MILLER HERMAN INC has a total of 1,285 patent applications. It decreased the IP activity by 20.0%. Its first patent ever was published in 1957. It filed its patents most often in United States, Canada and EPO (European Patent Office). Its main competitors in its focus markets furniture and games, machines and civil engineering are STEELCASE INC, STEELCASE DEV CORP and KOENIG & NEURATH AG.
# | Country | Total Patents | |
---|---|---|---|
#1 | United States | 442 | |
#2 | Canada | 169 | |
#3 | EPO (European Patent Office) | 135 | |
#4 | WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) | 93 | |
#5 | Australia | 85 | |
#6 | United Kingdom | 58 | |
#7 | Japan | 49 | |
#8 | Mexico | 49 | |
#9 | China | 45 | |
#10 | Germany | 38 | |
#11 | Brazil | 29 | |
#12 | France | 24 | |
#13 | Switzerland | 23 | |
#14 | Hong Kong | 11 | |
#15 | Republic of Korea | 6 | |
#16 | Netherlands | 5 | |
#17 | New Zealand | 5 | |
#18 | Argentina | 4 | |
#19 | Belgium | 4 | |
#20 | Italy | 2 | |
#21 | Norway | 2 | |
#22 | Singapore | 2 | |
#23 | Austria | 1 | |
#24 | Finland | 1 | |
#25 | Israel | 1 | |
#26 | India | 1 | |
#27 | South Africa | 1 |
# | Industry | |
---|---|---|
#1 | Furniture and games | |
#2 | Machines | |
#3 | Civil engineering | |
#4 | Electrical machinery and energy | |
#5 | Mechanical elements |
# | Technology | |
---|---|---|
#1 | Chairs and beds | |
#2 | Office furniture | |
#3 | General building constructions | |
#4 | Unspecified technologies | |
#5 | Installation of electric cables | |
#6 | Nails | |
#7 | Shaping of plastics | |
#8 | Unspecified technologies | |
#9 | Fillers | |
#10 | Certain plastics |
# | Name | Total Patents |
---|---|---|
#1 | Aldrich John F | 101 |
#2 | Plikat Claudia | 95 |
#3 | Schmitz Johann Burkhard | 91 |
#4 | Kelley James O | 85 |
#5 | Propst Robert L | 82 |
#6 | Kurrasch Andrew J | 81 |
#7 | Hill Christopher C | 79 |
#8 | Insalaco Robert W | 63 |
#9 | Weber Jeffrey A | 62 |
#10 | Stumpf William E | 56 |
Publication | Filing date | Title |
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WO2020252191A1 | Chair | |
WO2020214702A1 | Chair for active engagement of user | |
WO2020176656A1 | Shade for high light workplace environment | |
US2020153177A1 | Power distribution system | |
WO2019241190A1 | Table including wire management pockets | |
US2019379172A1 | Power distribution system with electrical hubs moveable relative to tracks | |
US2020134418A1 | Space utilization measurement and modeling using artificial intelligence | |
AU2018284205A1 | Workstation management system | |
US2018355608A1 | Workstation | |
US2019357676A1 | Furniture system | |
US2019360198A1 | Connection assembly for an architectural structure | |
WO2018169956A1 | Subarchitectural office system | |
AU2017310528A1 | Seating structure including a presence sensor | |
US2017355129A1 | System and method of manufacturing suspension seating | |
US2017354248A1 | Power access door assembly | |
US2017354247A1 | Workstation accessory including a clamp mechanism | |
US2017354253A1 | Height adjustable stanchion | |
AU2017203915A1 | Adjustable back support for a seating surface | |
US2019029412A1 | Intelligent office furnishings | |
US2017164731A1 | Workspace assembly |