US Patent Issued to Steelcase on July 29 for "Space guidance and management system and method" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,375,874, issued on July 29, was assigned to Steelcase Inc. (Grand Rapids, Mich.).

"Space guidance and management system and method" was invented by Robert Scheper (Grand Rapids, Mich.) and Darrin Sculley (Byron Center, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for use in a facility area including reservable spaces and common spaces and comprising a database storing space information, space map data and space scheduling information and including a user interface display screen mounted in a common space, a user location sensor and a processor linked to the databases and programmed to receive sensor signals and determine when a user is ...