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Claims
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Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 7, 2013
Date of Patent: Apr 29, 2014
Assignee: Herman Miller, Inc. (Zeeland, MI)
Inventors: Claudia Plikat (Berlin), Johann Burkhard Schmitz (Berlin), Carola Eva Marianne Zwick (Berlin), Roland Rolf Otto Zwick (Berlin)
Primary Examiner: Ricky Pham
Application Number: 29/457,262