With Machine (i.e., Typewriter, Copy Machine, Etc.) Patents (Class 108/50.01)
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Patent number: 12138084Abstract: Disclosed herein are mobile battery powered medical carts, methods of operating these carts to increase efficiency of healthcare operations, and methods of accurately calculating remaining battery runtime for these carts. A mobile battery powered medical cart may comprise a wheeled base portion having a sliding battery power bay, an upper workstation area having a monitor, a computer, and a printer, and at least one adjustable height column coupling the wheeled base portion to the upper workstation area. The carts may include a glass overlay display positioned on a top surface of the upper workstation area and having anti-bacterial and chemical resistant properties. The glass overlay display may be configured to provide medical employees with haptic feedback on remaining battery runtime, calculated via a custom algorithm for increased accuracy.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2019Date of Patent: November 12, 2024Assignee: Green Cubes Technology, LLCInventors: Goo Sung, Mohammed Alobaidi, Calvin Ting
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Patent number: 12069827Abstract: A hinge assembly for an electronic device, the hinge assembly being moveable between an unfolded position and at least a first folded end position, and comprising a row of interconnected and abutting hinge blades and at least one linear actuator. The hinge blades are aligned in a common plane when the hinge assembly is in the unfolded position, each hinge blade being rotated relative neighboring hinge blades around a first hinge assembly rotation axis, when the hinge assembly is moved to the first folded end position. The linear actuator comprises a rotation shaft and a plurality of linear drive arrangements having different lengths. The rotation shaft extends in parallel with the first hinge assembly rotation axis and comprises sections having different diameters.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2019Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventor: Juuso Heiskanen
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Patent number: 11958611Abstract: A portable and adjustable workstation to be used for working or laying one's head when travelling in vehicles such as planes, trains, buses, and the like attachable to a seat back tray table on a vehicle. A platform is connected to a pair of legs and wherein the pair of legs are adjustable to accommodate a width of a seat back tray table by angling outward or angling inward at the connection to the platform. Additionally, the point at which the one or more legs connect to the platform includes a textured feature that prevents the one or more legs from slipping at the connection point once locked into position. The one or more legs may be configured to be telescoping to allow a height of the platform to be adjusted to a desired position. A padding may also be included which fits onto a top surface of the platform.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2022Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Inventor: Eric T. Handley
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Patent number: 11932500Abstract: A load former includes a frame, a loading zone bounded on a first end by a stop wall having a stop surface lying in a plane and a rear wall at a rear side of the frame, and a cookie sheet slidably supported by the frame for travel along a path perpendicular to the plane. The path includes portions on first and second sides of the plane, and a portion of the cookie sheet in the second portion of the path defines a bottom of the loading zone. A platform extends over the first portion of the path, and a top wall is vertically spaced from the platform to define a storage space between the top wall and the platform. The storage space has a front opening so that it is accessible from the front of the load former.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2023Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: A. G. STACKER INCInventors: Kennedy Sullivan Larramore, Eric Stempihar, Joseph Wunder, Jerry Blosser, Randall Donn Senger
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Patent number: 11871841Abstract: The present invention provides a computer desk, including a desktop and a desktop supplementary board connected to the desktop using a turning device. The desktop is provided with an accommodating gap, and a display is mounted on the turning device. The desktop supplementary board, relative to the desktop, has a first position and a second position. When at the first position, the desktop supplementary board is in the accommodating gap, and the display stands upright on the desktop. When at the second position, the display is in the accommodating gap for ease of flat use, and the desktop supplementary board is located below the desktop.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2021Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: HUIZHOU CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Baolei Yang, Weiwei Zheng
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Patent number: 11836010Abstract: An improved method and system for providing an adjustable foot (155) for an electronic device is disclosed. The electronic device may include a base (150), at least a foot (155) containing a portion being movable relative to the base between a first configuration and a second configuration, a magnetic element for moving said movable portion of the foot between the first configuration and the second configuration, and a display element (140) movably connected to the base, where the movement of the display element (140) from a first position to a second position causes the magnetic element to move the movable portion from the first configuration to the second configuration.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2020Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventor: Nathan Michael Thome
