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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 10, 2017
Steelcase Inc., Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Jean-Paul Labrosse, Altadena, CA (US);
Michael Xinjie Chu, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Scott Sullivan, San Francisco, CA (US);
STEELCASE INC., Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Abstract
A system for adjusting the height of a workstation for use by a user, the system comprising a frame, a worktop vertically slidably attached to said frame and selectably adjustable in elevation to different positions, at least one drive mechanism mechanically connected between said frame and said worktop and arranged to selectively vertically displace the worktop with respect to said frame when activated, a processor controlling the drive mechanism to move the worktop to different positions, the processor monitoring at least one condition with respect to the worktop and, when the at least one condition is met, generating at least one reminder for a workstation user, the processor providing the reminder to a workstation user by driving the worktop through at least one small vertical displacement.