With Machine (i.e., Typewriter, Copy Machine, Etc.) Patents (Class 108/50.01)
  • Patent number: 11958611
    Abstract: A portable and adjustable workstation to be used for working or laying one's head when travelling in vehicles such as planes, trains, buses, and the like attachable to a seat back tray table on a vehicle. A platform is connected to a pair of legs and wherein the pair of legs are adjustable to accommodate a width of a seat back tray table by angling outward or angling inward at the connection to the platform. Additionally, the point at which the one or more legs connect to the platform includes a textured feature that prevents the one or more legs from slipping at the connection point once locked into position. The one or more legs may be configured to be telescoping to allow a height of the platform to be adjusted to a desired position. A padding may also be included which fits onto a top surface of the platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Inventor: Eric T. Handley
  • Patent number: 11932500
    Abstract: A load former includes a frame, a loading zone bounded on a first end by a stop wall having a stop surface lying in a plane and a rear wall at a rear side of the frame, and a cookie sheet slidably supported by the frame for travel along a path perpendicular to the plane. The path includes portions on first and second sides of the plane, and a portion of the cookie sheet in the second portion of the path defines a bottom of the loading zone. A platform extends over the first portion of the path, and a top wall is vertically spaced from the platform to define a storage space between the top wall and the platform. The storage space has a front opening so that it is accessible from the front of the load former.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: A. G. STACKER INC
    Inventors: Kennedy Sullivan Larramore, Eric Stempihar, Joseph Wunder, Jerry Blosser, Randall Donn Senger
  • Patent number: 11871841
    Abstract: The present invention provides a computer desk, including a desktop and a desktop supplementary board connected to the desktop using a turning device. The desktop is provided with an accommodating gap, and a display is mounted on the turning device. The desktop supplementary board, relative to the desktop, has a first position and a second position. When at the first position, the desktop supplementary board is in the accommodating gap, and the display stands upright on the desktop. When at the second position, the display is in the accommodating gap for ease of flat use, and the desktop supplementary board is located below the desktop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: HUIZHOU CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Baolei Yang, Weiwei Zheng
  • Patent number: 11836010
    Abstract: An improved method and system for providing an adjustable foot (155) for an electronic device is disclosed. The electronic device may include a base (150), at least a foot (155) containing a portion being movable relative to the base between a first configuration and a second configuration, a magnetic element for moving said movable portion of the foot between the first configuration and the second configuration, and a display element (140) movably connected to the base, where the movement of the display element (140) from a first position to a second position causes the magnetic element to move the movable portion from the first configuration to the second configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventor: Nathan Michael Thome
  • Patent number: 11805893
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Haworth, Inc.
    Inventors: Ralph E. Reddig, Jeffrey J. Reuschel, Ross S. Johnson, Shawn Yu, Bryan Gingrich
  • Patent number: 11771223
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Neumodern Studio LLC
    Inventors: Peter Madimenos, Corrine V. Madimenos, Anastasia P. Maravelias
  • Patent number: 11766118
    Abstract: A cart assembly including a frame having a horizontal worksurface, a plurality of vertical support members extending upwardly from the horizontal worksurface and an upper rail spaced above the horizontal worksurface and connected to the vertical support members. The rail defines an opening at one end thereof. A screen is moveable between at least first and second positions. The screen is moveable through the opening and is supported in an interior space of the frame in the first position. The screen is disposed outside the interior space in the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: STEELCASE INC.
