Patents by Inventor Edward L. Elzinga

Edward L. Elzinga has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 6282854
    Abstract: An improved workspace management system for dividing a space into separate work areas comprises a rigid structural framework formed of rigid rectangular frames rigidly joined together at the edges thereof to form at least one work area. Each of the frames has outer faces on opposite sides thereof and openings on the opposite sides of the frames and a plurality of interchangeable tiles, with each of the tiles having a connector cooperating with the openings on the frames for removably mounting the tiles to the frames for ease of placement on and removal from the frames. The tiles are mounted to the outer faces of the frames to substantially cover both sides of the frames from a bottom portion thereof to a top thereof in juxtaposed parallel relationship.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2001
    Assignee: Trendway Corporation
    Inventors: Richard L. Vos, Vance B. Dang, Michael W. Eastman, Edward L. Elzinga, James J. Thompson, David R. Williams, Michael R. Yob
  • Patent number: 5115380
    Abstract: A task light panel for use with a light source for illuminating a work surface. The panel comprises an upper surface having a plurality of transverse grooves formed thereon and a lower surface having a plurality of longitudinal grooves formed thereon. The transverse and longitudinal grooves are substantially perpendicular to each other and are adapted to distribute light from the light source onto the work surface, reduce glare or veiling reflections from the work surface, and block direct viewing of the light source by an individual using the work surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 1991
    Date of Patent: May 19, 1992
    Assignee: Herman Miller, Inc.
    Inventors: James H. Huisingh, Edward L. Elzinga
  • Patent number: 5040104
    Abstract: A task light panel for use with a light source for illuminating a work surface. The panel comprises an upper surface having a plurality of transverse grooves formed thereon and a lower surface having a plurality of longitudinal grooves formed thereon. The transverse and longitudinal grooves are substantially perpendicular to each other and are adapted to distribute light from the light source onto the work surface, reduce glare or veiling reflections from the work surface, and block direct viewing of the light source by an individual using the work surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 1990
    Date of Patent: August 13, 1991
    Assignee: Herman Miller, Inc.
    Inventors: James H. Huisingh, Edward L. Elzinga