Patents Assigned to Teknion Limited
  • Patent number: 12569059
    Abstract: An adjustable workstation includes a tabletop having opposed upper and lower surfaces, a leg for supporting the tabletop, a gas spring having opposed spring front and rear ends, and a tabletop mount affixed to an upper end of the leg and pivotably coupled to the lower surface of the tabletop at a tilt axis. The spring front end is pivotably coupled to the lower surface of the tabletop. The spring rear end is pivotably coupled to the mount at an elevation lower than the tilt axis. The tabletop pivots in a first direction about the tilt axis upon extension of the gas spring to raise a front edge of the tabletop relative to a rear edge of the tabletop. The tabletop pivots in a second direction about the tilt axis upon retraction of the gas spring to lower the front edge of the tabletop relative to the rear edge of the tabletop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2026
    Assignee: Teknion Limited
    Inventors: Hamid Zebarjad, Viktor Cherkashin, Jawad Majeed, Maisan Caines
  • Patent number: 11686090
    Abstract: A leveling assembly for leveling a bottom edge of an interior wall panel includes an elongate floor channel secured to the floor, a floor rail at least partially disposed with the floor channel for supporting the bottom edge of the wall panel, and at least one leveler at least partially located within the floor rail. Each leveler includes a head couplable to the floor channel, an adjustment rod projecting from the head, and a rail support having a collar and a support shoulder extending outwardly from the collar. The head is substantially prevented from transverse movement when coupled to the floor channel. The collar passes through an aperture defined in a horizontal portion of the floor rail and is threadedly engaged with the adjustment rod. The support shoulder supports the floor rail. The adjustment rod is rotated to vary a vertical distance between the floor rail and the floor channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Teknion Limited
    Inventors: Mark Pylypczak, Hugues Gagnon, Richard Dubé, Zoran Baic, Youssef Adib, Paul Kruger
  • Publication number: 20220195726
    Abstract: A leveling assembly for leveling a bottom edge of an interior wall panel includes an elongate floor channel secured to the floor, a floor rail at least partially disposed with the floor channel for supporting the bottom edge of the wall panel, and at least one leveler at least partially located within the floor rail. Each leveler includes a head couplable to the floor channel, an adjustment rod projecting from the head, and a rail support having a collar and a support shoulder extending outwardly from the collar. The head is substantially prevented from transverse movement when coupled to the floor channel. The collar passes through an aperture defined in a horizontal portion of the floor rail and is threadedly engaged with the adjustment rod. The support shoulder supports the floor rail. The adjustment rod is rotated to vary a vertical distance between the floor rail and the floor channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2022
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: Teknion Limited
    Inventors: Mark Pylypczak, Hugues Gagnon, Richard Dubé, Zoran Baic, Youssef Adib, Paul Kruger
  • Patent number: 11299887
    Abstract: A leveling assembly for leveling a bottom edge of an interior wall panel includes an elongate floor channel secured to the floor, a floor rail at least partially disposed with the floor channel, at least one panel support positioned within the floor rail for supporting the bottom edge of the interior wall panel, and at least one leveler at least partially located within the floor rail. The levelers each include a head removably secured to the floor channel, a threaded adjustment rod projecting from the head, and a rail support having a collar and support shoulder extending outwardly from the collar. The collar passes through an aperture defined in a horizontal portion of the floor rail and is threadedly engaged with the adjustment rod. The support shoulder supports the floor rail. The adjustment rod is rotated to vary a vertical distance between the floor rail and the floor channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Teknion Limited
    Inventors: Mark Pylypczak, Hugues Gagnon, Richard Dubé, Zoran Baic, Youssef Adib, Paul Kruger
  • Patent number: 11118729
    Abstract: An apparatus for supporting a display in a plurality of positions between a lower position and an upper position has a base support, a display support member, and a linkage assembly. The linkage assembly has a first link member, a second link member, and a tension spring. In the lower position, the display bracket is below an upper end of the base support, and in the upper position, the display bracket is above the upper end of the base support. In each of the plurality of positions, a vertical component of an upward force exerted on the display support member by the linkage assembly is substantially constant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Teknion Limited
    Inventors: Hamid Zebarjad, Adam Sinclair, Yixin Chen, Stefan Spörl
  • Patent number: 11091951
    Abstract: A jamb assembly for a door frame includes an elongate jamb channel defining an interior space, an elongate cap member having a pair of spaced apart opposing in-turned portions, and a clip for securing the cap member to the jamb channel. The clip includes a base, a pair of opposed spaced apart resilient tabs extending from the base, and a pair of spaced apart retaining portions extending from the base, each retaining portion comprising a proximate resilient portion and a distal wing portion. When the base is located in the interior space, the tabs abut ridges that extend partially into the interior space, and the resilient portions are biased to engage the ridges. The resilient portions of the clip are configured to deform to allow the wing portions to pass between in-turned portions of the cap member and are biased to engage the in-turned portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: Teknion Limited