    Inventors: John M. Allen, Charles Beasley, William Bennie, Justin G. Beitzel, Antonio Caballero, Robert Jeffers, Alban Moriniere, Penghao Shan
  • Patent number: 11762420
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for mounting a plurality of display monitors is disclosed, wherein the apparatus is provided at a user's desk or workstation. The apparatus can be easily moved toward and away from the user such that all the monitors mounted on the apparatus move in unison in the direction indicated by the user. Accordingly, the apparatus accommodates the visual preferences of virtually all users of the desk or workstation so that eye and skeletal muscle fatigue are reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Xybix Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Barry Carson, David R. Carson, Kenneth R. Carson
  • Patent number: 11743425
    Abstract: A conferencing assembly for sharing content from source devices includes a common display screen, a switcher controlling input to the screen, and a table assembly with a tabletop opening. A control cable assembly has a first end linked to the switcher, a second ends having a plug connectable to a source device communication port, and a first control cable located therebetween. A take up assembly including a first weight is disposed below the opening. The control cable assembly links to the first weight to apply a force tending to pull the second end of the control cable assembly toward the opening. A first user interface including a control button useable to send a signal to the switcher causing it to provide first content from a source device connected to the control cable assembly to the screen is integrated into the table assembly and is associated with the control cable assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventors: Lewis Epstein, Brett Kincaid, Hyun Yoo, Suzanne Stage, Lukas Scherrer, Larry Cheng
  • Patent number: 11564486
    Abstract: A table system power module is provided. In some embodiments, an example table system includes a table top and a power module removably mounted to the table top. The power module includes a contact surface made from a relatively softer material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Halcon Furniture LLC
    Inventors: Jacob Edward Snowbarger, Benjamin Saintmane Conway, Eliot Curtis Bublitz
  • Patent number: 11553789
    Abstract: A height adjustment system includes a first controller to control a first drive assembly of an adjustable desk frame and a second controller to control a second drive assembly of an adjustable monitor mount. The first controller is communicatively coupled to the second controller to synchronize activation of the first controller and the second controller such that an adjustment of a height of the desk frame causes a corresponding adjustment of a viewing height of the monitor mount and an adjustment of the viewing height of the monitor mount causes a corresponding adjustment of the height of the desk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: CKnapp Sales, Inc.
    Inventors: Chance Knapp, Brandon Meyer, Micah Fehr
  • Patent number: 11514824
    Abstract: A display device includes a table including an upper plate portion and a support portion that supports the upper plate portion; a window member disposed in an upper portion of the upper plate portion; and a display module slidable with respect to the window member, wherein a position of the display module varies from a first position of being accommodated in the upper plate portion to overlap the window member to a second position of protruding from the upper portion of the upper plate portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jung Hun Lee, Ji Heon Lee
  • Patent number: 11384551
    Abstract: A lounge assembly comprising a lower wall structure including at least first and second spaced apart side walls and a rear wall that together form an assembly space, each of the side walls and rear wall including an internal surface, a seat assembly supported between the first and second side walls, a first coupler mounted to the internal surface of the first side wall, a support arm having an arm length dimension between proximal and distal ends, the proximal end mounted to the first coupler adjacent the internal surface of the first side wall for rotation about a first vertical axis and a tablet member supported at the distal end of the support arm for rotation about a second vertical axis through a second range of motion with respect to the support arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventors: Russell T. Holdredge, Sean Corcorran, David K. Jones, Duck Young Kong, Todd David Krupiczewicz, Keith Robert Machin, Mark McKenna, Gordon Peterson, Mark Spoelhof, Pradeep Mydur, David J. Battey
  • Patent number: 11382420
    Abstract: An overbed table apparatus comprising a rail system and a first arm coupled to the rail system, comprising an extension portion configured to move along a first axis. An end effector can be coupled to the extension portion, wherein the end effector is perpendicularly oriented from the first arm. A first motor assembly can be configured to actuate a first actuator, wherein the first end of the first actuator is coupled to a first end of the first arm and the second end of the first actuator is coupled to the extension portion, wherein the first motor assembly and first actuator are configured to move the extension portion along an axis. A second motor assembly coupled to the end effector. The second motor assembly can be configured to rotate the end effector 360 degrees around an axis. The apparatus can include a control system to operate the apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Inventors: Bradley S. Duerstock, Jeffery Ackerman
  • Patent number: 11358442
