Patents by Inventor Randall W. Borgman
Randall W. Borgman 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: 20120091873Abstract: A furniture system which is readily reconfigurable into a variety of work surface configurations and shelving configurations as well as additional component configurations associated therewith so as to readily adapt the furniture system to the specific needs of an office area. The system includes a system of brackets which readily accommodates mounting of work surfaces at a variety of elevations, and a shelving system which maintains shelves of different materials and thicknesses so that the top surfaces thereof align in a common plane.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2011Publication date: April 19, 2012Applicant: Haworth, Inc.Inventors: Scott Compton, Brent Kunzi, Kristen Glick, Randall W. Borgman, Steve King, Shane Kuipers, Alex Lamfers, Mark Powell, Robert C. Wayner, Steffen Lipsky, Bret Wyngarden, Brian Gingrich
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Patent number: 8079655Abstract: A furniture system which is readily reconfigurable into a variety of work surface configurations and shelving configurations as well as additional component configurations associated therewith so as to readily adapt the furniture system to the specific needs of an office area. The system includes a system of brackets which readily accommodates mounting of work surfaces at a variety of elevations, and a shelving system which maintains shelves of different materials and thicknesses so that the top surfaces thereof align in a common plane.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2008Date of Patent: December 20, 2011Assignee: Haworth, Inc.Inventors: Scott Compton, Brent Kunzi, Kristen Glick, Randall W. Borgman, Steve King, Shane Kuipers, Alex Lamfers, Mark Powell, Robert C. Wayner, Steffen Lipsky, Bret Wyngarden, Brian Gingrich
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Publication number: 20090000237Abstract: A furniture arrangement is formed of vertical panels and a horizontal furniture panel which are joined together. The vertical panel comprises a main panel body having the opposite vertical edges thereof enclosed by vertical trim elements, and the horizontal top edge enclosed by a horizontal trim element. For decorative purposes, an additional decorative inlay is provided adjacent and parallel to the trim elements, which inlay is formed of a second, aesthetically different inlay material, such as extruded aluminum or other metal. The horizontal furniture panel may include similar trim elements which further include additional decorative inlays.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2008Publication date: January 1, 2009Inventors: Randall W. Borgman, Naveen Guntur, Alex Lamfers, Robert C. Wayner, Prashanth Chandragiri
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Publication number: 20090001859Abstract: A furniture system which is readily reconfigurable into a variety of work surface configurations and shelving configurations as well as additional component configurations associated therewith so as to readily adapt the furniture system to the specific needs of an office area. The system includes a system of brackets which readily accommodates mounting of work surfaces at a variety of elevations, and a shelving system which maintains shelves of different materials and thicknesses so that the top surfaces thereof align in a common plane.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2008Publication date: January 1, 2009Inventors: Scott Compton, Brent Kunzi, Kristen Glick, Randall W. Borgman, Steve King, Shane Kuipers, Alex Lamfers, Mark Powell, Robert C. Wayner, Steffen Lipsky, Bret Wyngarden, Brian Gingrich
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Publication number: 20080127588Abstract: Typically, joints between sheets of laminate may be visible and form a dark or distinctly visible edge due to the color difference between the laminate surface and the interior material forming the laminate which interior material is visible when the laminate is cut. A trim assembly serves to hide this interior material while also forming corners that may be formed of a different material such as aluminum and thereby give a distinct unique appearance. The trim assembly includes an extruded rail, which receives a laminate insert, or includes a deeper extrusion having a thick insert with a finish surface applied thereto.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2007Publication date: June 5, 2008Inventors: Robert C. Wayner, Bryan R. Gingrich, Randall W. Borgman
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Patent number: 5483903Abstract: A table having a worksurface mounted to and cantilevered forwardly from a pair of telescopic height-adjustable legs. Each leg includes an upper elongate tubular leg part which is fixed to the table top adjacent a rear corner thereof. This upper tubular leg part preferably projects upwardly at least a limited vertical extent above the upper surface of the top and terminates in a visible top cap. The upper leg part projects downwardly below the table top and is telescoped onto and around a lower elongate leg part which projects upwardly into the upper leg part. This lower leg part in turn has the lower end thereof fixed to a support foot which bears on a support surface such as a floor. A height-adjusting mechanism projects interiorly of and generally vertically between the upper and lower leg parts.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 1994Date of Patent: January 16, 1996Assignee: Haworth, Inc.Inventors: Paul M. Pierce, Randall W. Borgman
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Patent number: 5323695Abstract: A method of using a work station having separate front and back tops having separate powered drive arrangements for permitting independent height adjustment. A controller, which is programmed by an operator, permits storage of a number of predetermined height locations each defining distinct heights for both tops. The operator effects programmed movement of the tops to predetermined height locations for predetermined times and in a predetermined sequence, with the rear top moving initially and the front top moving thereafter.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 1991Date of Patent: June 28, 1994Assignee: Haworth, Inc.Inventors: Randall W. Borgman, William L. Cleair, Thomas J. Osterman, Paul M. Pierce, Brian D. T. Alexander, Daniel L. Fowler, Greg R. Pattok, Raymond D. Rosendahl, Donald W. Graham
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Patent number: 5259326Abstract: A work station, particularly for supporting a computer, having separate front and back tops having separate powered drive arrangements for permitting independently height adjustment. The drive arrangement includes a separate drive motor associated with each top, with the motors being controlled by a controller, such as a microprocessor. The controller is preferably controlled by an operator using a portable keypad control which can be positioned on one of the tops. The controller can be programmed by the operator to permit storage of a number of predetermined height locations each defining distinct heights for both tops.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 1991Date of Patent: November 9, 1993Assignee: Haworth, Inc.Inventors: Randall W. Borgman, William L. Cleair, Thomas J. Osterman, Paul M. Pierce, Brian D. T. Alexander, Daniel L. Flower, Greg R. Pattok, Raymond D. Rosendahl, Donald W. Graham
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Patent number: 5224429Abstract: A work station, particularly for supporting a computer, having separate front and back tops having separate powered drive arrangements for permitting independently height adjustment. The drive arrangement includes a separate drive motor associated with each top, with the motors being controlled by a controller, such as a microprocessor. The controller is preferably controlled by an operator using a portable keypad control which can be positioned on one of the tops. The controller can be programmed by the operator to permit storage of a number of predetermined height locations each defining distinct heights for both tops.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 1991Date of Patent: July 6, 1993Assignee: Haworth, Inc.Inventors: Randall W. Borgman, William L. Cleair, Bryan R. Gingrich, Thomas J. Osterman, Paul M. Pierce
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Patent number: 4347721Abstract: A lock having a key-operated rotary plug supported within a shell. The rotary plug has an eccentric tenon which projects axially from the inner end thereof, which tenon is engaged within a transverse slot formed in the opposed face of the dead bolt to cause reciprocal slidable displacement thereof in a direction perpendicular to the rotational axis of the lock. The rotary plug also has a second eccentric tenon projecting axially from the inner end thereof, which second tenon is angularly spaced a substantial distance from the first-mentioned tenon. The bolt has a second slot which is closely adjacent but spaced from the first-mentioned slot. During rotation of the plug through a selected angle, such as 180.degree., one of the tenons engages one of the slots during only a portion of the selected angle to effect linear displacement of the dead bolt through a portion of its stroke.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 1980Date of Patent: September 7, 1982Assignee: Haworth Mfg., Inc.Inventor: Randall W. Borgman