Patents by Inventor Thomas J. Newhouse

Thomas J. Newhouse 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: 4267677
    Abstract: A filler insert for a wall baseboard assembly in a space divider system comprised of a plurality of interconnected upright wall panels. The baseboard assembly includes a plurality of side cover members arranged end to end along the lower edges of the wall panels with the side cover members each having a length substantially equal to the length of its associated wall panel. An opening is formed between adjacent side cover members at the juncture of two interconnected panels. The filler insert comprises a main body positionable in the opening so as to be flush with the adjacent side cover members. Coacting means on the main body and on the side cover members cooperate to maintain the filler insert in the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 1979
    Date of Patent: May 19, 1981
    Assignee: Herman Miller, Inc.
    Inventors: Travis M. Randolph, Thomas J. Newhouse
  • Patent number: 4257203
    Abstract: Side cover members positionable along the base of a movable wall panel for concealing a utility space below the lower edge of the wall panel in which electrical and telephone cables are disposed. Each side cover member consists of a main body having sections that are formed of yieldable material. The cover members are arranged end to end along the base of the wall panel with the yieldable end sections of adjacent cover members being positioned in a juxtaposed relationship with each other. The yieldable end sections enable the cables to be extended from the utility space between adjacent end sections whereby only the portions of the yieldable end sections in close proximity to the cables are deformed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 1978
    Date of Patent: March 24, 1981
    Assignee: Herman Miller, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert L. Propst, Michael A. Wodka, Thomas J. Newhouse