IP Library Granted Patent US 8,991,320
Granted Patent B2
US 8,991,320 · App. 13/750,308 · Granted Mar 31, 2015

Workstation having automated and powered height, depth and rotational adjusters

Inventors: Léon DesRoches (Dieppe, CA); Nancy Lee Black (Moncton, CA)
Assignee: Sparx Smart Pods Inc.
A47B21/00A47B21/02
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 8,991,320
App. No.
13/750,308
Granted
Mar 31, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A workstation is disclosed including a tabletop, a powered height adjuster coupled to the tabletop and configured to move the tabletop vertically between at least a first height and a second height, and a powered depth adjuster coupled to the tabletop. The depth adjuster may be configured to automatically move the tabletop horizontally while the height adjuster moves the tabletop between the first height and the second height. Other workstation embodiments with different moveable elements are also disclosed.

Claims (8)

1. A method of moving a tabletop of a workstation in a plurality of dimensions relative to a user position, the method being performed by a controller that is configured to send control signals to one or more actuators to move the tabletop, the method comprising:

detecting a connection to a user device;

accessing a user profile associated with the user device;

determining a speed and range of motion based on the user profile;

moving the tabletop automatically between a first height and a second height;

moving the tabletop automatically horizontally toward or away from the user position concurrently with said moving the tabletop automatically between the first and second heights,

wherein said moving the tabletop between the first and second heights, or said moving the tabletop horizontally, is at the speed and range of motion; and

moving the tabletop automatically horizontally along an arcuate path with respect to a support structure of the workstation.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 8, 2014
From: DESROCHES, LEON; BLACK, NANCY LEE
To: SPARX SMART PODS INC.
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Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20140208985A1 · Jul 31, 2014