US 12,065,067 B1
Movable support surfaces
Athena Y. Huang, Palo Alto, CA (US); Tyson B. Manullang, San Jose, CA (US); and Kurt R. Stiehl, Los Gatos, CA (US)
Assigned to APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Mar. 24, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/126,031.
Application 18/126,031 is a continuation of application No. 17/370,279, filed on Jul. 8, 2021, granted, now 11,642,995.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/050,332, filed on Jul. 10, 2020.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B60N 3/00 (2006.01); A47B 13/08 (2006.01); A47B 31/06 (2006.01); A47B 21/02 (2006.01)
CPC B60N 3/001 (2013.01) [A47B 13/081 (2013.01); A47B 31/06 (2013.01); A47B 21/02 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A table, comprising:
a table top;
moving portions configured to move the table top in multiple degrees of freedom, wherein each moving portion is configured to move the table top in a degree of freedom and prevent movement of the table top in other degrees of freedom;
base portions coupled to the moving portions that are configured to support the moving portions; and
sensors configured to receive a user input and communicate the user input to the moving portions so that the moving portions move the table top based upon the user input, wherein each of the sensors measures a force input from a user in the degree of freedom of a corresponding moving portion and the corresponding moving portion is configured to move the table top based on the force input measured in the degree of freedom.