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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2014
Applicant:
Herman Miller, Inc., Zeeland, MI (US);
Inventors:
Janja Maidl, Berlin, DE;
Claudia Plikat, Berlin, DE;
Johann Burkhard Schmitz, Berlin, DE;
Roland Rolf Otto Zwick, Berlin, DE;
Carola Eva Marianne Zwick, Berlin, DE;
Assignee:
Herman Miller, Inc., Zeeland, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 44/02 (2006.01); C08J 9/232 (2006.01); B29C 33/10 (2006.01); B29C 33/42 (2006.01); B29C 33/44 (2006.01); B29C 44/44 (2006.01); B29K 23/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 44/02 (2013.01); B29C 33/10 (2013.01); B29C 33/424 (2013.01); B29C 33/44 (2013.01); B29C 44/445 (2013.01); C08J 9/232 (2013.01); B29C 33/442 (2013.01); B29K 2023/12 (2013.01); B29K 2995/0002 (2013.01); B29K 2995/0015 (2013.01); B29K 2995/0072 (2013.01); C08J 2323/12 (2013.01); Y10T 428/24355 (2015.01);
Abstract
An element molded from a particle foam, including for example expanded polypropylene foam, includes at least one visible exterior surface defined by the particle foam. The visible exterior surface is textured having a roughness depth of less than or equal to 1.00 mm and a plurality of vent interfaces each having a maximum width of less than or equal to 0.4 mm. Methods of molding the element, together with a mold and a method of making the mold, are also provided.