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Office chair

Granted 30 Apr 2002 · no office action yet

Assignee: Herman Miller, Inc.

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Inventors: Douglas M. Vanderiet, Todd D. Krupiczewicz, Jeff Weber · Examiner: Gary D. Watson · AU 2913 · TC 2900

Application

29/146,914

filed 17 Aug 2001

Publication

Not published

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US D456164

granted 30 Apr 2002

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Life of the patent

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of a chair;

FIG. 2 is a front view of the first embodiment;

FIG. 3 is a right view of the first embodiment;

FIG. 4 is a left view of the first embodiment;

FIG. 5 is a rear view of the first embodiment;

FIG. 6 is a top view of the first embodiment;

FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the first embodiment;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of the chair;

FIG. 9 is a front view of the second embodiment;

FIG. 10 is a right view of the second embodiment;

FIG. 11 is a left view of the second embodiment;

FIG. 12 is a rear view of the second embodiment;

FIG. 13 is a top view of the second embodiment; and,

FIG. 14 is a bottom view of the second embodiment.

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Claims

1 · 1 independent · depth 1

1 granted claims

›1.independentThe ornamental design for an office chair, as shown.

Classifications

3 codes

IPC · International Patent Classification

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/DRW

USPC · US Patent Classification

D06/374D63/80

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Pendency

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Examiner

Gary D. Watson

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Worldwide family

7 members · 3 offices

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Members

DOCDB simple family 22410087

Offices

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6 of 7

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›IP5 & PCT — 3 members

Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
US	US-D449938-S	S1	6 Nov 2001	22 May 2000	granted	Chair
US	US-D455571-S	S1	16 Apr 2002	17 Aug 2001	granted	Office chair
USthis patent	US-D456164-S	S1	30 Apr 2002	17 Aug 2001	granted	Office chair

›Other offices — 4 members

Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
AU	AU-143863-S	S	15 May 2001	4 Oct 2000	published	A chair
CA	CA-95800-S	S	30 Jan 2003	9 Jun 2000	granted	Office chair
CA	CA-98070-S	S	30 Jan 2003	9 Jun 2000	granted	Office chair
CA	CA-98071-S	S	30 Jan 2003	9 Jun 2000	granted	Office chair

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