Patents Examined by Jose V. Chen
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Patent number: 11805893Abstract: A reconfigurable work station includes a work surface supported atop a pedestal and base. A linkage arm is affixed to the base or pedestal at a first end and pivotally connected to a fixed member at a second end. The work station can pivot, with the linkage arm, about the fixed member to be selectively positioned in multiple positions. The pedestal may be height adjustable and the work surface may be rotatable atop the pedestal. Alternatively, the work station can include two pedestals and the linkage arm can be rotatably connected to one of the pedestals to rotate the work station, as well as to pivot the work station about the fixed member. A work space includes the work station and at least one wall panel, and a work space system includes multiple work spaces. Work stations within respective work spaces can be selectively positioned in focused or collaborative configurations.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2022Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: Haworth, Inc.Inventors: Ralph E. Reddig, Jeffrey J. Reuschel, Ross S. Johnson, Shawn Yu, Bryan Gingrich
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Patent number: 11805902Abstract: An electric assisted height adjustable workstation featuring an integrated user interface for height adjustment and power control resulting in zero standby power consumption is described. Power is connected to the workstation via a physical movement of the integrated user interface causing an integrated connector to complete a circuit. Power is disconnected between the power source and the workstation via physical retraction of the integrated UI or an automatic retraction if the user interface remains inactive for a period of time.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2020Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: Ergotron, Inc.Inventors: Dominic A. Del Vecchio, William Dale Tischer, Mustafa Ergun, Mark Alan Kottman, Shaun Christopher Lindblad, Matthew J. Janechek, Charles S. Christ, Jr.
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Patent number: 11807416Abstract: Transport pallet consisting of a first and second opposite short side and a first and second opposite long side. The bearing surface is constituted by a framework consisting of a number of mutually parallel extending elongate ribs and a number of mutually parallel extending transversal ribs extending perpendicularly to the elongate ribs. A number of legs are formed as an extension of the ribs and extend downward from the bearing surface and mutually distributed below the same. The short sides are similarly formed with fork lift pockets. The rib extension is formed with an inclination, so that the legs narrow in a direction away from the pallet underside.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2020Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: BEWI NORPLASTA ASInventors: Morten Furunes, Martin Gudem Ringdalen
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Patent number: 11807415Abstract: Disclosed are a support unit and a floor plate. The support unit includes a first plate and a second plate which are spaced apart from each other, one end of the first plate is provided with a plurality of first ring walls at intervals, one end of second plate facing the first plate is provided with a plurality of second ring walls at intervals, the plurality of second ring walls are arranged corresponding to the plurality of first ring walls, each of the second ring walls is sleeved outside and matched with a respective one of the first ring walls to form a support structure that supports the first plate and the second plate.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2021Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Inventors: Haiwei Li, Yipeng Zhang
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Patent number: 11807417Abstract: Aspects of a pallet assembly are disclosed including two engagement stringers having a plurality of perpendicular stringers therebetween and engaged, end to end, to each engagement stringer, and one or more inert support surfaces supported thereby. The one or more support surfaces are a plurality of top slats supported and held directly by the frame comprising the stringers and the engagement stringers. The top slats include a structure that is complementary to a feature defined by the frame and that allows the top slats to mate with and be held by the frame. The pallet assembly demands fasteners for assembling the frame; however, in at least one aspect, the pallet assembly of the present disclosure also demands fasteners for attaching the top slats to the frame. In another aspect, the stringers and the engagement stringers each comprise one or more target inserts for reinforcing the frame of the pallet assembly.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2023Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: G2 COMPOSITES, LLC.Inventor: Guerry E. Green
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Patent number: 11805895Abstract: A portable workstation apparatus includes: a pair of collapsible legs; and a work portion that is attached in a removable manner to the pair of collapsible lags via a pair of brackets. Each leg of the pair of collapsible legs includes: a frame; an extension connected to a first end of the frame; a lower post housed within a sleeve; an upper post; a hinge connecting the lower post and the upper post; a first brace connecting the extension to the sleeve; and a plurality of holes on an exterior face of the lower post or the upper post. Each leg is configured to collapse by folding the upper post towards the lower post via the hinge and rotating the extension toward the lower post.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2022Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICEInventors: William A Tartal, Joel L Dewnandan, Joram Shenhar
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Patent number: 11801942Abstract: A passenger seat rear-mounted meal tray assembly with a low-profile inline latch includes a meal tray substantially contoured to the seatback surface and a latch pin assembly mounted within the meal tray beneath the seatback surface, the latch assembly including a latch pin for engaging with the seatback to hold the meal tray in the stowed configuration. The meal tray includes a handle likewise contoured to the exterior surface of the tray, the handle having an outer face articulable by a passenger to pivot the handle and disengage the latch pin from the seatback. Disengaging the latch pin via the handle releases the meal tray by the handle into the hand of the passenger, who may manually pivot the tray into a substantially horizontal deployed configuration. The meal tray may similarly be restowed to the seatback (e.g., by pushing the tray back into stowed position) without engaging the handle.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2022Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: B/E Aerospace, Inc.Inventors: Neil M. Ralph, Gianpaolo Malatrasi, Ryan J. Suhre, Stephen A. Puglisi, Bradford D'Alessio