    Inventors: Mark Pylypczak, Hugues Gagnon, Richard Dubé, Zoran Baic, Youssef Adib, Paul Kruger
  • Patent number: 10982473
    Abstract: A pivot assembly for supporting a pivot door within a door frame includes a bottom bracket and a lower adjustment assembly that includes a pivot member. The pivot member includes a ramp inclined at an angle to a rotation axis, and a traveling assembly positionable along the ramp of the pivot member. The traveling assembly includes a traveling body, a dowel adapted to move along the ramp, and a threaded adjustment rod. The lower adjustment assembly also includes a locking fastener that is adjustable between a locked configuration and an unlocked configuration. In the unlocked configuration, rotation of the adjustment rod causes movement of the traveling assembly vertically relative to the pivot member, thereby permitting a beam of the pivot door to move vertically relative to the pivot member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: Teknion Limited
    Inventors: Mark Pylypczak, Hugues Gagnon, Richard Dubé, Zoran Baic, Youssef Adib, Paul Kruger
  • Patent number: 10506872
    Abstract: A height-adjustable work station includes (a) a partition wall having an internal wall frame and axially opposed first and second exterior wall surfaces mounted to the wall frame, the first and second exterior wall surfaces spaced axially apart by a wall thickness; (b) a carriage support located within the wall thickness and mounted to the wall frame, the carriage support including a vertical track; (c) a carriage mounted to the carriage support in sliding engagement with the track; (d) a work surface assembly movably supported by the carriage on a first side of the wall; and (e) a linear actuator mounted within the wall thickness and coupled to the carriage, the actuator configured to vertically translate the carriage along the track for facilitating height adjustment of the work surface assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: Teknion Limited
    Inventors: Paul Fredrick Kruger, Benjamin Kevin Fogarty, Adam Douglas Haworth Sinclair
  • Patent number: 9879435
    Abstract: A height-adjustable furniture piece has a wall mounting plate configured to be secured to an interior wall, a frame, a first actuator secured to the wall mounting plate and to a wall-facing surface of the frame, and a display mount secured to a room-facing surface of the frame. A worksurface is secured to and extends outwardly from a lower portion of the frame. A single height-adjustable leg is secured to the worksurface to support the furniture piece on a floor surface. The height-adjustable leg has a second actuator. The first actuator and the second actuator are adapted to operate to raise and lower the frame and the worksurface relative to the floor surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: Teknion Limited
    Inventors: Paul Fredrick Kruger, Adam Douglas Haworth Sinclair
  • Patent number: 9820565
    Abstract: A height-adjustable table includes a frame supporting a work surface; a pair of lower legs supporting the frame; a pulley mechanism coupling the frame and the lower legs for vertically moving the frame relative to the lower legs; and a spring located within a passage extending through the frame. The spring has a fixed end secured to the frame and a movable end movable relative to the frame over a first distance for exerting a force over the first distance. The table further includes a block-and-tackle assembly located within the passage. The block-and-tackle assembly couples the movable end of the spring to the pulley mechanism for transferring the force exerted by the spring over the first distance to vertical movement of the frame relative to the lower legs over a second distance greater than the first distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: Teknion Limited
    Inventors: Hamid Zebarjad, Adam Douglas Haworth Sinclair, Hanna Shaheen, Bin Yu
  • Patent number: 9743760
    Abstract: A furniture piece has a worksurface and a support frame having first and second ends. At least two legs extend downwardly from each of the first and second ends for supporting the furniture piece on a floor surface. A linkage couples the support frame to the worksurface. The linkage is configured so that the worksurface can be moved between a first position in which the worksurface is substantially parallel to a horizontal plane defined by the support frame and a second position in which the worksurface is above and at an angle to the horizontal plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: Teknion Limited
    Inventor: Rémi Vaillancourt
  • Patent number: 9510670
    Abstract: A height-adjustable table can include a frame supporting a work surface; a pair of lower legs supporting the frame; a pulley mechanism coupling the frame and the pair of lower legs for vertically moving the frame relative to the pair of lower legs; and a spring located within a passage extending through the frame. The spring may have a fixed end secured to the frame and a movable end movable relative to the frame over a first distance for exerting a force over the first distance. The table can have a block-and-tackle assembly located within the passage and coupling the movable end of the spring to the pulley mechanism. The block-and-tackle assembly can transfer the force exerted by the spring over the first distance to vertical movement of the frame relative to the pair of lower legs over a second distance greater than the first distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: Teknion Limited
