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AssigneeKimball International, Inc.
InventorsKeith E. Metcalf, Terry Carroll, Jay M. Henriott, Samial Keith Johnson, Donald Woods
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Furniture components, such as office furniture components, that are configured to include electronic components that transfer electrical power to peripheral electronic devices via wireless technologies, including conductive and inductive technologies. The articles of furniture may include grommet devices received within work surfaces, the grommet devices incorporating or housing the electronics of wireless power systems. The articles of furniture may also include the electronics of wireless power systems physically embedded or integrated within work surfaces in a manner in which the continuous surfaces of the work surfaces are maintained, and the work surfaces may optionally further include lighting or other indication features to indicate the locations of the electronics to a user.
A furniture assembly for transferring power to an electronic device, the furniture assembly comprising:
A furniture assembly for transferring power to an electronic device with a secondary coil of an inductive coupling, the furniture assembly comprising:
A furniture system for transferring power to an electronic device with a secondary coil of an inductive coupling, the furniture system comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.