# US 12,433,399 B2 · Desk with user selectable adjustments for hot desking > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,433,399 B2 - Document ID: US12433399B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/983,555 - Filed: 2022-11-09 - Published: 2023-05-11 - Granted: 2025-10-07 - Earliest claimed: 2021-11-09 - Assignees: Google Inc. - Applicants: Google LLC - Inventors: Marta Anna Nowak; Michelle Kaufmann; Christine Jean Wu; Robert Hutton, IV; Ayako Tanase; Joyce H. Lee; Jennie Mari Bernstein; David Radcliffe - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12433399B2 ## CPC - A47B 21/0314: {Platforms for supporting office equipment} - A47B 21/02: with vertical adjustable parts - A47B 21/04: characterised by means for holding or fastening typewriters or computer equipment - A47B 9/20: Telescopic guides - A47B 2021/0364: {Keyboard and monitor supports} - A47B 2200/0071: Booth like - A47B 2200/0073: Desk with integrated computer - A47B 2200/0075: Computer kiosks or stands - A47B 2200/12: Vanity or modesty panels - A47B: TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE (furniture jointing F16B) ## Abstract A desk includes a work surface, a casing, a carriage, a stand, and a plurality of actuators. The actuators are operable to selectively adjust a vertical position of the work surface, the stand between at least a stored position and a deployed position, and a lateral position of the carriage. The casing is mounted to the work surface and defines an interior volume sized for receipt of a display. The carriage is mounted to the stand and is configured for supporting the display. A controller is in operative communication with the actuators and is configured for receiving data corresponding to a desk configuration over a wireless network and activating one or more of the actuators to correspond to the desk configuration. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A desk, comprising: a work surface; a first actuator coupled to the work surface, the first actuator operable to selectively adjust a vertical position of the work surface; a casing mounted to the work surface, the casing defining an interior volume sized for receipt of a display, the casing comprising a barrel and a lid, the barrel mounted to the work surface at a rear portion of the work surface, the lid pivotally coupled to the barrel at an opening of the barrel in order to selectively cover the interior volume of the casing, the opening of the barrel positioned above the work surface; a stand; a second actuator coupled to the stand, the second actuator operable to selectively adjust the stand between at least a stored position and a deployed position, the stand positioned within the interior volume of the casing in the stored position of the stand, the stand at least partially positioned outside of the interior volume of the casing in the deployed position of the stand; a carriage mounted to the stand, the carriage configured for supporting the display; a third actuator coupled to the carriage, the third actuator operable to selectively adjust a lateral position of the carriage; and a controller in operative communication with the first, second, and third actuators, the controller configured for: receiving data corresponding to a desk configuration over a wireless network, the desk configuration comprising a predetermined vertical position for the work surface, a predetermined position for the stand, and a predetermined lateral position for the carriage; and activating one or more of the first, second, and third actuators to correspond to the desk configuration. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The desk of claim 1, wherein a lateral width of the casing is no greater than one and a half meters. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The desk of claim 1, wherein the casing comprises a tray mounted within the interior volume of the casing and configured for supporting one or more of a mouse, a keyboard, and a desktop computer, and the lid is pivotally adjustable to selectively cover the tray. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The desk of claim 1, further comprising a privacy screen mounted to the work surface at the rear portion of the work surface, a top edge of the privacy screen positioned above the work surface. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The desk of claim 4, wherein the privacy screen is slidably coupled to the work surface such that the vertical position of the privacy screen relative to the work surface is adjustable. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The desk of claim 1, further comprising a wayfinder, the controller in operative communication with the wayfinder, the controller configured for: receiving data corresponding to a user desk assignment over the wireless network; and activating the wayfinder in response to the user desk assignment. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The desk of claim 6, wherein the wayfinder comprises an illuminable sign mounted on a post above the work surface. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The desk of claim 1, further comprising: a swing arm mounted to the carriage, the swing arm configured for supporting the display; and a fourth actuator coupled to the swing arm, the fourth actuator operable to selectively adjust a tilt of the display. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The desk of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured for receiving the data corresponding to the desk configuration from one of a remote user device or a server, the data corresponding to the desk configuration stored within a memory of the one of the remote user device or the server, the desk configuration comprising a previously selected configuration of a user on a different desk. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The desk of claim 9, wherein the remote user device comprises a cellphone or a tablet. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The desk of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured for receiving the data corresponding to the desk configuration from a remote server, the data corresponding to the desk configuration stored within a memory of the remote server. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The desk of claim 11, wherein the controller is further configured for transmitting data corresponding to a request for the desk configuration to the remote server in response to a user input. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The desk of claim 12, wherein the user input comprises one or both of a keypad input and a badge scan. ### Claim 14 A method for adjusting a desk, the desk including a work surface, a first actuator, a second actuator, and a third actuator, the first actuator being coupled to the work surface, the first actuator being operable to selectively adjust a vertical position of the work surface, the second actuator being coupled to a casing of the desk mounted to the work surface, the casing defining an interior volume sized for receipt of a display, the casing comprising a barrel and a lid, the barrel mounted to the work surface at a rear portion of the work surface, the lid pivotally coupled to the barrel at an opening of the barrel in order to selectively cover the interior volume of the casing, the opening of the barrel positioned above the work surface, the second actuator being coupled to a stand of the desk, the second actuator being operable to selectively adjust the stand between at least a stored position and a deployed position, the stand being positioned within the interior volume of the casing in the stored position of the stand, the stand at least partially positioned outside of the interior volume of the casing in the deployed position of the stand, the display being supported by a carriage of the desk mounted to the stand, the third actuator coupled to the carriage, the third actuator operable to selectively adjust a lateral position of the carriage, the method comprising: receiving, at a controller of the desk and in operative communication with the first, second, and third actuators, data corresponding to a desk configuration over a wireless network, the desk configuration comprising a predetermined vertical position for the work surface, a predetermined position for the stand, and a predetermined lateral position for the carriage; and activating, by the controller, one or more of the first, second, and third actuators to correspond to the desk configuration. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, wherein receiving the data corresponding to the desk configuration comprises receiving the data corresponding to the desk configuration from a remote user device, the data corresponding to the desk configuration stored within a memory of the remote user device, the remote user device comprising a cellphone or a tablet. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, wherein receiving the data corresponding to the desk configuration comprises receiving the data corresponding to the desk configuration from a remote server, the data corresponding to the desk configuration stored within a memory of the remote server. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The method of claim 16, further comprising transmitting, from the controller, data corresponding to a request for the desk configuration to the remote server in response to a user input. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, wherein the user input comprises one or both of a keypad input and a badge scan. ### Claim 19 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, further comprising receiving, by the controller, data corresponding to a user desk assignment over the wireless network; and activating, by the controller and in response to the user desk assignment, a wayfinder in operative communication with the controller. ### Claim 20 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, further comprising activating a fourth actuator of the desk to selectively adjust a tilt of the display, the fourth actuator being coupled to a swing arm mounted to the carriage, the swing arm configured for supporting the display.