Patents by Inventor Jay M. Henriott
Jay M. Henriott 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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Publication number: 20120096780Abstract: An electrical service assembly is secured to a framework of a panel of an office partition system and includes at least one bracket to which at least one electrical outlet module is mounted, the module having at least a pair of electrical outlets such that electrical outlets may be positioned in a back-to-back configuration. In this manner, the electrical service assembly provides service to opposite sides of a panel that face opposite work spaces. Also, the electrical outlet modules may be associated with separate circuits to prevent overload of the electrical service assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2010Publication date: April 26, 2012Applicant: KIMBALL INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: Keith E. Metcalf, Bart J. Cooper, Jay M. Henriott
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Patent number: 8146229Abstract: An article of furniture having a construction adapted to efficiently accommodate electrical components. The article of furniture includes a frame or chassis having support leg assemblies, and a beam connected to the support leg assemblies to which a channel is mounted. The support leg assemblies include work surface supports which support work surfaces at adjustable heights above the channel, and a gap between the work surfaces allows access to the electrical system within the channel. The electrical system is modular in design, and includes a series of components that may be connected to one another in a manner that the location of electrical outlet modules may be easily adjusted. The channel has a plurality of knock-out openings which may be selectively used for locating electrical outlets at any desired position along the channel.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2010Date of Patent: April 3, 2012Assignee: Kimball International, Inc.Inventors: Jay M. Henriott, David B. Crafton
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Publication number: 20120026724Abstract: Furniture components, such as office furniture components, that are configured to include electronic components that transfer electrical power to peripheral electronic devices via wireless technologies, including conductive and inductive technologies. The articles of furniture may include grommet devices received within work surfaces, the grommet devices incorporating or housing the electronics of wireless power systems. The articles of furniture may also include the electronics of wireless power systems physically embedded or integrated within work surfaces in a manner in which the continuous surfaces of the work surfaces are maintained, and the work surfaces may optionally further include lighting or other indication features to indicate the locations of the electronics to a user.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2011Publication date: February 2, 2012Applicant: KIMBALL INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: Keith E. Metcalf, Terry Carroll, Jay M. Henriott, Samial Keith Johnson, Donald Woods
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Publication number: 20120011789Abstract: An office partition system including at least first and second panels and a sliding privacy door guidably supported against the first panel via an elongated horizontal guide. The elongated horizontal guide has a channel that receives the privacy door and a mounting structure for mounting the guide to a horizontal track of the first panel. The elongated horizontal guide has a width that is substantially equivalent to the width of the first panel. The privacy door includes wheels that may support the entire weight of the privacy door. The privacy door may move from a first, open position allowing access to an interior space of the office partition system via an opening to a second, closed position restricting access to the interior space via the opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2011Publication date: January 19, 2012Applicant: Kimball International, Inc.Inventor: Jay M. Henriott
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Patent number: 8087738Abstract: Office and home office furniture casegood products having cable management features, such as a desk including pedestals with hinged access doors having one or more cable management grommets disposed in the top edges of the hinged access doors. The desk may also include a hinged modesty panel with one or more cable management grommets disposed in a top edge thereof. The cable management grommets include a plurality of cable management grommet apertures to facilitate routing of cords or cables through the cable management grommets. The desk may also include a work surface having a bottom surface with a plurality of cord troughs attached thereto. Various panels of the desk include half-round cord openings to facilitate routing of cords and cables after having been routed through the cable management grommet apertures. The modesty panel includes an offset hinge assembly, advantageously providing ease of access to a wall outlet located behind the modesty panel.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2006Date of Patent: January 3, 2012Assignee: Kimball International, Inc.Inventors: Jay M. Henriott, Kevin T. Rauscher, Airen R. Springer
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Publication number: 20110286792Abstract: A cabinet, appearing from the outside to have a construction including fully mitered joints between its panels, internally includes hidden lock miter joints between its panels. The cabinet includes a plurality of panels and has a first panel including a joint edge having a length including a first portion adjacent a second portion. The first portion includes a mitered face disposed at an angle with respect to the first panel, and the second portion includes a lock receiving recess. The cabinet also has a second panel including a joint edge having a length including a first portion adjacent a second portion. The first portion of the second panel includes a mitered face disposed at an angle with respect to the second panel, and the second portion includes a lock protrusion. When the first and second panel attach to one another, the lock protrusion is received within the lock receiving recess and the mitered faces are in flush contact with one another.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2010Publication date: November 24, 2011Applicant: KIMBALL INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: Jay M. Henriott, Rod Shelton