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Patent number: 11802024Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to the transport of one or more loads of items including building materials and/or other items to one or more target surfaces including one or more elevated surfaces. The present disclosure is also directed to the holding of one or more loads of items including building materials and/or other items during transport to one or more target surfaces including one or more elevated surfaces. The present disclosure is also directed to the holding of one or more loads of items including building materials and/or other items on one or more target surfaces including one or more elevated surfaces.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2021Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: Nilec Solutions, LLCInventors: Timothy Allen Niedzwiecki, Scott David Compton
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Patent number: 11793306Abstract: A foldable table includes a top plate, two leg units, and a telescopic support unit. Each leg unit includes two legs connected to and pivotable relative to the top plate. The telescopic support unit includes two support members, a first telescopic subunit, and a lock subunit. The support members are respectively mounted on the leg units. The first telescopic subunit is connected between the support members, and has an inner tube and an outer tube that is sleeved on and is slidable along the inner tube. The lock subunit is operable between a lock state and an unlock state for locking or unlocking sliding movement between the inner and the outer tubes.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2022Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Inventor: Te-Lung Chen
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Patent number: 11794951Abstract: A pallet wrap system and manufacture for repair of wood pallets that extends the service life of wood pallets to reduce associated costs, environmental concerns, and workplace injuries. The wrap or wrap component comprises a plurality of portions hingedly attached to one another and configured to surround or cover a portion of a pallet. The wrap component may be manufactured using recycled material, such as paper, aluminum, or plastic, and may further include a chemical for properties such as elasticity, adhesion, and bonding grip. The wrap component may further be folded to such that it can be erected from a flattened state to form a display unit for products. The wrap may include printed information content such as advertising/marketing content, or manufacturer's or shipper's information, identification or logo to make sure that only that business' product is shipped or used with the identified pallet.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2020Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Inventor: Norman H. Gordon
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Patent number: 11793305Abstract: A portable folding table comprising: a first panel, a second panel, a first rotating hinge configured to couple with the first and the second panels. The first rotating hinge is configured to allow the first and second panels to move between a flat position and a folded position. The portable folding table further comprises a first rail and a first sliding hinge coupled with the first rail and configured to move between a first position and a second position on the first rail. The first sliding hinge in the second position prevents the first rotating hinge from rotating and prevents the first and second panels from moving from the flat position to the folded position.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2022Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Inventor: Gary Haddy
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Patent number: 11786036Abstract: The specification discloses a method for containing spills on shelving and the like, and the resulting support members made in accordance with the method, by providing the generally flat top surface of a support with a hydrophobic surface which is arranged in a spill containment pattern and which is generally in the plane of the top surface of the support. The majority of the top surface of the support consists of one or more spill containment areas which are of a non-hydrophobic nature and which are bounded by the hydrophobic surfaces, such that spills on the shelving collect in the non-hydrophobic spill containment area or areas and are prevented from spreading by the hydrophobic surfaces.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2021Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: SSW Advanced Technologies, LLCInventors: John Patrick Driver, Matthew McMillin, Bradley M. Nall
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Patent number: 11786043Abstract: A bed arrangement is provided wherein the mattress is supported on a laterally slidable platform which is movable along guide tracks mounted to a support surface, between positions where the mattress overlays a side table and exposes more accessible floor space on the opposing side of the bed, to positions where the mattress does not overlay the side table and exposes floor space on each side of the bed. The support surface can be formed in an RV over a pass-through storage compartment having exterior access. In preferred embodiments, the bedroom of the RV has a side table integrally formed with the support surface on each side of a king-sized bed, and the mattress is slidable from one side wall to the other side wall, over the side tables alternatively, such that extra floor space can be exposed alternatively on both sides of the bed.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2020Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Inventors: Lon L. Aldrich, Andrea Graves, John Jones
