Did You Know...
...that Charles Goodyear performed some of his experiments on rubber while in debtor's prison? He was there so often he referred to it as his "hotel". Chronically in debt because of poor business sense and ill health, Goodyear depended on the generosity of friends and family. Even after he unlocked the secret to vulcanizing rubber, he was unable to improve his financial situation. When he died, his estate was $200,000 in debt.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7775600 | Seating construction and method of assembly A seating unit includes a rearwardly-open base frame with a pair of uprights on opposite rear side portions in spaced apart positions. A molded back has corner sections with cavities for matably telescopingly engaging the uprights, and a beam section extending betwe... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7604298 | Chair back attachment and method of assembly A chair includes a lower back frame, a back construction, including a back support attached to the lower back frame, a cushion assembly attached to the back support and a clip wedgingly engaged between the back support and the cushion assembly. The cushion assembly ... | 10/20/2009 |
| D600483 | Furniture unit | 09/22/2009 |
| D600052 | Back for seating unit | 09/15/2009 |
| 7582179 | Edge band and edge banding process The present invention provides an edge band including a protective layer attached to a wood portion. The wood portion includes a first side and a second side. A first adhesive is disposed between the protective layer and the first side of the wood portion and a seco... | 09/01/2009 |
| D593761 | Seating unit | 06/09/2009 |
| D592876 | Seating unit | 05/26/2009 |
| 7530632 | Seating unit with accessories A seating unit includes a tubular support extending upwardly from a chair frame, a retainer telescopingly engaging an upright open end of the support, and an armrest mounted on the retainer. The retainer is keyed at both ends to prevent undesired rotation of the arm... | 05/12/2009 |
| D591969 | Seating unit | 05/12/2009 |
| D591062 | Partition screen | 04/28/2009 |
| D585218 | Table | 01/27/2009 |
| D579218 | Ottoman | 10/28/2008 |
| D578817 | Furniture unit | 10/21/2008 |
| D564264 | Seating unit | 03/18/2008 |
| 7341313 | Adjustable armrest with motion control An armrest includes an armrest support and a subassembly supported thereon for vertical adjustment by a height adjustment device having a rotatable high-lead-angle threaded shaft, a mating nut, and a trigger. The shaft member is rotatable upon a vertical force being... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7334845 | Comfort surface for seating A seating unit includes a perimeter frame, a flexible seating surface supported by the frame, and parallel elongated resilient force-distributing members coupled to the seating surface to control a contour of the seating surface when supporting a seated user. The re... | 02/26/2008 |
| D561500 | Frame for a seating unit | 02/12/2008 |
| D559002 | Seating unit | 01/08/2008 |
| D558476 | Seating unit | 01/01/2008 |
| D558491 | Chair | 01/01/2008 |
| D557921 | Chair | 12/25/2007 |
| D557026 | Seating unit | 12/11/2007 |
| D555926 | Seating unit | 11/27/2007 |
| 7301470 | Electronic system, components and method for tracking files A file tracking system including a processor, which maintains and interfaces with a database, a plurality of file folder retainers, and a plurality of file folders. The file tracking system actively maintains and updates the database, which includes file information... | 11/27/2007 |
| D555377 | Seating unit | 11/20/2007 |
| D554384 | Chair | 11/06/2007 |
| D554383 | Chair | 11/06/2007 |
| D554382 | Seating unit | 11/06/2007 |
| D554381 | Seating unit | 11/06/2007 |
| D554386 | Seating unit | 11/06/2007 |
| D553867 | Sofa | 10/30/2007 |
| D553872 | Seat | 10/30/2007 |
| D552368 | Chair | 10/09/2007 |
| D549979 | Seating unit | 09/04/2007 |
| 7264311 | Synchrotilt seating unit with comfort surface A seating unit includes a base, a reclineable back, a seat, and a control operably supporting the back and the seat on the base for synchronous movement between upright and recline positions. The control includes a pair of flexible support members and a link that co... | 09/04/2007 |
| D548475 | Seating unit | 08/14/2007 |
| 7249624 | Post and beam furniture system A post and beam furniture system having a plurality of horizontally-extending beams having a longitudinally-extending T-shaped first channel and a longitudinally, T-shaped second channel, and a plurality of vertical posts each having a lower portion thereof adapted ... | 07/31/2007 |
| D546574 | Seating unit | 07/17/2007 |
| D546573 | Back for a seating unit | 07/17/2007 |
| D546594 | Seating unit | 07/17/2007 |