    Abstract: A roller blind arrangement for a motor vehicle, the roller blind arrangement having a roller blind web and a winding shaft onto which the roller blind web can be wound or from which the roller blind web can be unwound and which has a flexible surrounding-tube arrangement penetrated by a vehicle-attached bearing strut and a corrugated tube as a surrounding-tube element, corrugated-tube ribs being formed on the a corrugated tube and being separated from each other by troughs. The corrugated tube is provided with a coupling overmold at each of its two ends, each coupling overmold being connected to a respective bearing bush and having an outer diameter which corresponds to the maximum outer diameter of the corrugated tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: WEBASTO SE
    Inventors: Andreas Rockelmann, Ulrich Schreiber
  • Patent number: 11311102
    Abstract: A height adjustable device including a counterbalance mechanism configured to be affixed adjacent to a rear portion of a vertical support member, a worksurface configured to be affixed adjacent to a front portion of the vertical support member, and a mounting member configured to slidably couple the worksurface to the counterbalance mechanism; wherein a portion of the mounting member extends through an opening defined in the vertical support member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: Ergotron, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas Robert Swartz, Shaun Christopher Lindblad, David James Prince, Michael John Mullen, James Robert Lucas, Mustafa Ergun, Robert William Fluhrer
  • Patent number: 11202501
    Abstract: A conferencing assembly for sharing content from source devices includes a common display screen, a switcher controlling input to the screen, and a table assembly with a tabletop opening. A control cable assembly has a first end linked to the switcher, a second ends having a plug connectable to a source device communication port, and a first control cable located therebetween. A take up assembly including a first weight is disposed below the opening. The control cable assembly links to the first weight to apply a force tending to pull the second end of the control cable assembly toward the opening. A first user interface including a control button useable to send a signal to the switcher causing it to provide first content from a source device connected to the control cable assembly to the screen is integrated into the table assembly and is associated with the control cable assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventors: Lewis Epstein, Brett Kincaid, Hyun Yoo, Suzanne Stage, Lukas Scherrer, Larry Cheng
  • Patent number: 11203882
    Abstract: A lounge assembly comprising a lower wall structure including at least first and second spaced apart side walls and a rear wall that together form an assembly space, each of the side walls and rear wall including an internal surface, a seat assembly supported between the first and second side walls, a first coupler mounted to the internal surface of the first side wall, a support arm having an arm length dimension between proximal and distal ends, the proximal end mounted to the first coupler adjacent the internal surface of the first side wall for rotation about a first vertical axis and a tablet member supported at the distal end of the support arm for rotation about a second vertical axis through a second range of motion with respect to the support arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventors: Russell T. Holdredge, Sean Corcorran, David K. Jones, Duck Young Kong, Todd David Krupiczewicz, Keith Robert Machin, Mark McKenna, Gordon Peterson, Mark Spoelhof, Pradeep Mydur, David J. Battey
  • Patent number: 11122886
    Abstract: An adjustable table apparatus and related method can include a table configured to adjust between an operative position and a collapsed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Halcon Corp.
    Inventors: Benjamin Saintmane Conway, Brady John Niebolte, Jacob Edward Snowbarger
  • Patent number: 10976776
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for mounting a plurality of display monitors is disclosed, wherein the apparatus is provided at a user's desk or workstation. The apparatus can be easily moved toward and away from the user such that all the monitors mounted on the apparatus move in unison in the direction indicated by the user. Accordingly, the apparatus accommodates the visual preferences of virtually all users of the desk or workstation so that eye and skeletal muscle fatigue are reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Xybix Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Barry Carson, David R. Carson, Kenneth R. Carson
  • Patent number: 10939750
    Abstract: A height adjustable device including a counterbalance mechanism configured to be affixed adjacent to a rear portion of a vertical support member, a worksurface configured to be affixed adjacent to a front portion of the vertical support member, and a mounting member configured to slidably couple the worksurface to the counterbalance mechanism; wherein a portion of the mounting member extends through an opening defined in the vertical support member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: Ergotron, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas Robert Swartz, Shaun Christopher Lindblad, David James Prince, Michael John Mullen, James Robert Lucas, Mustafa A. Ergun, Robert William Fluhrer
  • Patent number: 10927557
    Abstract: A lounge assembly comprising a lower wall structure including at least first and second spaced apart side walls and a rear wall that together form an assembly space, each of the side walls and rear wall including an internal surface, a seat assembly supported between the first and second side walls, a first coupler mounted to the internal surface of the first side wall, a support arm having an arm length dimension between proximal and distal ends, the proximal end mounted to the first coupler adjacent the internal surface of the first side wall for rotation about a first vertical axis and a tablet member supported at the distal end of the support arm for rotation about a second vertical axis through a second range of motion with respect to the support arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: STEELCASE INC.
