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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6386634
SERIAL NO

08347475

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A tiltable chair including a base member (44), a seat (32), a back (34), and a linkage assembly (40) adapted to allow the seat and back to tilt downwardly and rearwardly and to allow pivotal movement of the seat about a pivot axis (52) in substantial alignment with the hip joints of a user. Other aspects of the invention are to provide a vertically adjustable column (42) for supporting the seat of the chair, a support assembly including a frame member (33) having a central opening therethrough and a receptacle formed around the perimeter thereof, a carrier member adapted to fit inside the receptacle, and a membrane of elastic material (210) covering the central opening, and a pair of armrests (36) adapted to be mounted to the chair to allow pivotal movement thereof.

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HERMAN MILLER INC855 E MAIN AVENUE SUITE 2500 ZEELAND MI 49464

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bruner, Jeffrey W Greensboro, NC 44 2901
Cammenga, Eric Holland, MI 14 2304
Chadwick, Donald Los Angeles, CA 28 2777
Coffield, Timothy P Grand Rapids, MI 55 3807
Crossman, Philip Grand Rapids, MI 7 723
Keller, Carolyn Holland, MI 16 2405
Miles, George A West Olive, MI 8 770
Sayers, Randy J Belding, MI 18 2188
Schoenfelder, Rodney C Minneapolis, MN 55 2947
Stumpf, William E Minneapolis, MN 47 3723

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