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Patent number: 11779108Abstract: A table with a top surface, a bottom surface, a plurality of legs, and at least one slot with a ledge capable of supporting a tab for plugging the slot or an accessory. When engaged in the slot, the tab is flush with the top surface of the table to create a flat work space across the entire area of the tablet. Further, a narrow portion in the slot prevents the tab from falling through while a widened section is provided so that an end of the tab may be pushed downward into the widened section to rotate the opposite end out of the slot to remove the tab.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2021Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: Artifox, LLCInventors: Sarah Elizabeth-Carpenter Mirth, Daniel Joseph Mirth, Sean Kirkland
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Patent number: 11780588Abstract: An aircraft-passenger seat is provided, including a structural component on which a table top of the aircraft-passenger seat is mounted via an articulation arrangement such that the table top can be pivoted about a pivot axis of the articulation arrangement, from an upright position, in which the table top is up against the structural component, to a use position, in which the table top projects outwardly from the structural component, and back out of the use position into the upright position. The articulation arrangement includes a damping device that damps the pivoting movement of the table top between the upright position and the use position.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2022Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: ZIM Aircraft Seating GmbHInventors: Alexander Jensen, Marc Dittrich
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Patent number: 11779107Abstract: An electrically lifted and titled computer desk and office desk thereof, wherein the computer desk comprises a desktop, a first and second tilt plate coupled to the vertical members, wherein the actuator driving mechanism drives the desktop to tilt and/or raise simultaneously.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2022Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Inventor: Victor Hugo Hernandez
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Patent number: 11779106Abstract: Vehicles and multi-place dining tables for vehicles are provided. In one example, the vehicle includes a vehicle structure having a first sidewall, a second sidewall, and a floor disposed therebetween. The vehicle structure at least partially surrounds an interior area that has an aisleway extending therethrough. A multi-place dining table is disposed in the interior area and includes a first table section that is disposed between the first sidewall and the aisleway. The first table section includes a first tabletop. A second table section is disposed between the second sidewall and the aisleway and includes a second tabletop. The second tabletop is movable between a stowed position where the first and second tabletops are spaced apart from each other by at least the aisleway and a deployed position where the second tabletop extends across the aisleway and is coupled to the first tabletop.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2021Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: Gulfstream Aerospace CorporationInventors: Timothy O'Hara, Joe Guthrie, Matthew Dixon
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Patent number: 11771223Abstract: A workstation assembly that can be opened when needed is disclosed. When closed, the workstation assembly can be aesthetically pleasing and can have a reduced footprint. When opened, the workstation assembly can include a deployable screen system capable of deploying an interior screen from a door section of the workstation assembly. The screen can provide a backdrop for videoconferencing, can provide improved isolation (e.g., sound isolation, visual isolation, shared airflow isolation, and the like) for an individual within the opened workstation assembly. The deployable screen system can also include an exterior screen for providing an aesthetically pleasing exterior and improved isolation while the workstation assembly is in use. The workstation assembly can also include a surround frame with openings and light sources to provide diffuse illumination to the environment surrounding the workstation assembly, which can be especially useful when natural light is unavailable.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2022Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: Neumodern Studio LLCInventors: Peter Madimenos, Corrine V. Madimenos, Anastasia P. Maravelias
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Patent number: 11771219Abstract: A chase for connecting a first table to a second table and for supporting a workspace accessory. The chase includes an upper portion configured to be coupled to a first tabletop and to a second tabletop. The upper portion defines a first hole. The chase further includes a lower portion removably coupled to the upper portion. The lower portion defines a second hole and at least partially defines a channel configured to receive one or more cables. Moreover, the chase includes a fastener received within the first hole of the upper portion and the second hole of the lower portion, and a connection member having a first end portion and a second end portion opposite the first end portion. The first end portion is coupled to the fastener. The second end portion is configured to be connected to the workspace accessory to support the workspace accessory.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2022Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: MILLERKNOLL, INC.Inventors: Kimberlee Colin, Luca Corvatta, Samuel Hecht, Gary Craig Smith, Romain Voulet, Tyler Gregory Finses
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Patent number: 11766115Abstract: A lifting table stand includes a pair of telescopic columns, a carrier, an actuation module, and a passive mechanism. Each telescopic column includes multiple tubes adapted to sheathe with each other and move telescopically relative to each other. The carrier includes a beam straddling the telescopic columns and a pair of support members perpendicularly connected to two ends of the beam. The actuation module includes a receiving member detachably installed to the beam and a driver connected to the receiving member. The passive mechanism includes a transmission shaft and a pair of gear sets installed in the tubes. The transmission shaft passes the driver and is connected to each gear set. Since the receiving member is detachably installed to beam, the actuation module may be changed to different types to control the elevation of the lifting table stand.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2023Date of Patent: September 26, 2023Assignee: TIMOTION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventor: Yu-Chang Lin