Patents by Inventor Giancarlo Piretti

Giancarlo Piretti has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20060230991
    Abstract: Folding table having fixed support structure, a table-top articulated to the fixed support structure and movable between a lowered position and a raised position, and a first and a second pair of legs borne by the fixed support structure and movable between a usage position and a stowage position. The first and the second pair of legs are rotatable around respective vertical axes and are connected to the table-top by means of an actuating device which actuates the rotation of the first and of the second pair of legs as a result of the movement of the table-top from the lowered position to the raised position and vice versa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2006
    Publication date: October 19, 2006
    Inventor: Giancarlo Piretti
  • Patent number: 7118177
    Abstract: A chair comprising a support structure bearing a seat and a backrest, in which the backrest comprises a bearing portion and a connecting portion for connection to the support structure, in which the backrest is tiltable rearwards relative to a resting position under a rearwards thrust applied by the user and elastically returns to the resting position when the rearwards thrust ceases. The rearwards tilting of the backrest is formed in part by an elastic detonation of the bearing portion and in part by a displacement of at least a part of the connecting portion relative to the support structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2006
    Assignee: PRO-Cord SPA
    Inventor: Giancarlo Piretti
  • Publication number: 20060046605
    Abstract: Toy building block comprising a hollow three-dimensional structure with a plurality of faces and provided on at least one of said faces with engagement means able to co-operate with complementary engagement means of another block. The three-dimensional structure is formed by a pliable element with a perimeter whose shape corresponds to the planar development of the block. The pliable element is provided with hinges between adjacent portions forming the faces of the three-dimensional structure. Snap-in fastening means are provided for fastening each of said faces to an adjacent face of the three-dimensional structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2005
    Publication date: March 2, 2006
    Inventors: Giancarlo Piretti, Marco Pallottino
  • Publication number: 20050206203
    Abstract: The disclosure generally describes a chaise-longue having a base structure that supports a backrest section, a footrest section and an intermediate section. The intermediate section is connected between the backrest section and the footrest section. The base structure can include a first movable support that supports the backrest section and can articulate about a first stationary transverse axis. The base structure can also include a second movable support that supports the footrest section and can articulate about a second stationary transverse axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2004
    Publication date: September 22, 2005
    Applicant: PRO-CORD Spa
    Inventor: Giancarlo Piretti
  • Publication number: 20050204469
    Abstract: The disclosure generally describes a sofa convertible into a bed. In one embodiment, the sofa includes a support and guide structure, a mattress that is movable relative to the support and guide structure. The sofa can be moved between a bed configuration and a sofa configuration. In the bed configuration, the mattress has a bearing surface which extends horizontally. In the sofa configuration an upper portion of the mattress is folded upwards relative to a lower portion of the mattress. In addition, the bearing surface of the upper portion of the mattress forms the bearing surface of a backrest against for supporting the back of a person in a seated position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2004
    Publication date: September 22, 2005
    Applicant: PRO-CORD Spa
    Inventor: Giancarlo Piretti
  • Patent number: 6938956
    Abstract: Chair backrest, comprising a support structure (12), an upper backrest member (30) connected in oscillating fashion to said support structure (12), a lower backrest member (32), and a connecting element (80) which is fixed relative to one of said backrest members (32) and able to slide telescopically inside the other backrest member (30), the connecting element (80) having at least one elastically deformable zone (82) and being able to apply an elastic force to said backrest members (30, 32) as a result of a variation in the relative angular position of said backrest members (30, 32).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2005
    Assignee: Pro-Cord SPA
    Inventor: Giancarlo Piretti
  • Patent number: 6929327
    Abstract: A chair, in particular an office chair, comprising: a base structure, a seat support structure, articulated to the base structure around a transverse axis, an adjustable elastic device to apply an elastic force between the base structure and the seat support structure, a manually operated adjustment device for varying the distance between said adjustable elastic device and said transverse axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2005
    Assignee: Pro-Cord SpA
    Inventor: Giancarlo Piretti
  • Publication number: 20050161990
    Abstract: A chair comprising a support structure bearing a seat and a backrest, in which the backrest comprises a bearing portion and a connecting portion for connection to the support structure, in which the backrest is tiltable rearwards relative to a resting position under a rearwards thrust applied by the user and elastically returns to the resting position when the rearwards thrust ceases. The rearwards tilting of the backrest is formed in part by an elastic deformation of the bearing portion and in part by a displacement of at least a part of the connecting portion relative to the support structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2005
