Patents by Inventor Richard Probst

Richard Probst 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: 7008028
    Abstract: A workcenter or desk including: (1) a first horizontal surface for supporting a computer monitor, (2) a first pair of parallel, spaced, vertically extending sidewalls connected to the bottom of the first horizontal surface, (3) a shelf connected between the first pair of sidewalls below the first horizontal surface; and (4) a second horizontal surface located below the first horizontal surface and above the shelf and having an aperture therethrough. The second horizontal surface is unitarily formed to provide a portion of the second horizontal surface in front of the aperture. The first pair of sidewalls extend through the second horizontal surface aperture. The shelf is positioned such that a CPU is supported thereon and extends through the second horizontal surface aperture toward the first horizontal surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2006
    Assignee: O'Sullivan Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Richard Probst
  • Publication number: 20050012438
    Abstract: A corner computer workcenter is described that includes means for positioning a CPU of a computer proximate to a monitor, keyboard, and other peripheral devices thereof and at a height with respect to the user that facilitates access to media drives and power switches. In one embodiment, the corner computer workcenter of the present invention includes a first horizontal surface for supporting a computer monitor, a second horizontal surface comprising a work surface located in front of and beneath the first surface, and a third horizontal surface located below the work surface for supporting a computer keyboard and other input devices. A shelf, the vertical height of which may be adjustable, is included for positioning a CPU of the computer just below the monitor and behind the work surface and keyboard support surface so that cables provided with the computer for connecting the monitor, keyboard, and other input devices to the CPU are of sufficient length to serve their intended purpose.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2004
    Publication date: January 20, 2005
    Applicant: O'Sullivan Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Richard Probst
  • Patent number: 6824230
    Abstract: A corner computer workcenter is described that includes an arrangement for positioning a CPU of a computer proximate to a monitor, keyboard, and other peripheral devices thereof an at a height with respect to the user that facilitates access to media drives and power switches. In one embodiment, the corner computer workcenter of the present invention includes a first horizontal surface for supporting a computer monitor, a second horizontal surface comprising a work surface located in front of and beneath the first surface, and a third horizontal surface located below the work surface for supporting a computer keyboard and other input devices. A shelf, the vertical height of which may be adjustable, is included for positioning a CPU of the computer just below the monitor and behind the work surface and keyboard support surface so that cables provided with the computer for connecting the monitor, keyboard, and other input devices to the CPU are of sufficient length to serve their intended purpose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2004
    Assignee: O'Sullivan Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Richard Probst
  • Publication number: 20030184194
    Abstract: A corner computer workcenter is described that includes means for positioning a CPU of a computer proximate to a monitor, keyboard, and other peripheral devices thereof and at a height with respect to the user that facilitates access to media drives and power switches. In one embodiment, the corner computer workcenter of the present invention includes a first horizontal surface for supporting a computer monitor, a second horizontal surface comprising a work surface located in front of and beneath the first surface, and a third horizontal surface located below the work surface for supporting a computer keyboard and other input devices. A shelf, the vertical height of which may be adjustable, is included for positioning a CPU of the computer just below the monitor and behind the work surface and keyboard support surface so that cables provided with the computer for connecting the monitor, keyboard, and other input devices to the CPU are of sufficient length to serve their intended purpose.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2001
    Publication date: October 2, 2003
    Inventor: Richard Probst
  • Patent number: D466720
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2002
    Assignee: O'Sullivan Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Richard Probst
  • Patent number: D330126
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 1990
    Date of Patent: October 13, 1992
    Assignee: O'Sullivan Industries
    Inventors: Michael P. O'Sullivan, Richard Probst