Patents by Inventor Graham J. Britain

Graham J. Britain 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: 6513222
    Abstract: A synchronous tilt control mechanism is provided for a chair. The chair includes a base, a seat, a back, a torsion spring, a first slide member and a second slide member. The base further includes a tilt control housing mounted thereon. The back includes a forwardly extending support member. The seat and back are pivotally attached to the tilt control housing. The torsion spring has a forwardly extending leg and a rearwardly extending leg. The forwardly extending leg is mounted to the tilt control housing. The seat slidably engages the support member by way of the first slide member, which is disposed on one of the seat and the support member. The support member slidably engages the rearwardly extending leg of the torsion spring by way of the second slide member, which is disposed on one of the support member and rearwardly extending leg. A downward movement of the seat causes the back to move downwardly and rearwardly against an upward force provided by the torsion spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2003
    Assignee: Herman Miller, Inc.
    Inventors: Pat Von Ehr, Graham J. Britain, Richard Holbrook
  • Publication number: 20020113475
    Abstract: A synchronous tilt control mechanism is provided for a chair. The chair includes a base, a seat, a back, a torsion spring, a first slide member and a second slide member. The base further includes a tilt control housing mounted thereon. The back includes a forwardly extending support member. The seat and back are pivotally attached to the tilt control housing. The torsion spring has a forwardly extending leg and a rearwardly extending leg. The forwardly extending leg is mounted to the tilt control housing. The seat slidably engages the support member by way of the first slide member, which is disposed on one of the seat and the support member. The support member slidably engages the rearwardly extending leg of the torsion spring by way of the second slide member, which is disposed on one of the support member and rearwardly extending leg. A downward movement of the seat causes the back to move downwardly and rearwardly against an upward force provided by the torsion spring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2001
    Publication date: August 22, 2002
    Applicant: Herman Miller, Inc.
    Inventors: Pat Von Ehr, Graham J. Britain, Richard Holbrook
  • Patent number: 6273506
    Abstract: A chair includes a base, a backrest supported by the base, a seat support by the base, and a seat slidably mounted to the seat support. A seat adjustment device can be employed to allow for forward and rearward adjustment of the seat relative to the backrest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2001
    Assignee: Herman Miller, Inc.
    Inventors: Tom S Niergarth, Graham J. Britain, Ed Sudduth, Richard Holbrook
  • Patent number: 6105208
    Abstract: A vehicle body door check (10) includes a scissors assembly (20) and a keeper (48) received between a pair of elongated check arms (22,24) of the scissors assembly and operable under the bias of a spring (46) to hold an associated vehicle door in an open position upon engagement with a check formation (36).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2000
    Assignee: Midway Products Group, Inc.
    Inventors: David L. Westerdale, Graham J. Britain
  • Patent number: 5618080
    Abstract: A upper track roller mechanism for an automotive vehicle sliding door is provided in which the upper track is formed as a generally U-shaped track member having centering mechanisms associated with it for preventing vertical movement of the roller into rubbing contact with upper or lower portions of the track. The centering mechanisms may include one or more chamfers formed on the outer wall of the track and a washer carried adjacent the roller in juxtaposition with the portion of the track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 8, 1997
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Brian K. Sullivan, Graham J. Britain, Donald F. Nelson