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Michael R. Shields — 34 Patents

SDSteelcase Development: 10 patents #36 of 472Top 8%
STSteelcase: 9 patents #104 of 809Top 15%
DSDitto Sales: 3 patents #6 of 22Top 30%
Motorola: 2 patents #6,937 of 14,142Top 50%
LULumex: 1 patents #22 of 37Top 60%
Greensboro, NC: #19 of 1,557 inventorsTop 2%
North Carolina: #1,095 of 45,564 inventorsTop 3%
Overall (All Time): #100,737 of 4,157,543Top 3%
34 Patents All Time
Michael R. Shields has been granted 34 US patents while listed as an inventor at Steelcase Development. The first was granted in 1981 and the most recent in September 2025. Michael R. Shields ranks #100,737 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 2.4%). Patent records list Michael R. Shields in Greensboro, NC, US.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 34 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
D1091167 Recliner with adjustable arms Jeremy S. Kibby 2025-09-02
12369712 Glide assembly system Jeremy S. Kibby 2025-07-29
8122837 Stackable, nestable and gangable table 2012-02-28
7849804 Stackable, nestable and gangable table 2010-12-14
7827921 Tilting nestable table and chair set Jerald W. Nichols, Mark Dilger 2010-11-09
7565772 Knock-down portable partition system Michael L. Waalkes, Marcus K. Pressnell, Mark T. Slager, Brian J. Kane, Robin Christopher +5 more 2009-07-28 $6,326,000
7448168 Knock-down portable partition system Michael L. Waalkes, Marcus K. Pressnell, Mark T. Slager, Brian J. Kane, Robin Christopher +5 more 2008-11-11 $5,515,000
D549478 Chair 2007-08-28
D543736 Chair 2007-06-05
6910306 Knock-down portable partition system Michael L. Waalkes, Marcus K. Pressnell, Mark T. Slager, Brian J. Kane, Robin Christopher +5 more 2005-06-28 $5,313,000
6546684 Partition panel Michael L. Waalkes, Marcus K. Pressnell, Mark T. Slager, Brian J. Kane, Robin Christopher +6 more 2003-04-15 $3,346,000
6442909 Knock-down portable partition system Michael L. Waalkes, Marcus K. Pressnell, Mark T. Slager, Brian J. Kane, Robin Christopher +4 more 2002-09-03 $4,501,000
6301846 Knock-down portable partition system Michael L. Waalkes, Marcus K. Pressnell, Mark T. Slager, Brian J. Kane, Robin Christopher +4 more 2001-10-16 $2,119,000
6276103 Cover panel brace for partition systems Michael L. Waalkes, Marcus K. Pressnell, Mark T. Slager, Brian J. Kane, Robin Christopher +10 more 2001-08-21 $2,013,000
6098358 Knock-down portable partition system Michael L. Waalkes, Marcus K. Pressnell, Mark T. Slager, Brian J. Kane, Robin Christopher +10 more 2000-08-08 $2,119,000
6079173 Knock-down portable partition system Michael L. Waalkes, Marcus K. Pressnell, Mark T. Slager, Brian J. Kane, Robin Christopher +4 more 2000-06-27 $1,786,000
6009675 Knock-down portable partition system Michael L. Waalkes, Marcus K. Pressnell, Mark T. Slager, Brian J. Kane, Robin Christopher 2000-01-04 $1,537,000
5931528 Chair with articulating tablet and interfacing table 1999-08-03 $2,809,000
5899035 Knock-down portable partition system Michael L. Waalkes, Mark T. Slager, Brian J. Kane, Marcus K. Pressnell, Robin Christopher +4 more 1999-05-04 $2,046,000
5816649 Chair with articulating tablet and interfacing table 1998-10-06 $1,672,000
5802988 Vertically adjustable table 1998-09-08 $1,845,000
D390710 Chair 1998-02-17
D387921 Beach table 1997-12-23
D387585 Table 1997-12-16
D385423 Chair 1997-10-28