Patents by Inventor Bruce Burdick

Bruce Burdick 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).

  • Beam furniture system
    Patent number: 4382642
    Abstract: A furniture system has a pedestal supported, rigid support beam (101) and a selection of functional furniture items attachable thereto with various types of bracket assemblies. The support beam (101) is elongated and rectangular in cross section with two rounded upper flanges (128) and two rectangularly shaped lower flanges (129) radially extending from a rectangular central portion (126, 127) thereof. The bracket assemblies can be secured around certain of the radially extending flanges at a continuum of locations along the support beam. A pedestal structure (102) is connectable to the support beam (101) at certain positions along the lower radially extending flanges (129). The furniture items include various sizes and shapes of work surfaces, storage files, and supporting stands for accessories such as telephones and calculators. Separate beams can be joined together at right angles to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1980
    Date of Patent: May 10, 1983
    Inventor: Bruce A. Burdick
  • Combined leg and mounting member unit for a pedestal desk or similar article
    Patent number: D269237
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 1980
    Date of Patent: June 7, 1983
    Assignee: Herman Miller, Inc.
    Inventor: Bruce A. Burdick
  • Mountable tool storage
    Patent number: D299093
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 1986
    Date of Patent: December 27, 1988
    Assignee: Herman Miller, Inc.
    Inventor: Bruce A. Burdick