IP Library Granted Patent US 1,140,616
Granted Patent S1
US 1,140,616 · App. 29/946,421 · Granted Aug 11, 2026

Chair

Inventor: Hlynur Atlason (New York, NY)
Assignee: MillerKnoll, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 1,140,616
App. No.
29/946,421
Granted
Aug 11, 2026
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a chair as shown and described.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 26, 2025
From: HERMAN MILLER, INC.
To: MILLERKNOLL, INC.
Reel/Frame 072121/0885 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 7, 2025
From: ATLASON, HLYNUR
To: HERMAN MILLER, INC.
Reel/Frame 070753/0361 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation 29916822 · Nov 15, 2023
Division 29748859 · Sep 1, 2020
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