    Inventors: Russell T. Holdredge, Sean Corcorran, David K. Jones, Duck Young Kong, Todd David Krupiczewicz, Keith Robert Machin, Mark McKenna, Gordon Peterson, Mark Spoelhof, Pradeep Mydur, David J. Battey
  • Patent number: 10820955
    Abstract: A method for positioning an input device of a workstation for use by a seated user in controlling a robotic surgery system is disclosed. The input device is operable to generate input signals representing a position of a hand controller moveable within an input device workspace. The method involves determining a vertical position of the hand controller within the input device workspace for an input signal received from the input device while a seated user's hand is grasping the hand controller in an initialization position defined with respect to the user's body. The method also involves determining a user ergonomic height of the input device based on the vertical position of the hand controller at the initialization position, and causing a platform of the workstation on which the input device is mounted to move vertically with respect to a base of the workstation to position the input device at the ergonomic height.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Titan Medical Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Andrew Lutzow, Daniel Bacher
  • Patent number: 10782824
    Abstract: A main control board is disposed in an accommodation space, is connected to an interactive display portion, and controls at least the interactive display portion. A power supply board is disposed in an accommodation space, is connected to the interactive display portion and the main control board, and supplies power to the interactive display portion and the main control board. A plug receiving portion is provided on a left plate which is one of a plurality of side plates, is connected to the power supply board, and has connected thereto by the attraction force of a magnet, a magnet-type plug of a magnetic cord that can be connected to an external power supply.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: TOYOMARU SANGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Mitsuyoshi Nagano, Shoji Hirata, Satoru Minoshima
  • Patent number: 10667602
    Abstract: An apparatus for positioning an electronic display is described. The apparatus can be combined with an existing work surface to provide a multi-position workstation. In some cases, the apparatus includes a mounting portion configured to support an electronic display and a keyboard. The mounting portion may be movable with respect to the work surface between multiple positions, including for example, a sitting position and a standing position. Methods for positioning an electronic display and a keyboard are also included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Ergotron, Inc.
    Inventors: Joel Hazzard, Robert William Fluhrer, Peter Segar, John William Theis, Mustafa A. Ergun, Scott Trish
  • Patent number: 10631630
    Abstract: A height adjustable device including a counterbalance mechanism configured to be affixed adjacent to a rear portion of a vertical support member, a worksurface configured to be affixed adjacent to a front portion of the vertical support member, and a mounting member configured to slidably couple the worksurface to the counterbalance mechanism; wherein a portion of the mounting member extends through an opening defined in the vertical support member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Ergotron, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas Robert Swartz, Shaun Christopher Lindblad, David James Prince, Michael John Mullen, James Robert Lucas, Mustafa A. Ergun, Robert William Fluhrer
  • Patent number: 10582768
    Abstract: A table combination includes a table plate supported on legs, the table plate includes a chamber, a displayer device is engaged in the chamber of the table plate and includes a connector, and a shield is engaged in the chamber of the table plate and disposed on the displayer device, and the shield includes an opening formed in the shield. A carrying bag is engaged in the opening of the shield. The carrying bag includes a housing having a base wall and an upper wall, and a cover panel is extended from the upper wall and foldable relative to the upper wall and movable toward the upper wall, a base plate is engaged in the housing, a support device is foldably attached to the base plate with a hinge device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: Oxti Corporation
    Inventor: Chih Feng Ho
  • Patent number: 10448731
    Abstract: A desk includes a desktop at a top end; a leg including an attachment portion and a foot portion, the attachment portion of the leg secured to the desktop and extending away from the desktop, the foot portion of the leg defining a bottom end of the desk; and a gas spring connecting the leg to the desktop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: Argosy Console, Inc.
