Patents by Inventor Ralph Farrer

Ralph Farrer 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: 11920728
    Abstract: An accessory mounting system configured to be supported by a furniture item, the accessory mounting system comprises a sleeve and a support member. The sleeve includes a body that is movable between a closed position and an open position. The body has a periphery partially surrounding a longitudinal axis and terminating at radial ends. The body has a pair of first features each positioned adjacent one of the radial ends. The support member includes a support portion and a sleeve engaging portion having a pair of second features configured to engage the pair of first features. In the closed position, a gap having a first size is formed between the pair of first features, and the pair of second features engages the pair of first features to hold the body in the closed position. In the open position, the gap has a second size larger than the first size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: MILLERKNOLL, INC.
    Inventors: Eric Wong, Ralph Farrer, Pei Jian Zhang
  • Publication number: 20230313526
    Abstract: A screen includes a frame and a panel coupled to the frame. The frame includes a first frame member having a first longitudinal axis, a first opening extending therethrough along the first longitudinal axis, and an aperture extending along an axis that intersects the first longitudinal axis, a second frame member having a second longitudinal axis and a second opening extending therethrough along the second longitudinal axis, and a connecting member coupled between the first frame member and the second frame member. The connecting member has a first portion that is received within the first opening and having a plate movable via a fastener to clamp the plate against the first frame member. The first fastener is accessible through the aperture. The connecting member also includes a second portion that is received in the second opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2022
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Martin Bloomfield, Richard Coomber, Alexander Peter Martin, Ralph Farrer
  • Patent number: D850834
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: HERMAN MILLER LIMITED
    Inventors: David Read, Ralph Farrer, Nick Savage, Richard John Stevens, Joohee Lee
  • Patent number: D850835
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: HERMAN MILLER LIMITED
    Inventors: David Read, Ralph Farrer, Nick Savage, Richard John Stevens, Joohee Lee
  • Patent number: D856055
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: HERMAN MILLER LIMITED
    Inventors: David Read, Ralph Farrer, Nick Savage, Richard John Stevens, Joohee Lee
  • Patent number: D887759
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: HERMAN MILLER LIMITED
    Inventors: David Read, Ralph Farrer, Nick Savage, Richard John Stevens, Joohee Lee