ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,310,513, issued on May 27, was assigned to MillerKnoll Inc. (Zeeland, Mich.).
"Seating structure" was invented by Joel Graham Van Faasen (Holland, Mich.), James D. Slagh (Holland, Mich.), Lauren Mary LaLonde (Saugatuck, Mich.), Jonathan Curtis Campbell (Holland, Mich.), John F. Aldrich (Grandville, Mich.), Timothy Allen Hoogland (Zeeland, Mich.), Robert W. Roth (Holland, Mich.) and Brock M. Walker (Okemos, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A seating structure includes a base, a seat supported by the base, and a backrest having a frame and a suspension material supported by the frame. The frame includes an upper end and a lower end opp...