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Patent number: 11805893Abstract: A reconfigurable work station includes a work surface supported atop a pedestal and base. A linkage arm is affixed to the base or pedestal at a first end and pivotally connected to a fixed member at a second end. The work station can pivot, with the linkage arm, about the fixed member to be selectively positioned in multiple positions. The pedestal may be height adjustable and the work surface may be rotatable atop the pedestal. Alternatively, the work station can include two pedestals and the linkage arm can be rotatably connected to one of the pedestals to rotate the work station, as well as to pivot the work station about the fixed member. A work space includes the work station and at least one wall panel, and a work space system includes multiple work spaces. Work stations within respective work spaces can be selectively positioned in focused or collaborative configurations.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2022Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: Haworth, Inc.Inventors: Ralph E. Reddig, Jeffrey J. Reuschel, Ross S. Johnson, Shawn Yu, Bryan Gingrich
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Patent number: 11771223Abstract: A workstation assembly that can be opened when needed is disclosed. When closed, the workstation assembly can be aesthetically pleasing and can have a reduced footprint. When opened, the workstation assembly can include a deployable screen system capable of deploying an interior screen from a door section of the workstation assembly. The screen can provide a backdrop for videoconferencing, can provide improved isolation (e.g., sound isolation, visual isolation, shared airflow isolation, and the like) for an individual within the opened workstation assembly. The deployable screen system can also include an exterior screen for providing an aesthetically pleasing exterior and improved isolation while the workstation assembly is in use. The workstation assembly can also include a surround frame with openings and light sources to provide diffuse illumination to the environment surrounding the workstation assembly, which can be especially useful when natural light is unavailable.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2022Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: Neumodern Studio LLCInventors: Peter Madimenos, Corrine V. Madimenos, Anastasia P. Maravelias
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Patent number: 11766118Abstract: A cart assembly including a frame having a horizontal worksurface, a plurality of vertical support members extending upwardly from the horizontal worksurface and an upper rail spaced above the horizontal worksurface and connected to the vertical support members. The rail defines an opening at one end thereof. A screen is moveable between at least first and second positions. The screen is moveable through the opening and is supported in an interior space of the frame in the first position. The screen is disposed outside the interior space in the second position.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2022Date of Patent: September 26, 2023Assignee: STEELCASE INC.Inventors: John M. Allen, Charles Beasley, William Bennie, Justin G. Beitzel, Antonio Caballero, Robert Jeffers, Alban Moriniere, Penghao Shan
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Patent number: 11762420Abstract: An apparatus and method for mounting a plurality of display monitors is disclosed, wherein the apparatus is provided at a user's desk or workstation. The apparatus can be easily moved toward and away from the user such that all the monitors mounted on the apparatus move in unison in the direction indicated by the user. Accordingly, the apparatus accommodates the visual preferences of virtually all users of the desk or workstation so that eye and skeletal muscle fatigue are reduced.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2021Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: Xybix Systems, Inc.Inventors: Barry Carson, David R. Carson, Kenneth R. Carson
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Patent number: 11743425Abstract: A conferencing assembly for sharing content from source devices includes a common display screen, a switcher controlling input to the screen, and a table assembly with a tabletop opening. A control cable assembly has a first end linked to the switcher, a second ends having a plug connectable to a source device communication port, and a first control cable located therebetween. A take up assembly including a first weight is disposed below the opening. The control cable assembly links to the first weight to apply a force tending to pull the second end of the control cable assembly toward the opening. A first user interface including a control button useable to send a signal to the switcher causing it to provide first content from a source device connected to the control cable assembly to the screen is integrated into the table assembly and is associated with the control cable assembly.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2021Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: Steelcase Inc.Inventors: Lewis Epstein, Brett Kincaid, Hyun Yoo, Suzanne Stage, Lukas Scherrer, Larry Cheng