    Publication date: July 28, 2005
    Inventor: Giancarlo Piretti
  • Publication number: 20050140186
    Abstract: A chair comprising a base structure (12) bearing a seat (14), a backrest (16) and a writing tablet (38) movable between a first lowered inoperative position and a raised operative position, in which in the first lowered inoperative position the tablet (38) is parallel to a vertical axis and is inclined relative to a vertical plane parallel to the longitudinal axis of the chair, so that two or more chairs of the same type can be approached longitudinally to each other with the tablets of two adjacent chairs partially superposed on each other. The writing tablet (38) is also provided with a second lowered inoperative position in which the tablet is inclined relative to a vertical axis and is inclined relative to said vertical plane parallel to the longitudinal axis of the chair, so that two or more chairs of the same type can also be superposed vertically on each other with the tablets of two adjacent chairs partially superposed on each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2004
    Publication date: June 30, 2005
    Inventor: Giancarlo Piretti
  • Publication number: 20040237854
    Abstract: A folding table comprising a basic structure (12) and a resting surface (14) mounted upon the basic structure (14), it being possible for said resting surface to oscillate between a substantially vertical inoperative position, and a substantially horizontal operative position. The resting surface (14) is mounted so that it can oscillate with respect to the basic structure (12) about a first horizontal axis (26), and the aforesaid basic structure (12) comprises a retention device (38), which includes: at least one articulation arm (40) articulated to the basic structure (12) about a second horizontal axis (30) parallel to the first axis (26); and a connection member (42, 142) operatively set between said arm (40) and the aforesaid resting surface (14).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2004
    Publication date: December 2, 2004
    Inventor: Giancarlo Piretti
  • Publication number: 20040227385
    Abstract: A chair, in particular an office chair, comprising: a base structure, a seat support structure, articulated to the base structure around a transverse axis, an adjustable elastic device to apply an elastic force between the base structure and the seat support structure, a manually operated adjustment device for varying the distance between said adjustable elastic device and said transverse axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2004
    Publication date: November 18, 2004
    Applicant: PRO-CORD SpA
    Inventor: Giancarlo Piretti
  • Patent number: 6767062
    Abstract: A chair, in particular a chair for office use, including: a base support (14); a seat-supporting structure (16) mounted in an oscillating way with respect to the base support (14); and a seat (18), mounted so that it can slide in the longitudinal direction on the seat-supporting structure (16). The seat (18) and the seat-supporting structure (16) are provided with arrest structures (42, 46, 50) defining a plurality of clamping positions for clamping the seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2004
    Inventor: Giancarlo Piretti
  • Patent number: 6742839
    Abstract: A chair comprising a supporting structure (12) having a pair of front legs (20a) and a pair of rear legs (22) and carrying a seat (14) and a backrest (16). The supporting structure (12) comprises a transverse element (18), a first pair of bars (20) fixed to the ends of the transverse element (18) and forming the pair of front legs, and a second pair of bars (22) fixed to the ends of the transverse element (18) and forming the pair of rear legs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2004
    Assignee: Pro-Cord Spa
    Inventor: Giancarlo Piretti
  • Patent number: 6669282
    Abstract: A chair comprising a base structure (22) bearing a seat (32), backrest (36), and a writing table (42) which can be moved between a lowered, inoperative, position, and a raised, operative, position. In the aforesaid lowered, inoperative, position, the table (42) is inclined with respect to a vertical plane (A) parallel to the longitudinal plane of symmetry of the chair, in such a way that two or more chairs of the same type can be set longitudinally against one another, with the tables of two adjacent chairs partially overlapping one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2003
    Assignee: Pro-Cord SpA
    Inventor: Giancarlo Piretti
  • Patent number: D501333
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2005
    Assignee: Pro Cord S.p.A.
    Inventor: Giancarlo Piretti
  • Patent number: D515331
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2006
    Assignee: Pro-Cord S.p.A.
    Inventor: Giancarlo Piretti
  • Patent number: D519290
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2006
    Assignee: Pro. Cord S.p.A.
    Inventor: Giancarlo Piretti
  • Patent number: D474630
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2003
    Assignee: Pro-Cord S.p.A.
    Inventor: Giancarlo Piretti
  • Patent number: D481230
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2003
    Assignee: Pro-Cord S.p.A.
    Inventors: Giancarlo Piretti, Jason S. Lind
  • Patent number: D481548
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2003
    Assignee: Pro Cord SpA
    Inventor: Giancarlo Piretti