing about a f...
09/29/2009
D600104Caster
09/15/2009
D597771Backrest
08/11/2009
7530639Chair with adjustable foot support
A chair includes a base and a seating structure rotatably coupled to the base and vertically moveable between at least a first position and a second position. A foot support is disposed a vertical distance from the seating structure. The foot support is rotatably co...
05/12/2009
D591986Body support structure
05/12/2009
D587914Chair
03/10/2009
7455535Rail system
A rail system (100) is disclosed which may be employed within a commercial interior (102). The rail system (100) comprises a series of primary-tracks (130) in a spaced apart configuration. The rail system (100) also comprises a ser...
11/25/2008
7455365Seating structure having flexible support surface
A seating structure includes a plurality of boss structures arranged in a pattern and a plurality of web structures joining adjacent boss structures within the pattern. At least some of the web structures are non-planar and at least some adjacent web structures are ...
11/25/2008
7445357Lamp
An assembly for use with a lamp including the lights, structures for dissipating heat, and controls for controlling the intensity and light temperature emitted by the assembly. Included are structures which allow the lamp to adjust the assembly to a desired position...
11/04/2008
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