Patents by Inventor Michael P. Barros
Michael P. Barros 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).
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Patent number: 12089731Abstract: A coupling system between the frame and the leg assembly of a workstation is described. The coupling system can be configured to selectively attach and detach the leg assembly from the frame. The leg assembly can include an adjustment mechanism. The adjustment mechanism can be configured to adjust the length of the leg. The leg assembly can include a leg coupling feature and the frame can have a frame coupling feature. The leg coupling feature can be configured to engage with the frame coupling feature, for instance to attach the leg to the frame. The workstation can include a latch configured to engage with the leg assembly. Engagement of the latch with the leg assembly can secure a position of the leg with respect to the frame.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2023Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Assignee: Ergotron, Inc.Inventors: Mustafa A. Ergun, Shaun Christopher Lindblad, Michael P. Barros, Michael Anthony Apolloni, Nicholas Robert Swartz, Robert William Fluhrer
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Publication number: 20240209982Abstract: A workstation holding one or more electronic devices, e.g., a display, keyboard, or the like, can be mounted on a structure, e.g., a wall, using an articulating arm assembly including one or more arms. The one or more arms can be rotatingly coupled to the structure on one end and a work surface can be coupled to the other end. At least one of the one or more arms can be height adjustable. The workstation can rotate about a horizontal axis between a use configuration and a storage configuration. The one or more arms can be configured to translate the workstation between a contracted orientation and extended orientation. The height adjustable arm can include a counterbalance mechanism to counter a weight of the one or more components coupled to the workstation. A tension of the one or more springs contained in the counterbalance mechanism can be adjustable.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2024Publication date: June 27, 2024Inventors: Michael P. Barros, Thiem Chan Duong Wong, Linnea Londborg, Andrew P. Laureijs, John Wiliam Theis
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Patent number: 11994255Abstract: A workstation holding one or more electronic devices, e.g., a display, keyboard, or the like, can be mounted on a structure, e.g., a wall, using an articulating arm assembly including one or more arms. The one or more arms can be rotatingly coupled to the structure on one end and a work surface can be coupled to the other end. At least one of the one or more arms can be height adjustable. The workstation can rotate about a horizontal axis between a use configuration and a storage configuration. The one or more arms can be configured to translate the workstation between a contracted orientation and extended orientation. The height adjustable arm can include a counterbalance mechanism to counter a weight of the one or more components coupled to the workstation. A tension of the one or more springs contained in the counterbalance mechanism can be adjustable.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2022Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: Ergotron, Inc.Inventors: Michael P. Barros, Thiem Chan Duong Wong, Linnea Londborg, Andrew P. Laureijs, John William Theis
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Publication number: 20240093830Abstract: A workstation holding one or more electronic devices, e.g., a display, keyboard, or the like, can be mounted on a structure, e.g., a wall, using an articulating arm assembly including one or more arms. The one or more arms can be rotatingly coupled to the structure on one end and a work surface can be coupled to the other end. At least one of the one or more arms can be height adjustable. The workstation can rotate about a horizontal axis between a use configuration and a storage configuration. The one or more arms can be configured to translate the workstation between a contracted orientation and extended orientation. The height adjustable arm can include a counterbalance mechanism to counter a weight of the one or more components coupled to the workstation. A tension of the one or more springs contained in the counterbalance mechanism can be adjustable.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2022Publication date: March 21, 2024Inventors: Michael P. Barros, Thiem Chan Duong Wong, Linnea Londborg, Andrew P. Laureijs, John William Theis
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Publication number: 20230389693Abstract: A coupling system between the frame and the leg assembly of a workstation is described. The coupling system can be configured to selectively attach and detach the leg assembly from the frame. The leg assembly can include an adjustment mechanism. The adjustment mechanism can be configured to adjust the length of the leg. The leg assembly can include a leg coupling feature and the frame can have a frame coupling feature. The leg coupling feature can be configured to engage with the frame coupling feature, for instance to attach the leg to the frame. The workstation can include a latch configured to engage with the leg assembly. Engagement of the latch with the leg assembly can secure a position of the leg with respect to the frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2023Publication date: December 7, 2023Inventors: Mustafa A. Ergun, Shaun Christopher Lindblad, Michael P. Barros, Michael Anthony Apolloni, Nicholas Robert Swartz, Robert William Fluhrer
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Patent number: 11771216Abstract: A coupling system between the frame and the leg assembly of a workstation is described. The coupling system can be configured to selectively attach and detach the leg assembly from the frame. The leg assembly can include an adjustment mechanism. The adjustment mechanism, can be configured to adjust the length of the leg. The leg assembly can include a leg coupling feature and the frame can have a frame coupling feature. The leg coupling feature can be configured to engage with the frame coupling feature, for instance to attach the leg to the frame. The workstation can include a latch configured to engage with the leg assembly. Engagement of the latch with the leg assembly can secure a position of the leg with respect to the frame.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2020Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: Ergotron, Inc.Inventors: Mustafa Ergun, Shaun Christopher Lindblad, Michael P. Barros, Michael Anthony Apolloni, Nicholas Robert Swartz, Robert William Fluhrer
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Publication number: 20230288023Abstract: A workstation holding electronic devices, e.g., a display, keyboard, or the like, can be mounted on a structure, e.g., a wall, using an articulating arm assembly including one or more arms. The one or more arms can be rotatingly coupled to the structure. The one or more arms can be configured to translate the workstation between a contracted orientation and extended orientation. The arm assembly can include a configurable rotation stop assembly. The rotation stop assembly can be configured to limit a rotation angle of the one or more arms in a range between 0 degrees in the contracted orientation and less than 180 degrees in the extended orientation.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2021Publication date: September 14, 2023Inventors: Michael P. Barros, Thiem Chan Duong Wong, Linnea Longborg, David James Prince, Saeb Salih Asamarai, John William Theis
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Publication number: 20220257003Abstract: A coupling system between the frame and the leg assembly of a workstation is described. The coupling system can be configured to selectively attach and detach the leg assembly from the frame. The leg assembly can include an adjustment mechanism. The adjustment mechanism, can be configured to adjust the length of the leg. The leg assembly can include a leg coupling feature and the frame can have a frame coupling feature. The leg coupling feature can be configured to engage with the frame coupling feature, for instance to attach the leg to the frame. The workstation can include a latch configured to engage with the leg assembly. Engagement of the latch with the leg assembly can secure a position of the leg with respect to the frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2020Publication date: August 18, 2022Inventors: Mustafa Ergun, Shaun Christopher Lindblad, Michael P. Barros, Michael Anthony Apolloni, Nicholas Robert Swartz, Robert William Fluher
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Publication number: 20170191233Abstract: A system for applying roadway markings to roadways, including at least one imager for acquiring image data of original roadway markings on an original roadway surface. A first vehicle marking controller receives and stores the image data in combination with acquired location data associated with the original roadway markings. One or more milling tools mill the original roadway surface and create a milled surface. The one or more milling tools are positioned behind the at least one imager relative to a direction of travel. A first vehicle marking module is responsive to the first vehicle marking controller for applying roadway markings based on the location data of the original roadway markings and the image data, the first vehicle marking module positioned behind the one or more milling tools relative to a direction of travel.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2016Publication date: July 6, 2017Applicant: Caterpillar Paving Products Inc.Inventor: Michael P. Barros