US Patent Issued to Steelcase on Sept. 29 for "Conference table and components and method for the use thereof" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,745,837, issued on Sept. 29, was assigned to Steelcase Inc. (Grand Rapids, Mich.).

"Conference table and components and method for the use thereof" was invented by David Eberlein (Hudsonville, Mich.), Gregory F. Goosen (Grand Rapids, Mich.), Joseph Ted Iacovoni (Caledonia, Mich.), Andrew Davis Edge (Grand Rapids, Mich.) and Daniel Paulucci (Grandville, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A conference table includes a base and a worksurface supported by the base. The worksurface has a peripheral edge and an aperture having a node and at least three branches extending radially outwardly from the node. The base has a peripheral wall defin...