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Patent number: 11564486Abstract: A table system power module is provided. In some embodiments, an example table system includes a table top and a power module removably mounted to the table top. The power module includes a contact surface made from a relatively softer material.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2022Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: Halcon Furniture LLCInventors: Jacob Edward Snowbarger, Benjamin Saintmane Conway, Eliot Curtis Bublitz
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Patent number: 11553789Abstract: A height adjustment system includes a first controller to control a first drive assembly of an adjustable desk frame and a second controller to control a second drive assembly of an adjustable monitor mount. The first controller is communicatively coupled to the second controller to synchronize activation of the first controller and the second controller such that an adjustment of a height of the desk frame causes a corresponding adjustment of a viewing height of the monitor mount and an adjustment of the viewing height of the monitor mount causes a corresponding adjustment of the height of the desk.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2022Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Assignee: CKnapp Sales, Inc.Inventors: Chance Knapp, Brandon Meyer, Micah Fehr
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Patent number: 11514824Abstract: A display device includes a table including an upper plate portion and a support portion that supports the upper plate portion; a window member disposed in an upper portion of the upper plate portion; and a display module slidable with respect to the window member, wherein a position of the display module varies from a first position of being accommodated in the upper plate portion to overlap the window member to a second position of protruding from the upper portion of the upper plate portion.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2021Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Jung Hun Lee, Ji Heon Lee
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Patent number: 11382420Abstract: An overbed table apparatus comprising a rail system and a first arm coupled to the rail system, comprising an extension portion configured to move along a first axis. An end effector can be coupled to the extension portion, wherein the end effector is perpendicularly oriented from the first arm. A first motor assembly can be configured to actuate a first actuator, wherein the first end of the first actuator is coupled to a first end of the first arm and the second end of the first actuator is coupled to the extension portion, wherein the first motor assembly and first actuator are configured to move the extension portion along an axis. A second motor assembly coupled to the end effector. The second motor assembly can be configured to rotate the end effector 360 degrees around an axis. The apparatus can include a control system to operate the apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2019Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Inventors: Bradley S. Duerstock, Jeffery Ackerman
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Patent number: 11384551Abstract: A lounge assembly comprising a lower wall structure including at least first and second spaced apart side walls and a rear wall that together form an assembly space, each of the side walls and rear wall including an internal surface, a seat assembly supported between the first and second side walls, a first coupler mounted to the internal surface of the first side wall, a support arm having an arm length dimension between proximal and distal ends, the proximal end mounted to the first coupler adjacent the internal surface of the first side wall for rotation about a first vertical axis and a tablet member supported at the distal end of the support arm for rotation about a second vertical axis through a second range of motion with respect to the support arm.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2021Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: Steelcase Inc.Inventors: Russell T. Holdredge, Sean Corcorran, David K. Jones, Duck Young Kong, Todd David Krupiczewicz, Keith Robert Machin, Mark McKenna, Gordon Peterson, Mark Spoelhof, Pradeep Mydur, David J. Battey
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Patent number: 11358442Abstract: A roller blind arrangement for a motor vehicle, the roller blind arrangement having a roller blind web and a winding shaft onto which the roller blind web can be wound or from which the roller blind web can be unwound and which has a flexible surrounding-tube arrangement penetrated by a vehicle-attached bearing strut and a corrugated tube as a surrounding-tube element, corrugated-tube ribs being formed on the a corrugated tube and being separated from each other by troughs. The corrugated tube is provided with a coupling overmold at each of its two ends, each coupling overmold being connected to a respective bearing bush and having an outer diameter which corresponds to the maximum outer diameter of the corrugated tube.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2019Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignee: WEBASTO SEInventors: Andreas Rockelmann, Ulrich Schreiber
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Patent number: 11311102Abstract: A height adjustable device including a counterbalance mechanism configured to be affixed adjacent to a rear portion of a vertical support member, a worksurface configured to be affixed adjacent to a front portion of the vertical support member, and a mounting member configured to slidably couple the worksurface to the counterbalance mechanism; wherein a portion of the mounting member extends through an opening defined in the vertical support member.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2021Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignee: Ergotron, Inc.Inventors: Nicholas Robert Swartz, Shaun Christopher Lindblad, David James Prince, Michael John Mullen, James Robert Lucas, Mustafa Ergun, Robert William Fluhrer
