Patents by Inventor John Matthai
John Matthai 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).
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Patent number: 11812848Abstract: A furniture system includes an elongated chase having a body extending from a first end to a second end. The body has an upper surface and a lower surface. A first leg is coupled to the lower surface of the body and a second leg is coupled to the lower surface of the body and spaced apart from the first leg. Power cables are positioned within a cavity of the body, the power cables configured to connect to a building's power supply. A modular power unit is coupled to the lower surface of the body. The modular power unit includes a power outlet electrically coupled to the power cables.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2022Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: MILLERKNOLL, INC.Inventors: John Matthai, Joshua DeWys, Joel Ruiter, Michael Katje, Peter Keyzer, Michael A. Johnson, Taiyoh Afrik
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Patent number: 11814839Abstract: A mobile wall comprising an alignment pin moveably supported on a crossbar adjacent a vertical support. The alignment pin is selectively moveable between a retracted position, in which the alignment pin is retracted into a first aperture, and an extended position, in which at least a portion of the alignment pin extends outwardly from the first aperture. The alignment pin is selectively receivable in an aperture of another mobile wall while in the extended position to align the mobile wall with the another mobile wall.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2020Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: MILLERKNOLL, INC.Inventors: Kimberlee Colin, Luca Corvatta, Samuel Hecht, John Matthai
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Publication number: 20220395090Abstract: A table includes a plurality of legs, a work surface supported by the plurality of legs, a lower rail spaced apart from the work surface and extending between the plurality of legs, and a cable clip. The lower rail includes a channel disposed in an underside of the lower rail. The cable clip is receivable by the channel of the lower rail. The cable clip includes a deformable channel configured to receive wires.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2020Publication date: December 15, 2022Inventors: Joel Graham Van Faasen, John Matthai
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Publication number: 20220142361Abstract: A furniture system includes an elongated chase having a body extending from a first end to a second end. The body has an upper surface and a lower surface. A first leg is coupled to the lower surface of the body and a second leg is coupled to the lower surface of the body and spaced apart from the first leg. Power cables are positioned within a cavity of the body, the power cables configured to connect to a building's power supply. A modular power unit is coupled to the lower surface of the body. The modular power unit includes a power outlet electrically coupled to the power cables.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2022Publication date: May 12, 2022Inventors: John Matthai, Joshua DeWys, Joel Ruiter, Michael Katje, Peter Keyzer, Michael A. Johnson, Taiyoh Afrik
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Publication number: 20220127846Abstract: A mobile wall comprising an alignment pin moveably supported on a crossbar adjacent a vertical support. The alignment pin is selectively moveable between a retracted position, in which the alignment pin is retracted into a first aperture, and an extended position, in which at least a portion of the alignment pin extends outwardly from the first aperture. The alignment pin is selectively receivable in an aperture of another mobile wall while in the extended position to align the mobile wall with the another mobile wall.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2020Publication date: April 28, 2022Inventors: Kimberlee Colin, Luca Corvatta, Samuel Hecht, John Matthai
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Patent number: 11291302Abstract: A furniture system includes an elongated chase having a body extending from a first end to a second end. The body has an upper surface and a lower surface. A first leg is coupled to the lower surface of the body and a second leg is coupled to the lower surface of the body and spaced apart from the first leg. Power cables are positioned within a cavity of the body, the power cables configured to connect to a building's power supply. A modular power unit is coupled to the lower surface of the body. The modular power unit includes a power outlet electrically coupled to the power cables.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2020Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: HERMAN MILLER, INC.Inventors: John Matthai, Joshua DeWys, Joel Ruiter, Michael Katje, Peter Keyzer, Michael A. Johnson, Taiyoh Afrik
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Publication number: 20210068539Abstract: A furniture system includes an elongated chase having a body extending from a first end to a second end. The body has an upper surface and a lower surface. A first leg is coupled to the lower surface of the body and a second leg is coupled to the lower surface of the body and spaced apart from the first leg. Power cables are positioned within a cavity of the body, the power cables configured to connect to a building's power supply. A modular power unit is coupled to the lower surface of the body. The modular power unit includes a power outlet electrically coupled to the power cables.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2020Publication date: March 11, 2021Inventors: John Matthai, Joshua DeWys, Joel Ruiter, Michael Katje, Peter Keyzer, Michael A. Johnson, Taiyoh Afrik
