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US 1,118,236 · App. 29/884,307 · Granted Mar 17, 2026

Chair

Inventors: Stefan E. Diez (Munich, DE); Dominik Hammer (Munich, DE)
Assignee: MillerKnoll, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 1,118,236
App. No.
29/884,307
Granted
Mar 17, 2026
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a chair, as shown and described.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 10, 2023
From: DIEZ, STEFAN E.; HAMMER, DOMINIK
To: MILLERKNOLL, INC.
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