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Patent number: 11202501Abstract: A conferencing assembly for sharing content from source devices includes a common display screen, a switcher controlling input to the screen, and a table assembly with a tabletop opening. A control cable assembly has a first end linked to the switcher, a second ends having a plug connectable to a source device communication port, and a first control cable located therebetween. A take up assembly including a first weight is disposed below the opening. The control cable assembly links to the first weight to apply a force tending to pull the second end of the control cable assembly toward the opening. A first user interface including a control button useable to send a signal to the switcher causing it to provide first content from a source device connected to the control cable assembly to the screen is integrated into the table assembly and is associated with the control cable assembly.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2020Date of Patent: December 21, 2021Assignee: Steelcase Inc.Inventors: Lewis Epstein, Brett Kincaid, Hyun Yoo, Suzanne Stage, Lukas Scherrer, Larry Cheng
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Patent number: 11203882Abstract: A lounge assembly comprising a lower wall structure including at least first and second spaced apart side walls and a rear wall that together form an assembly space, each of the side walls and rear wall including an internal surface, a seat assembly supported between the first and second side walls, a first coupler mounted to the internal surface of the first side wall, a support arm having an arm length dimension between proximal and distal ends, the proximal end mounted to the first coupler adjacent the internal surface of the first side wall for rotation about a first vertical axis and a tablet member supported at the distal end of the support arm for rotation about a second vertical axis through a second range of motion with respect to the support arm.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2020Date of Patent: December 21, 2021Assignee: Steelcase Inc.Inventors: Russell T. Holdredge, Sean Corcorran, David K. Jones, Duck Young Kong, Todd David Krupiczewicz, Keith Robert Machin, Mark McKenna, Gordon Peterson, Mark Spoelhof, Pradeep Mydur, David J. Battey
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Patent number: 11122886Abstract: An adjustable table apparatus and related method can include a table configured to adjust between an operative position and a collapsed position.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2020Date of Patent: September 21, 2021Assignee: Halcon Corp.Inventors: Benjamin Saintmane Conway, Brady John Niebolte, Jacob Edward Snowbarger
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Patent number: 10976776Abstract: An apparatus and method for mounting a plurality of display monitors is disclosed, wherein the apparatus is provided at a user's desk or workstation. The apparatus can be easily moved toward and away from the user such that all the monitors mounted on the apparatus move in unison in the direction indicated by the user. Accordingly, the apparatus accommodates the visual preferences of virtually all users of the desk or workstation so that eye and skeletal muscle fatigue are reduced.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2020Date of Patent: April 13, 2021Assignee: Xybix Systems, Inc.Inventors: Barry Carson, David R. Carson, Kenneth R. Carson
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Patent number: 10939750Abstract: A height adjustable device including a counterbalance mechanism configured to be affixed adjacent to a rear portion of a vertical support member, a worksurface configured to be affixed adjacent to a front portion of the vertical support member, and a mounting member configured to slidably couple the worksurface to the counterbalance mechanism; wherein a portion of the mounting member extends through an opening defined in the vertical support member.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2020Date of Patent: March 9, 2021Assignee: Ergotron, Inc.Inventors: Nicholas Robert Swartz, Shaun Christopher Lindblad, David James Prince, Michael John Mullen, James Robert Lucas, Mustafa A. Ergun, Robert William Fluhrer
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Patent number: 10927557Abstract: A lounge assembly comprising a lower wall structure including at least first and second spaced apart side walls and a rear wall that together form an assembly space, each of the side walls and rear wall including an internal surface, a seat assembly supported between the first and second side walls, a first coupler mounted to the internal surface of the first side wall, a support arm having an arm length dimension between proximal and distal ends, the proximal end mounted to the first coupler adjacent the internal surface of the first side wall for rotation about a first vertical axis and a tablet member supported at the distal end of the support arm for rotation about a second vertical axis through a second range of motion with respect to the support arm.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2019Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Assignee: STEELCASE INC.Inventors: Russell T. Holdredge, Sean Corcorran, David K. Jones, Duck Young Kong, Todd David Krupiczewicz, Keith Robert Machin, Mark McKenna, Gordon Peterson, Mark Spoelhof, Pradeep Mydur, David J. Battey