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Patent number: 10842266Abstract: A furniture system includes an elongated chase having a body extending from a first end to a second end. The body has an upper surface and a lower surface. A first leg is coupled to the lower surface of the body and a second leg is coupled to the lower surface of the body and spaced apart from the first leg. Power cables are positioned within a cavity of the body, the power cables configured to connect to a building's power supply. A modular power unit is coupled to the lower surface of the body. The modular power unit includes a power outlet electrically coupled to the power cables.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2018Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignee: HERMAN MILLER, INC.Inventors: John Matthai, Joshua DeWys, Joel Ruiter, Michael Katje, Peter Keyzer, Michael A. Johnson, Taiyoh Afrik
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Patent number: 10538913Abstract: A connection for a subarchitectural workspace includes a first structure with a first end and a second end opposite the first end and a second structure with a first end and a second end opposite the first end. The connection assembly further includes a first bracket with a first fine adjustment surface mounted to the first structure, a second bracket with a second fine adjustment surface that engages the first fine adjustment surface, and a clamping mechanism that applies a clamping force to the first and second fine adjustment surfaces to pull the first and second structures together.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2018Date of Patent: January 21, 2020Assignee: HERMAN MILLER, INC.Inventors: John Matthai, Robert Michael Seeley, James Moon
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Publication number: 20190357676Abstract: A furniture system includes an elongated chase having a body extending from a first end to a second end. The body has an upper surface and a lower surface. A first leg is coupled to the lower surface of the body and a second leg is coupled to the lower surface of the body and spaced apart from the first leg. Power cables are positioned within a cavity of the body, the power cables configured to connect to a building's power supply. A modular power unit is coupled to the lower surface of the body. The modular power unit includes a power outlet electrically coupled to the power cables.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2018Publication date: November 28, 2019Inventors: John Matthai, Joshua DeWys, Joel Ruiter, Michael Katje, Peter Keyzer, Michael A. Johnson, Taiyoh Afrik
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Publication number: 20190360198Abstract: A connection for a subarchitectural workspace includes a first structure with a first end and a second end opposite the first end and a second structure with a first end and a second end opposite the first end. The connection assembly further includes a first bracket with a first fine adjustment surface mounted to the first structure, a second bracket with a second fine adjustment surface that engages the first fine adjustment surface, and a clamping mechanism that applies a clamping force to the first and second fine adjustment surfaces to pull the first and second structures together.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2018Publication date: November 28, 2019Inventors: John Matthai, Robert Michael Seeley, James Moon
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Patent number: 10202992Abstract: A workstation includes a working surface, a channel within the working surface, a rail positioned within the channel, and a clamp mechanism having an accessory and an actuator operable to removably couple the clamp mechanism to the rail. The actuator includes a first side that has a first manually engageable surface and a second side that has a second manually engageable surface. The actuator is movable to a first position in which the clamp mechanism disengages the rail when a force is exerted on the first manually engageable surface, and is movable to a second position in which the clamp mechanism engages the rail when a force is exerted on the second manually engageable surface.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2017Date of Patent: February 12, 2019Assignee: Herman Miller, Inc.Inventors: John Matthai, Jeremy Laarman, Michael Katje
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Patent number: D868509Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2018Date of Patent: December 3, 2019Assignee: HERMAN MILLER, INC.Inventors: John Matthai, Joel Ruiter
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Patent number: D897292Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2018Date of Patent: September 29, 2020Assignee: HERMAN MILLER, INC.Inventors: John Matthai, Joel Ruiter
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Patent number: D903382Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2019Date of Patent: December 1, 2020Assignee: HERMAN MILLER, INC.Inventors: John Matthai, Joel Ruiter
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Patent number: D945194Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2019Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: MillerKnoll, Inc.Inventors: Joel Graham Van Faasen, John Matthai
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Patent number: D987117Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2020Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: MILLERKNOLL, INC.Inventors: Kimberlee Colin, Luca Corvatta, Samuel Hecht, Romain Voulet, John Matthai
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Patent number: D992934Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2020Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: MillerKnoll, Inc.Inventors: Kimberlee Colin, Luca Corvatta, Samuel Hecht, Romain Voulet, John Matthai
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Patent number: D1018144Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2023Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: MILLERKNOLL, INC.Inventors: Kimberlee Colin, Luca Corvatta, Samuel Hecht, Romain Voulet, John Matthai
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Patent number: D1018145Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2023Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: MILLERKNOLL, INC.Inventors: Kimberlee Colin, Luca Corvatta, Samuel Hecht, Romain Voulet, John Matthai