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   D377431
Priority
Jun 15 1992
Filed
Sep 29 1994
Issued
Jan 21 1997
Expiry
Jan 21 2011
Inventors
Schoenfeld…
Assg.orig
Herman Mil…
Assg.curr
HERMAN MIL…
Entity
unknown
Referenced by
60
References
27
Maint.:
n/a
The ornamental design for a seat and back unit for a chair, as shown and described.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a seat and back unit for a chair;

FIG. 2 is a right side view of a seat and back unit for a chair, the left side being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front view of a seat and back unit for a chair;

FIG. 4 is a rear view of a seat and back unit for a chair;

FIG. 5 is a top view of a seat and back unit for a chair; and,

FIG. 6 is a bottom view of a seat and back unit for a chair.

The broken line showing of a tubular frame in all figures is for environmental purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.
INVENTORS:

Schoenfelder, Rodney C., Stumpf, William E., Chadwick, Donald, Keller, Carolyn

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ASSIGNMENT RECORDS    Assignment records on the USPTO
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Sep 29 1994Herman Miller, Inc.(assignment on the face of the patent)
Mar 06 1995CHADWICK, DONALDHERMAN MILLER, INC MS 0110ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS 0074250412 pdf
Mar 08 1995SCHOENFELDER, RODNEY CHERMAN MILLER, INC MS 0110ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS 0074250412 pdf
Mar 15 1995KELLER, CAROLYNHERMAN MILLER, INC MS 0110ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS 0074250412 pdf
Mar 23 1995STUMPF, WILLIAM E HERMAN MILLER, INC MS 0110ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS 0074250412 pdf
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