Patents by Inventor Paul M. LaCour

Paul M. LaCour 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: 6050659
    Abstract: A frame-type desk system includes a common core which has an interior raceway. More particularly, the raceway core extends longitudinally from one end of said core to an opposite end of said core and includes a plurality of independent and separate equipment bays, each of which is sized and shaped so as to receive electronic equipment therein. At least one work top extends outwardly from one side of the core so as to define at least one work station, while a supporting panel is mounted on the core and has a side which includes a mounting mechanism for mounting a plurality of accessories therefrom in a cantilevered fashion substantially above the raceway. The side of the supporting panel faces the work station such that accessories mounted therefrom extend towards the work station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2000
    Assignee: LaCour Incorporated
    Inventor: Paul M. LaCour
  • Patent number: 5975657
    Abstract: The desk system of the present invention includes a core having a raceway, a first work top, which extends outwardly from one side of the core so as to define a first work station, and a second work top, which extends outwardly from an opposite side of the core so as to define a second work station positioned opposite the first work station. A supporting panel is mounted on the core between the first and second work stations. The supporting panel has a pair of sides, each of which includes a mounting mechanism for mounting a plurality of accessories therefrom in a cantilevered fashion substantially above the raceway. One side of the supporting panel faces the first work station such that accessories mounted therefrom extend towards the first work station, while the other side of the supporting panel faces the second work station such that accessories mounted therefrom extend toward the second work station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 2, 1999
    Assignee: LaCour Incorporated
    Inventor: Paul M. LaCour
  • Patent number: 5954409
    Abstract: A stressed modular desk system employs a core having an interior raceway and a substantially open top, whereby the raceway is accessible from above. Electronic equipment, such as computer monitors, can be mounted on a plurality of platforms, each platform being supported from a support structure which extends between opposite ends of the raceway core and which spans the raceway without significantly obstructing the open top of the raceway core. At least one of the platforms is supported in cantilevered fashion by the support structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 21, 1999
    Assignee: La Cour Incorporated
    Inventor: Paul M. LaCour
  • Patent number: 5746488
    Abstract: A stressed modular desk system employs a core having an interior raceway and a substantially open top, whereby the raceway is accessible from above. Electronic equipment, such as computer monitors, can be mounted on a plurality of platforms, each platform being supported from a support structure which extends between opposite ends of the raceway core and which spans the raceway without significantly obstructing the open top of the raceway core. At least one of the platforms is supported in cantilevered fashion by the support structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1998
    Assignee: LaCour,Inc.
    Inventor: Paul M. LaCour
  • Patent number: 4798423
    Abstract: A modular desk system employs two work tops which are arranged so as to define a pair of back-to-back work stations. The work tops are cantileverd from a core, which is common to both of the work stations. A pedestal or an end panel supports the free end of each work top. The core has a substantially unobstructed, interior raceway for data, communication and electrical service lines and accessory equipment. The top of the core is substantially open so that a communication and data turret removably mounted on the core can be partially sunk into the raceway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 1987
    Date of Patent: January 17, 1989
    Assignee: LaCour Incorporated
    Inventor: Paul M. LaCour
  • Patent number: D298889
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 1985
    Date of Patent: December 13, 1988
    Assignee: LaCour Incorporated
    Inventor: Paul M. LaCour
  • Patent number: D298890
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 1985
    Date of Patent: December 13, 1988
    Assignee: LaCour Incorporated
    Inventor: Paul M. LaCour
  • Patent number: D324963
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 1989
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1992
    Assignee: LaCour Incorporated
    Inventor: Paul M. LaCour
  • Patent number: D334851
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 1992
    Date of Patent: April 20, 1993
    Assignee: Lacour Incorporated
    Inventor: Paul M. Lacour
  • Patent number: D358729
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 1993
    Date of Patent: May 30, 1995
    Assignee: LaCour Incorporated
    Inventor: Paul M. LaCour