    Inventors: Hamid Zebarjad, Adam Douglas Haworth Sinclair, Hanna Shaheen, Bin Yu
  • Patent number: 9057201
    Abstract: A leveling assembly for an interior wall system includes an elongate floor channel secured to the floor, a floor rail longitudinally disposed within the floor channel for supporting the wall panel, and levelers positioned along the floor channel. The levelers each include a base resting on the floor channel, a threaded rod projecting upwardly from the base, an outer threaded sleeve capable of telescoping movement over the threaded rod, and a threaded nut secured in an opening defined in a bottom surface of the floor rail. The threaded nut supports the floor rail. The levelers vertically space apart the floor rail from the floor channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: TEKNION LIMITED
    Inventors: Geoffrey Andrew Scott Milligan, Zoran Baic, Sean Adrian Conroy, Paul Frederick Kruger, Slava Dushkin, Paul Kai Chit So, Dan Cristian Cernatescu
  • Patent number: 9003981
    Abstract: A furniture connector includes a pair of connector blocks disposed in opposing relation. Each of the connector blocks includes: a first end which cooperate to removably secure an end of a longitudinal frame member between the pair of connector blocks; and a second end having a first flange and a second flange extending longitudinally. When the pair of connector blocks are secured to the end of the longitudinal frame member, the first flange of each connector block cooperate to define a proximal transverse channel where a first transverse frame member may be removably secured to the pair of connector blocks. The second flange of each connector block cooperate to define a distal transverse channel where a second transverse frame member may be removably secured to the pair of connector blocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Teknion Limited
    Inventors: Stefano Lio, Jehan Paul-Chowdhury, Nicholas Gillissie
  • Patent number: 8947043
    Abstract: A light comprises a lamp and an integrated inductive charger for coupling to a device having an inductive charger receiver connected thereto. The inductive charger receiver receives an electrical charge to charge a battery in the device. The lamp of the light provides illumination. The integrated inductive charger and the lamp are both electrically connected to a power supply. The integrated inductive charger can charge the battery in the device when the lamp is turned off. The lamp can be turned on without the integrated inductive charger providing an electrical charge. Alternatively, the integrated inductive charger can charge the battery in the device while the lamp is also turned on.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Teknion Limited
    Inventors: Neil Jones, Aaron Fung
  • Patent number: 8793935
    Abstract: A door hinge assembly includes a vertical post secured to a bottom rail. An upper post hinge portion and a lower post hinge portion are secured to the post. Each post hinge portion includes: (i) a post mounting plate; and (ii) a bearing portion projecting outwardly from the post mounting plate. The bearing portion includes a base with a vertical base bore. The assembly also includes an upper door hinge portion and a lower door hinge portion. Each door hinge portion includes: (i) a block securable to a door frame; (ii) a barrel portion projecting outwardly from the block, the barrel portion having a vertical barrel bore; and (iii) an upper pivot pin and a lower pivot pin, where a first end of each pin is secured in the base bore and a second end pivots in the barrel bore. The upper pivot pin connects the upper post hinge portion to the upper door hinge portion, and the lower pivot pin connects the lower post hinge portion to the lower door hinge portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Teknion Limited
    Inventors: Ganadij Peter Makarewicz, Paul Frederick Kruger
  • Publication number: 20130312332
    Abstract: A door hinge assembly includes a vertical post secured to a bottom rail. An upper post hinge portion and a lower post hinge portion are secured to the post. Each post hinge portion includes: (i) a post mounting plate; and (ii) a bearing portion projecting outwardly from the post mounting plate. The bearing portion includes a base with a vertical base bore. The assembly also includes an upper door hinge portion and a lower door hinge portion. Each door hinge portion includes: (i) a block securable to a door frame; (ii) a barrel portion projecting outwardly from the block, the barrel portion having a vertical barrel bore; and (iii) an upper pivot pin and a lower pivot pin, where a first end of each pin is secured in the base bore and a second end pivots in the barrel bore. The upper pivot pin connects the upper post hinge portion to the upper door hinge portion, and the lower pivot pin connects the lower post hinge portion to the lower door hinge portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2013
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: Teknion Limited
    Inventors: Genadij Peter Makarewicz, Paul Frederick Kruger
  • Patent number: D747892
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: TEKNION LIMITED
    Inventors: Jeffrey Bernett, Nicholas Dodziuk
  • Patent number: D784730
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: Teknion Limited
    Inventor: Paul Fredrick Kruger
  • Patent number: D895987
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: TEKNION LIMITED
    Inventors: Thomas Zachary Lloyd, Luke Neil Pearson, Leif David Holstrom, Nicholas Stanley Borg Carpenter, Giovanni La Tona