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Patent number: 8061864Abstract: Furniture components, such as office furniture components, that are configured to include electronic components that transfer electrical power to peripheral electronic devices via wireless technologies, including conductive and inductive technologies. The articles of furniture may include grommet devices received within work surfaces, the grommet devices incorporating or housing the electronics of wireless power systems. The articles of furniture may also include the electronics of wireless power systems physically embedded or integrated within work surfaces in a manner in which the continuous surfaces of the work surfaces are maintained, and the work surfaces may optionally further include lighting or other indication features to indicate the locations of the electronics to a user.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2010Date of Patent: November 22, 2011Assignee: Kimball International, Inc.Inventors: Keith E. Metcalf, Terry Carroll, Jay M. Henriott, Samial Keith Johnson, Donald Woods
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Publication number: 20110197519Abstract: A partition system generally including an adjustable work surface support bracket assembly, which attaches to a track member of the partition system for supporting a work surface. A first vertical member of the bracket assembly includes a mounting portion adapted to be received within the track member, and a first vertical plate portion downwardly extending from the mounting portion and including a plurality of vertically spaced apertures or a pair of elongated apertures. A second member includes a horizontal portion that attaches to a work surface using suitable fasteners. In a first embodiment, the second member includes a tab which is received within any one of the vertically spaced apertures in the vertical member located beneath the track member. In a second embodiment, the second member includes a second vertical plate portion including a plurality of apertures or a pair of elongated apertures for alignment with a pair of apertures in the first vertical plate portion of the first vertical member.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2011Publication date: August 18, 2011Applicant: KIMBALL INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: Jay M. Henriott, Keith E. Metcalf
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Patent number: 7997212Abstract: A multi-purpose table including a channel forming a portion of, or attached to, a horizontal support bar of the table. The channel includes at least one trough for managing cables and cords associated with electrical and communication outlets. The electrical and communication outlets may be provided in the channel. The outlets remain available to a user of the table when a work surface of the table is positioned in either a horizontal or a vertical position.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2007Date of Patent: August 16, 2011Assignee: Kimball International, Inc.Inventor: Jay M. Henriott
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Patent number: 7975624Abstract: A multi-purpose table including a channel that either forms a portion of, or is attached to, a horizontal support structure of the work surface of the table. The channel includes at least one trough for managing cables and cords associated with electrical and communication outlet modules. The electrical and communication outlet modules may be installed within the channel with the outlets accessible to a user of the table when the work surface is positioned in each of a horizontal use position and a vertical storage position. In one embodiment, individual outlet modules are installed within the channel by a snap-fit engagement. In another embodiment, the outlet modules are provided as part of a harness or bus assembly that is slidably installed and retained within the channel.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2008Date of Patent: July 12, 2011Assignee: Kimball International, Inc.Inventor: Jay M. Henriott
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Publication number: 20110072633Abstract: An article of furniture having a construction adapted to efficiently accommodate electrical components. The article of furniture includes a frame or chassis having support leg assemblies, and a beam connected to the support leg assemblies to which a channel is mounted. The support leg assemblies include work surface supports which support work surfaces at adjustable heights above the channel, and a gap between the work surfaces allows access to the electrical system within the channel. The electrical system is modular in design, and includes a series of components that may be connected to one another in a manner that the location of electrical outlet modules may be easily adjusted. The channel has a plurality of knock-out openings which may be selectively used for locating electrical outlets at any desired position along the channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2010Publication date: March 31, 2011Applicant: KIMBALL INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: Jay M. Henriott, David B. Crafton
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Patent number: 7871280Abstract: An article of furniture having a construction adapted to efficiently accommodate electrical components. The article of furniture includes a frame or chassis having support leg assemblies, and a beam connected to the support leg assemblies to which a channel is mounted. The support leg assemblies include work surface supports which support work surfaces at adjustable heights above the channel, and a gap between the work surfaces allows access to the electrical system within the channel. The electrical system is modular in design, and includes a series of components that are connected to one another in a manner that the location of electrical outlet modules is easily adjusted. The channel has a plurality of knock-out openings which are selectively used for locating electrical outlets at any desired position along the channel.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2008Date of Patent: January 18, 2011Assignee: Kimball International, Inc.Inventor: Jay M. Henriott
