Patents by Inventor John K. Flack

John K. Flack has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 4640485
    Abstract: An adjustable support for a display monitor includes a turntable to allow swivelling and carrying a pair of support tubes on which is mounted a slidable support beam. A carrier having cylindrical bearing surfaces co-operates with skid-pads on the support beam. By sliding the carrier with respect to the support beam the angle of the carrier and hence the angle of the display screen can be varied. A non-magnetic gas strut located in one of the support tubes compensates for the weight of the monitor/carrier assembly. The force exerted by the gas strut is shared between the support tubes by means of a pair of coupled rack and pinions which also allow convenient height adjustment of the support beam, carrier and display monitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1985
    Date of Patent: February 3, 1987
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: George D. Day, John K. Flack, Ian Golledge, Christopher J. Hillary, John V. Pike, Michael H. Watson