ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,383,053, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to Ori Inc. (Boston).
"Dropdown robotic furniture item" was invented by Carlos Rubio (Austin, Texas), Daniel E. Meyer (Marblehead, Mass.), Ivan Fernandez De Casadevante (Cambridge, Mass.), Hasier Larrea Tamayo (Brooklyn, N.Y.) and Robert T. Hsiung (Cambridge, Mass.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Improved methods and systems for operating moveable architectural elements (e.g., furniture) are described. The method includes performing a first part of a movement of the moveable architectural element along a portion of a length of actuation using a motor. The method includes performing a second part of...