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Publication number: 20100290215Abstract: Furniture components, such as office furniture components, that are configured to include electronic components that transfer electrical power to peripheral electronic devices via wireless technologies, including conductive and inductive technologies. The articles of furniture may include grommet devices received within work surfaces, the grommet devices incorporating or housing the electronics of wireless power systems. The articles of furniture may also include the electronics of wireless power systems physically embedded or integrated within work surfaces in a manner in which the continuous surfaces of the work surfaces are maintained, and the work surfaces may optionally further include lighting or other indication features to indicate the locations of the electronics to a user.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2010Publication date: November 18, 2010Applicant: KIMBALL INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: Keith E. Metcalf, Terry Carroll, Jay M. Henriott, Samial Keith Johnson, Donald Woods
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Publication number: 20100175332Abstract: A track that can be mounted to, or integrated into, a permanent wall or a partition system wall, and accessory components that are mountable in the track in either one of two orientations. In particular, the accessory component is inserted into the opening of a channel of the track with a first side of the accessory component resting upon a fulcrum surface that is formed in the track. The accessory component is then pivoted about the fulcrum surface allowing a first engagement portion, such as a protrusion formed inside the channel of the track, to engage with a second engagement portion, such as a groove formed in the accessory component. The accessory component has opposing sides with engagement portions formed therein that are engageable with the protrusion formed in the track. Thus, the accessory component can be turned over and inserted in a second, opposite orientation with the first side facing upward.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2010Publication date: July 15, 2010Applicant: KIMBALL INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventor: Jay M. Henriott
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Publication number: 20090042428Abstract: An article of furniture having a construction adapted to efficiently accommodate electrical components. The article of furniture includes a frame or chassis having support leg assemblies, and a beam connected to the support leg assemblies to which a channel is mounted. The support leg assemblies include work surface supports which support work surfaces at adjustable heights above the channel, and a gap between the work surfaces allows access to the electrical system within the channel. The electrical system is modular in design, and includes a series of components that may be connected to one another in a manner that the location of electrical outlet modules may be easily adjusted. The channel has a plurality of knock-out openings which may be selectively used for locating electrical outlets at any desired position along the channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2008Publication date: February 12, 2009Applicant: KIMBALL INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: Jay M. Henriott, David B. Crafton
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Publication number: 20080295742Abstract: A multi-purpose table including a channel forming a portion of, or attached to, a horizontal support bar of the table. The channel includes at least one trough for managing cables and cords associated with electrical and communication outlets. The electrical and communication outlets may be provided in the channel. The outlets remain available to a user of the table when a work surface of the table is positioned in either a horizontal or a vertical position.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2007Publication date: December 4, 2008Applicant: KIMBALL INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventor: Jay M. Henriott
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Publication number: 20080295744Abstract: A multi-purpose table including a channel that either forms a portion of, or is attached to, a horizontal support structure of the work surface of the table. The channel includes at least one trough for managing cables and cords associated with electrical and communication outlet modules. The electrical and communication outlet modules may be installed within the channel with the outlets accessible to a user of the table when the work surface is positioned in each of a horizontal use position and a vertical storage position. In one embodiment, individual outlet modules are installed within the channel by a snap-fit engagement. In another embodiment, the outlet modules are provided as part of a harness or bus assembly that is slidably installed and retained within the channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2008Publication date: December 4, 2008Applicant: KIMBALL INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventor: Jay M. Henriott
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Patent number: D568647Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2006Date of Patent: May 13, 2008Assignee: Kimball International, Inc.Inventor: Jay M. Henriott
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Patent number: D659442Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2011Date of Patent: May 15, 2012Assignee: Kimball International, Inc.Inventors: Jay M. Henriott, Keith E. Metcalf
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Patent number: D661520Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2011Date of Patent: June 12, 2012Assignee: Kimball International, Inc.Inventors: Jay M. Henriott, Keith E. Metcalf