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Patent number: 10820955Abstract: A method for positioning an input device of a workstation for use by a seated user in controlling a robotic surgery system is disclosed. The input device is operable to generate input signals representing a position of a hand controller moveable within an input device workspace. The method involves determining a vertical position of the hand controller within the input device workspace for an input signal received from the input device while a seated user's hand is grasping the hand controller in an initialization position defined with respect to the user's body. The method also involves determining a user ergonomic height of the input device based on the vertical position of the hand controller at the initialization position, and causing a platform of the workstation on which the input device is mounted to move vertically with respect to a base of the workstation to position the input device at the ergonomic height.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2019Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: Titan Medical Inc.Inventors: Thomas Andrew Lutzow, Daniel Bacher
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Patent number: 10782824Abstract: A main control board is disposed in an accommodation space, is connected to an interactive display portion, and controls at least the interactive display portion. A power supply board is disposed in an accommodation space, is connected to the interactive display portion and the main control board, and supplies power to the interactive display portion and the main control board. A plug receiving portion is provided on a left plate which is one of a plurality of side plates, is connected to the power supply board, and has connected thereto by the attraction force of a magnet, a magnet-type plug of a magnetic cord that can be connected to an external power supply.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2019Date of Patent: September 22, 2020Assignee: TOYOMARU SANGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Mitsuyoshi Nagano, Shoji Hirata, Satoru Minoshima
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Patent number: 10667602Abstract: An apparatus for positioning an electronic display is described. The apparatus can be combined with an existing work surface to provide a multi-position workstation. In some cases, the apparatus includes a mounting portion configured to support an electronic display and a keyboard. The mounting portion may be movable with respect to the work surface between multiple positions, including for example, a sitting position and a standing position. Methods for positioning an electronic display and a keyboard are also included.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2018Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: Ergotron, Inc.Inventors: Joel Hazzard, Robert William Fluhrer, Peter Segar, John William Theis, Mustafa A. Ergun, Scott Trish
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Patent number: 10631630Abstract: A height adjustable device including a counterbalance mechanism configured to be affixed adjacent to a rear portion of a vertical support member, a worksurface configured to be affixed adjacent to a front portion of the vertical support member, and a mounting member configured to slidably couple the worksurface to the counterbalance mechanism; wherein a portion of the mounting member extends through an opening defined in the vertical support member.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2019Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: Ergotron, Inc.Inventors: Nicholas Robert Swartz, Shaun Christopher Lindblad, David James Prince, Michael John Mullen, James Robert Lucas, Mustafa A. Ergun, Robert William Fluhrer
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Patent number: 10582768Abstract: A table combination includes a table plate supported on legs, the table plate includes a chamber, a displayer device is engaged in the chamber of the table plate and includes a connector, and a shield is engaged in the chamber of the table plate and disposed on the displayer device, and the shield includes an opening formed in the shield. A carrying bag is engaged in the opening of the shield. The carrying bag includes a housing having a base wall and an upper wall, and a cover panel is extended from the upper wall and foldable relative to the upper wall and movable toward the upper wall, a base plate is engaged in the housing, a support device is foldably attached to the base plate with a hinge device.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2018Date of Patent: March 10, 2020Assignee: Oxti CorporationInventor: Chih Feng Ho
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Patent number: 10448731Abstract: A desk includes a desktop at a top end; a leg including an attachment portion and a foot portion, the attachment portion of the leg secured to the desktop and extending away from the desktop, the foot portion of the leg defining a bottom end of the desk; and a gas spring connecting the leg to the desktop.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2018Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignee: Argosy Console, Inc.Inventor: William David Atkins
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Patent number: 10299582Abstract: In the specification and drawings an accessory cart is described and shown with a base, a housing element that is connected to the base and extends upward from the base, and a platform, which is connected to the housing element with the height of the platform being automatically adjustable.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2018Date of Patent: May 28, 2019Assignee: Humanscale CorporationInventors: Jane Abernethy, Robert Volek, Mesve Vardar, Lachezar Tsvetanov, Robert R. King, David Johnston, Alexandra Burn, Xin Wang, Jonathan Philip Puleio