    Inventor: William David Atkins
  • Patent number: 10299582
    Abstract: In the specification and drawings an accessory cart is described and shown with a base, a housing element that is connected to the base and extends upward from the base, and a platform, which is connected to the housing element with the height of the platform being automatically adjustable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: Humanscale Corporation
    Inventors: Jane Abernethy, Robert Volek, Mesve Vardar, Lachezar Tsvetanov, Robert R. King, David Johnston, Alexandra Burn, Xin Wang, Jonathan Philip Puleio
  • Patent number: 10202992
    Abstract: A workstation includes a working surface, a channel within the working surface, a rail positioned within the channel, and a clamp mechanism having an accessory and an actuator operable to removably couple the clamp mechanism to the rail. The actuator includes a first side that has a first manually engageable surface and a second side that has a second manually engageable surface. The actuator is movable to a first position in which the clamp mechanism disengages the rail when a force is exerted on the first manually engageable surface, and is movable to a second position in which the clamp mechanism engages the rail when a force is exerted on the second manually engageable surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: Herman Miller, Inc.
    Inventors: John Matthai, Jeremy Laarman, Michael Katje
  • Patent number: 10172450
    Abstract: Described is an apparatus for positioning an electronic display. The apparatus can be combined with an existing work surface to provide a multi-position workstation. In some cases the apparatus includes a mounting portion configured to support an electronic display and a keyboard. The mounting portion may be movable with respect to the work surface between multiple positions, including for example, a sitting position and a standing position. Methods for positioning an electronic display and a keyboard are also included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: Ergotron, Inc.
    Inventors: Joel Hazzard, Robert W. Fluhrer, Peter Segar, John W. Theis, Mustafa A. Ergun, Scott Trish
  • Patent number: 10159337
    Abstract: In the specification and drawings an accessory cart is described and shown with a base, a housing element that is connected to the base and extends upward from the base, and a platform, which is connected to the housing element with the height of the platform being automatically adjustable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Humanscale Corporation
    Inventors: Jane Abernethy, Robert Volek, Mesve Vardar, Lachezar Tsvetanov, Robert R. King, David Johnston, Alexandra Burn, Xin Wang, Jonathan Philip Puleio
  • Patent number: 10139580
    Abstract: A retractable datacommunications rack includes: a mounting member configured to mount to a mounting structure; a linkage mounted to the mounting member; and an enclosure mounted on the linkage and configured to provide locations for datacommunications interconnections. The linkage is configured to move the enclosure between a retracted raised position and a lowered working position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Charles T. Crain, Richard L. Case, Joseph C. Livingston
  • Patent number: 10119786
    Abstract: A radio system includes a portable radio and at least one elongate mounting rail having spaced apart indentations therein. At least one sliding mount includes a mount body having a passageway therethrough and slidably receiving a corresponding elongate mounting rail. The mount body is coupled to the portable radio. At least one spring plunger is carried by the mount body and configured to engage at least one adjacent indentation in the elongate mounting rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: HARRIS SOLUTIONS NY, INC.
    Inventors: Richard H. Furness, Michael W. January, Cory N. Fitzsimmons
  • Patent number: 10113687
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to a device that stabilizes a television to a dresser and a dresser to a nearby wall or stationary surface. The present invention comprises at least one wall mount and wall bracket, at least one television mount and television bracket, at least one dresser mount, and at least one at least one dresser plate. At least one television bracket connects a television or similar device to a dresser or similar object. The dresser mounting plate connects at least one television bracket and at least one dresser bracket to a dresser. At least one wall mount engages with at least one dresser bracket and secures the position of the dresser or similar object, and consequently the flat screen television or similar device to a wall. The present invention prevents the falling of both the television or similar device and the dresser or similar object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Inventor: George Wise
  • Patent number: 10004328
    Abstract: A movable table comprises a main body part having a table and a receiving unit; a moving part provided at a lower end of the main body part; a power supply part provided at one surface of the main body part and having a power supply unit for charging or connection to power; and an image device part provided at an upper end of the main body part so that a position or an angle thereof is adjusted and having an image unit, wherein one or more of the moving part, the power supply part and the image device part are formed as modules which are removably attached to the main body part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: ROBOTIS, INC.
