ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,281,471, issued on April 22, was assigned to Haworth Inc. (Holland, Mich.).
"Panel with inset glass" was invented by Adrian A. Torres (Holland, Mich.), Kevin J. Welscott (Hamilton, Mich.), Alex J. Lamfers (Hudsonville, Mich.) and Jason M. DeWeerd (Otsego, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A panel construction includes a core having opposing surfaces, top and bottom edges, and first and second side edges. A surface material covers the first edge surface and extends to the top edge. A side edge material covers the first side edge and extends to the top edge. A top edge material covers the top edge and extends to the first side edge. A gl...