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Patent number: 10202992Abstract: A workstation includes a working surface, a channel within the working surface, a rail positioned within the channel, and a clamp mechanism having an accessory and an actuator operable to removably couple the clamp mechanism to the rail. The actuator includes a first side that has a first manually engageable surface and a second side that has a second manually engageable surface. The actuator is movable to a first position in which the clamp mechanism disengages the rail when a force is exerted on the first manually engageable surface, and is movable to a second position in which the clamp mechanism engages the rail when a force is exerted on the second manually engageable surface.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2017Date of Patent: February 12, 2019Assignee: Herman Miller, Inc.Inventors: John Matthai, Jeremy Laarman, Michael Katje
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Patent number: 10172450Abstract: Described is an apparatus for positioning an electronic display. The apparatus can be combined with an existing work surface to provide a multi-position workstation. In some cases the apparatus includes a mounting portion configured to support an electronic display and a keyboard. The mounting portion may be movable with respect to the work surface between multiple positions, including for example, a sitting position and a standing position. Methods for positioning an electronic display and a keyboard are also included.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2017Date of Patent: January 8, 2019Assignee: Ergotron, Inc.Inventors: Joel Hazzard, Robert W. Fluhrer, Peter Segar, John W. Theis, Mustafa A. Ergun, Scott Trish
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Patent number: 10159337Abstract: In the specification and drawings an accessory cart is described and shown with a base, a housing element that is connected to the base and extends upward from the base, and a platform, which is connected to the housing element with the height of the platform being automatically adjustable.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2017Date of Patent: December 25, 2018Assignee: Humanscale CorporationInventors: Jane Abernethy, Robert Volek, Mesve Vardar, Lachezar Tsvetanov, Robert R. King, David Johnston, Alexandra Burn, Xin Wang, Jonathan Philip Puleio
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Patent number: 10139580Abstract: A retractable datacommunications rack includes: a mounting member configured to mount to a mounting structure; a linkage mounted to the mounting member; and an enclosure mounted on the linkage and configured to provide locations for datacommunications interconnections. The linkage is configured to move the enclosure between a retracted raised position and a lowered working position.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2015Date of Patent: November 27, 2018Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLCInventors: Charles T. Crain, Richard L. Case, Joseph C. Livingston
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Patent number: 10119786Abstract: A radio system includes a portable radio and at least one elongate mounting rail having spaced apart indentations therein. At least one sliding mount includes a mount body having a passageway therethrough and slidably receiving a corresponding elongate mounting rail. The mount body is coupled to the portable radio. At least one spring plunger is carried by the mount body and configured to engage at least one adjacent indentation in the elongate mounting rail.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2017Date of Patent: November 6, 2018Assignee: HARRIS SOLUTIONS NY, INC.Inventors: Richard H. Furness, Michael W. January, Cory N. Fitzsimmons
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Patent number: 10113687Abstract: The present invention relates generally to a device that stabilizes a television to a dresser and a dresser to a nearby wall or stationary surface. The present invention comprises at least one wall mount and wall bracket, at least one television mount and television bracket, at least one dresser mount, and at least one at least one dresser plate. At least one television bracket connects a television or similar device to a dresser or similar object. The dresser mounting plate connects at least one television bracket and at least one dresser bracket to a dresser. At least one wall mount engages with at least one dresser bracket and secures the position of the dresser or similar object, and consequently the flat screen television or similar device to a wall. The present invention prevents the falling of both the television or similar device and the dresser or similar object.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2017Date of Patent: October 30, 2018Inventor: George Wise
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Patent number: 10004328Abstract: A movable table comprises a main body part having a table and a receiving unit; a moving part provided at a lower end of the main body part; a power supply part provided at one surface of the main body part and having a power supply unit for charging or connection to power; and an image device part provided at an upper end of the main body part so that a position or an angle thereof is adjusted and having an image unit, wherein one or more of the moving part, the power supply part and the image device part are formed as modules which are removably attached to the main body part.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2016Date of Patent: June 26, 2018Assignee: ROBOTIS, INC.Inventor: Byoung Soo Kim