    Inventor: Byoung Soo Kim
  • Patent number: 9914210
    Abstract: A tool cabinet includes a cabinet unit and an audio device. The cabinet unit includes a cabinet body and at least one receiving member. The receiving member has a cover body and a bottom wall. The cover body is movably connected to the cabinet body. The bottom wall cooperates with the cover body to define a receiving space therebetween. The cover body is movable relative to the cabinet body to open and close the receiving space. One of the cabinet body and the cover body is formed with a coupling opening in communication with the receiving space. The audio device engages the coupling opening, is received in the receiving space, and has a sound output surface exposed from the coupling opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Inventor: Chia-Ming Liu
  • Patent number: 9912112
    Abstract: A height-adjustable table comprising a worktop having a top surface, a bottom surface, a first end and an opposite second end. The table has a first adjustable leg having an upper end and a lower end wherein the upper end is attached to the bottom surface of the worktop, a first base member attached to the lower end of the first adjustable leg, a second adjustable leg having an upper end and a lower end wherein the upper end of the second adjustable leg is attached to the bottom surface of the worktop, and a second base member attached to the lower end of the second adjustable leg. The adjustable legs allow the height of the worktop to be increased or decreased. The table has an electrical power center attached to the bottom surface of the worktop. The electrical power center moves with the worktop as the height of the worktop is adjusted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: Premier Manufacturing Group, Inc.
    Inventors: David Black, Michael O'Keefe, Bernard Bensussan, Michael Brandstatter, Robert Glenn
  • Patent number: 9881688
    Abstract: A shift register is realized having a simple construction with which it is possible to switch the scanning order of gate bus lines and the occurrence of an erroneous operation caused by a threshold voltage drop can be prevented. Unit circuits that make up the shift register are configured of: a thin film transistor in which a third clock is supplied to the gate terminal, the drain terminal is connected to a first node, and a first input signal (output signal of prior stage) is supplied to the source terminal; a thin film transistor in which a second clock is supplied to the gate terminal, the drain terminal is connected to the first node, and a second input signal (output signal of subsequent stage) is supplied to the source terminal; and a thin film transistor in which the gate terminal is connected to the first node, a first clock is supplied to the drain terminal, and the source terminal is connected to an output terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasushi Sasaki, Yuhichiroh Murakami, Shuji Nishi
  • Patent number: 9717329
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include an apparatus for positioning an electronic display. The apparatus can be combined with an existing work surface to provide a multi-position workstation. In some cases the apparatus includes amounting portion configured to support an electronic display and a keyboard. The mounting portion may be movable with respect to the work surface between multiple positions, including for example, a sitting position and a standing position. Methods for positioning an electronic display and a keyboard are also included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Ergotron, Inc.
    Inventors: Joel Hazzard, Robert William Fluhrer, Peter Segar, John William Theis, Mustafa A. Ergun, Scott Trish
  • Patent number: 9693015
    Abstract: A presentation and display system comprising a pedestal mounted on a plinth and a display screen or monitor carried by the pedestal, in which the individual components of the system are secured together by manually operable releasable fasteners.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Inventors: Roger Nicholas McArdell, Roger Alan Vinton
  • Patent number: 9648948
    Abstract: A work station includes a work surface and a panel with a notch formed therein and a channel formed therethrough. A panel support base is positioned within the notch of the panel, a sliding member is positioned within the channel of the panel and extends through the work surface, a support member is positioned at an end portion of the sliding member extending through the work surface, and an arm rotatably coupled between the panel support base and the sliding member. The arm is rotatable to move the sliding member and adjust the position of the support member relative to the work surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Inventor: Scott A. Fish
  • Patent number: 9560913
    Abstract: The operator desk includes at least one work top having one main work surface with a longitudinal main extension. The work top is attached by at least one leg arrangement extending between the desk top and a base foundation; at least one first set of display monitors arranged on a mount supported by at least two supporting legs and having one lower side facing towards, and one upper side facing away from the base foundation. The supporting legs with adhering first set of monitors are movable along a first extension. The operator desk further includes at least one light-emitting element contained in a casing attached to the upper side by at least one mounting arm. A central control device adjusts the mounting arm so that the light-emitting element maintains a desired position along the first extension when the supporting legs with adhering display monitors are moved along the first extension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: ABB AB
    Inventor: Pierre Scharing
  • Patent number: 9532646
