Patents Assigned to Sparx Smart Pods Inc.
  • Patent number: 10548395
    Abstract: A workstation is disclosed including a tabletop, a frame, a support coupled to the tabletop and the frame for supporting the tabletop vertically above the frame, and a powered rotator coupled to the frame. The powered rotator may be configured to move the support and the tabletop horizontally along an arcuate path with respect to a user position. The user position and a center of curvature of the arcuate path may each be disposed away from a forward edge of the tabletop. A method of moving a tabletop of a workstation is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: Sparx Smart Pods Inc.
    Inventors: Léon DesRoches, Nancy Lee Black
  • Publication number: 20190254419
    Abstract: A workstation is disclosed including a tabletop, a frame, a support coupled to the tabletop and the frame for supporting the tabletop vertically above the frame, and a powered rotator coupled to the frame. The powered rotator may be configured to move the support and the tabletop horizontally along an arcuate path with respect to a user position. The user position and a center of curvature of the arcuate path may each be disposed away from a forward edge of the tabletop. A method of moving a tabletop of a workstation is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Applicant: SPARX SMART PODS INC.
    Inventors: Léon DesRoches, Nancy Lee Black
  • Patent number: 10314391
    Abstract: A workstation is disclosed including a tabletop, a frame, a support coupled to the tabletop and the frame for supporting the tabletop vertically above the frame, and a powered rotator coupled to the frame. The powered rotator may be configured to move the support and the tabletop horizontally along an arcuate path with respect to a user position. The user position and a center of curvature of the arcuate path may each be disposed away from a forward edge of the tabletop. A method of moving a tabletop of a workstation is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Sparx Smart Pods Inc.
    Inventors: Léon DesRoches, Nancy Lee Black
  • Publication number: 20160113389
    Abstract: A workstation is disclosed including a tabletop, a frame, a support coupled to the tabletop and the frame for supporting the tabletop vertically above the frame, and a powered rotator coupled to the frame. The powered rotator may be configured to move the support and the tabletop horizontally along an arcuate path with respect to a user position. The user position and a center of curvature of the arcuate path may each be disposed away from a forward edge of the tabletop. A method of moving a tabletop of a workstation is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2015
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Applicant: SPARX SMART PODS INC.
    Inventors: Léon DesRoches, Nancy Lee Black
  • Patent number: 9167894
    Abstract: A workstation is disclosed including a tabletop, a frame, a support coupled to the tabletop and the frame for supporting the tabletop vertically above the frame, and a powered rotator coupled to the frame. The powered rotator may be configured to move the support and the tabletop horizontally along an arcuate path with respect to a user position. The user position and a center of curvature of the arcuate path may each be disposed away from a forward edge of the tabletop. A method of moving a tabletop of a workstation is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: SPARX SMART PODS INC.
    Inventors: Léon DesRoches, Nancy Lee Black
  • 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