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Patent number: 9914210Abstract: A tool cabinet includes a cabinet unit and an audio device. The cabinet unit includes a cabinet body and at least one receiving member. The receiving member has a cover body and a bottom wall. The cover body is movably connected to the cabinet body. The bottom wall cooperates with the cover body to define a receiving space therebetween. The cover body is movable relative to the cabinet body to open and close the receiving space. One of the cabinet body and the cover body is formed with a coupling opening in communication with the receiving space. The audio device engages the coupling opening, is received in the receiving space, and has a sound output surface exposed from the coupling opening.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2017Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Inventor: Chia-Ming Liu
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Patent number: 9912112Abstract: A height-adjustable table comprising a worktop having a top surface, a bottom surface, a first end and an opposite second end. The table has a first adjustable leg having an upper end and a lower end wherein the upper end is attached to the bottom surface of the worktop, a first base member attached to the lower end of the first adjustable leg, a second adjustable leg having an upper end and a lower end wherein the upper end of the second adjustable leg is attached to the bottom surface of the worktop, and a second base member attached to the lower end of the second adjustable leg. The adjustable legs allow the height of the worktop to be increased or decreased. The table has an electrical power center attached to the bottom surface of the worktop. The electrical power center moves with the worktop as the height of the worktop is adjusted.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2016Date of Patent: March 6, 2018Assignee: Premier Manufacturing Group, Inc.Inventors: David Black, Michael O'Keefe, Bernard Bensussan, Michael Brandstatter, Robert Glenn
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Patent number: 9881688Abstract: A shift register is realized having a simple construction with which it is possible to switch the scanning order of gate bus lines and the occurrence of an erroneous operation caused by a threshold voltage drop can be prevented. Unit circuits that make up the shift register are configured of: a thin film transistor in which a third clock is supplied to the gate terminal, the drain terminal is connected to a first node, and a first input signal (output signal of prior stage) is supplied to the source terminal; a thin film transistor in which a second clock is supplied to the gate terminal, the drain terminal is connected to the first node, and a second input signal (output signal of subsequent stage) is supplied to the source terminal; and a thin film transistor in which the gate terminal is connected to the first node, a first clock is supplied to the drain terminal, and the source terminal is connected to an output terminal.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2013Date of Patent: January 30, 2018Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yasushi Sasaki, Yuhichiroh Murakami, Shuji Nishi
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Patent number: 9717329Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include an apparatus for positioning an electronic display. The apparatus can be combined with an existing work surface to provide a multi-position workstation. In some cases the apparatus includes amounting portion configured to support an electronic display and a keyboard. The mounting portion may be movable with respect to the work surface between multiple positions, including for example, a sitting position and a standing position. Methods for positioning an electronic display and a keyboard are also included.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2016Date of Patent: August 1, 2017Assignee: Ergotron, Inc.Inventors: Joel Hazzard, Robert William Fluhrer, Peter Segar, John William Theis, Mustafa A. Ergun, Scott Trish
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Patent number: 9693015Abstract: A presentation and display system comprising a pedestal mounted on a plinth and a display screen or monitor carried by the pedestal, in which the individual components of the system are secured together by manually operable releasable fasteners.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2014Date of Patent: June 27, 2017Inventors: Roger Nicholas McArdell, Roger Alan Vinton
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Patent number: 9648948Abstract: A work station includes a work surface and a panel with a notch formed therein and a channel formed therethrough. A panel support base is positioned within the notch of the panel, a sliding member is positioned within the channel of the panel and extends through the work surface, a support member is positioned at an end portion of the sliding member extending through the work surface, and an arm rotatably coupled between the panel support base and the sliding member. The arm is rotatable to move the sliding member and adjust the position of the support member relative to the work surface.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2015Date of Patent: May 16, 2017Inventor: Scott A. Fish