    Abstract: A user input device support apparatus is provided for supporting right or left handed users of a computer keyboard and mouse. The user input support apparatus includes a base configured to couple to a mobile or fixed mounting system. The keyboard support further includes a tray configured for supporting a user input device, such as a computer keyboard. Further, the tray includes a lip, wherein the lip is configured to at least partially engage the base. Here, the tray is further configured to slide with respect to the base, thereby accommodating right or left-handed users of the keyboard and a mouse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: Ergotect Corporation
    Inventor: Michael John Sears
  • Patent number: 9462883
    Abstract: A video source control assembly for use with at least a first display screen and a plurality of video source devices, the control assembly including a deck member forming a top surface and at least one cable passing opening, a switching device, a plurality of control cables, each control cable including first and second ends, each first end linkable to at least one source device and the second end linked to the switching device to provide video content thereto and a separate housing mounted to an intermediate portion of each of the control cables so that flexible portions of the associated control cable extend from the housing to each of the first and second ends, a separate selection button mounted in each of the housings that provides a control signal to the switching device causing the switching device to modify the content presented on the display screen, wherein, the portion of each cable between the housing and the second end passes through the cable passing opening and the housing has dimensions such t
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventors: Lewis Epstein, Brett Kincaid, Hyun Yoo, Suzanne Stage, Lukas Scherrer, Larry Cheng
  • Patent number: 9456687
    Abstract: A video source control assembly for use with at least a first display screen and a plurality of video source devices, the control assembly including a deck member forming a top surface and at least one cable passing opening, a switching device, a plurality of control cables, each control cable including first and second ends, each first end linkable to at least one source device and the second end linked to the switching device to provide video content thereto and a separate housing mounted to an intermediate portion of each of the control cables so that flexible portions of the associated control cable extend from the housing to each of the first and second ends, a separate selection button mounted in each of the housings that provides a control signal to the switching device causing the switching device to modify the content presented on the display screen, wherein, the portion of each cable between the housing and the second end passes through the cable passing opening and the housing has dimensions such t
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventors: Lewis Epstein, Brett Kincaid, Hyun Yoo, Suzanne Stage, Lukas Scherrer, Larry Cheng
  • Patent number: 9367984
    Abstract: A modular drawer structure comprises a housing having an interior volume defined therein, and a drawer comprising one or more compartments, wherein the drawer is slidably movable with respect to the interior volume of the housing between a first closed position, wherein the compartments are enclosed within the interior volume, and a second open position, wherein the compartments are at least partially accessible. The drawer structure further comprises a mechanism for controllably locking the drawer in the first closed position, an access pad, e.g. such as but not limited to a keypad and/or a card swipe pad, for entry of a passcode, and a processor for unlocking the drawer when an entered passcode matches a stored passcode value. Some embodiments of the drawer structure include a stored time threshold, wherein if the drawer is unlocked for a time that meets or exceeds the stored time threshold, the drawer is relocked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: GCX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Cristian J. Daugbjerg, Robert Peter Glaser, Carl Hermann Poppe
  • Patent number: 9366420
    Abstract: A lighting equipment has a configuration including an illumination section capable of illuminating a surface to be an illumination object, an image projection section making it possible to project an image on the surface to be the illumination object, and a control section adapted to electrically control the illumination section and the image projection section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hirofumi Kasuga
  • Patent number: 9080721
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include an apparatus for positioning an electronic display. The apparatus can be combined with an existing work surface to provide a multi-position workstation. In some cases the apparatus includes a mounting portion configured to support an electronic display and a keyboard. The mounting portion may be movable with respect to the work surface between multiple positions, including for example, a sitting position and a standing position. Methods for positioning an electronic display and a keyboard are also included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: Ergotron, Inc.
    Inventors: Joel Hazzard, Robert W. Fluhrer, Peter Segar, John W. Theis, Mustafa A. Ergun, Scott Trish
  • Patent number: 8991320
    Abstract: A workstation is disclosed including a tabletop, a powered height adjuster coupled to the tabletop and configured to move the tabletop vertically between at least a first height and a second height, and a powered depth adjuster coupled to the tabletop. The depth adjuster may be configured to automatically move the tabletop horizontally while the height adjuster moves the tabletop between the first height and the second height. Other workstation embodiments with different moveable elements are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Sparx Smart Pods Inc.
    Inventors: Léon DesRoches, Nancy Lee Black