La-z-boy Incorporated

Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.

Jaime Alexander McPherson

Maureen Carroll

Stephen H Jones

Jason M Baker

Robert B Womack

Robert C Beilfuss

Leslie A Salenbien

Charles D Rader

Larry P LaPointe

Richard D Hartford

Chandrasekar Ramasubramanian

Christopher A Larsen

Randy C Loper

James Carter Bach

Tahir Ahmad

A furniture member includes a base assembly, a frame assembly, a legrest mechanism, a support rod, and a sync mechanism. The frame assembly is movable relative to the base assembly among an upright position, a partially reclined position, and a fully reclined position. The legrest mechanism is movable relative to the frame assembly between a retracted position and a fully extended position. The support rod is supported by the frame assembly. The sync mechanism is coupled to and supported by the support rod. The sync mechanism is configured to prevent the frame assembly from moving from the upright position to the partially reclined position until the legrest mechanism reaches the fully extended position.

Wall-proximity furniture member having sync mechanism

A charger comprises an input circuit that receives power from a power source, a converter circuit, an output circuit, and a switching circuit. The converter circuit is connected between the input circuit and a signal ground of the charger and converts the power from a first voltage to a second voltage. The signal ground is connected to a chassis ground of the charger. The output circuit is connected between an output of the converter circuit and the signal ground and the chassis ground, and outputs the second voltage to an output connector of the charger. The switching circuit is connected between the output of the input circuit and an electrically conducting casing of the output connector, and controls the converter circuit. The switching circuit and the electrically conducting casing of the output connector are not connected to the signal ground and the chassis ground of the charger.

USB charger with automatic sleep mode

Remote control device for motion furniture

Control panel for motion furniture

Mounting cradle for remote control device for motion furniture

Mounting cradle with remote control device for motion furniture

An appliance and a user interface assembly configured to provide a uniform user interface background appearance when features of the user interface are not illuminated are provided. More specifically, an ink may be applied to a component of the user interface assembly such that when light is directed toward the ink to illuminate the features, the light passes through the ink to the user interface and the illuminated features of the user interface are clearly visible against the background of the user interface. However, when light is not directed toward the ink to illuminate the features, the user interface appears to be a substantially opaque, uniform color. Thus, the user interface may have a dead front appearance.

Appliance with dead front user interface

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Signal Mountain, TN, United States of America

Jaime Alexander McPherson