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Patent number: 9560913Abstract: The operator desk includes at least one work top having one main work surface with a longitudinal main extension. The work top is attached by at least one leg arrangement extending between the desk top and a base foundation; at least one first set of display monitors arranged on a mount supported by at least two supporting legs and having one lower side facing towards, and one upper side facing away from the base foundation. The supporting legs with adhering first set of monitors are movable along a first extension. The operator desk further includes at least one light-emitting element contained in a casing attached to the upper side by at least one mounting arm. A central control device adjusts the mounting arm so that the light-emitting element maintains a desired position along the first extension when the supporting legs with adhering display monitors are moved along the first extension.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2013Date of Patent: February 7, 2017Assignee: ABB ABInventor: Pierre Scharing
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Patent number: 9532646Abstract: A user input device support apparatus is provided for supporting right or left handed users of a computer keyboard and mouse. The user input support apparatus includes a base configured to couple to a mobile or fixed mounting system. The keyboard support further includes a tray configured for supporting a user input device, such as a computer keyboard. Further, the tray includes a lip, wherein the lip is configured to at least partially engage the base. Here, the tray is further configured to slide with respect to the base, thereby accommodating right or left-handed users of the keyboard and a mouse.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2013Date of Patent: January 3, 2017Assignee: Ergotect CorporationInventor: Michael John Sears
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Patent number: 9462883Abstract: A video source control assembly for use with at least a first display screen and a plurality of video source devices, the control assembly including a deck member forming a top surface and at least one cable passing opening, a switching device, a plurality of control cables, each control cable including first and second ends, each first end linkable to at least one source device and the second end linked to the switching device to provide video content thereto and a separate housing mounted to an intermediate portion of each of the control cables so that flexible portions of the associated control cable extend from the housing to each of the first and second ends, a separate selection button mounted in each of the housings that provides a control signal to the switching device causing the switching device to modify the content presented on the display screen, wherein, the portion of each cable between the housing and the second end passes through the cable passing opening and the housing has dimensions such tType: GrantFiled: December 12, 2014Date of Patent: October 11, 2016Assignee: Steelcase Inc.Inventors: Lewis Epstein, Brett Kincaid, Hyun Yoo, Suzanne Stage, Lukas Scherrer, Larry Cheng
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Patent number: 9456687Abstract: A video source control assembly for use with at least a first display screen and a plurality of video source devices, the control assembly including a deck member forming a top surface and at least one cable passing opening, a switching device, a plurality of control cables, each control cable including first and second ends, each first end linkable to at least one source device and the second end linked to the switching device to provide video content thereto and a separate housing mounted to an intermediate portion of each of the control cables so that flexible portions of the associated control cable extend from the housing to each of the first and second ends, a separate selection button mounted in each of the housings that provides a control signal to the switching device causing the switching device to modify the content presented on the display screen, wherein, the portion of each cable between the housing and the second end passes through the cable passing opening and the housing has dimensions such tType: GrantFiled: September 23, 2015Date of Patent: October 4, 2016Assignee: Steelcase Inc.Inventors: Lewis Epstein, Brett Kincaid, Hyun Yoo, Suzanne Stage, Lukas Scherrer, Larry Cheng
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Patent number: 9366420Abstract: A lighting equipment has a configuration including an illumination section capable of illuminating a surface to be an illumination object, an image projection section making it possible to project an image on the surface to be the illumination object, and a control section adapted to electrically control the illumination section and the image projection section.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2012Date of Patent: June 14, 2016Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Hirofumi Kasuga
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Patent number: 9367984Abstract: A modular drawer structure comprises a housing having an interior volume defined therein, and a drawer comprising one or more compartments, wherein the drawer is slidably movable with respect to the interior volume of the housing between a first closed position, wherein the compartments are enclosed within the interior volume, and a second open position, wherein the compartments are at least partially accessible. The drawer structure further comprises a mechanism for controllably locking the drawer in the first closed position, an access pad, e.g. such as but not limited to a keypad and/or a card swipe pad, for entry of a passcode, and a processor for unlocking the drawer when an entered passcode matches a stored passcode value. Some embodiments of the drawer structure include a stored time threshold, wherein if the drawer is unlocked for a time that meets or exceeds the stored time threshold, the drawer is relocked.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2011Date of Patent: June 14, 2016Assignee: GCX CORPORATIONInventors: Cristian J. Daugbjerg, Robert Peter Glaser, Carl Hermann Poppe