Patents by Inventor Joseph L. Walters

Joseph L. Walters 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).

  • Patent number: 8070219
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a chair leg rest assembly or kit. The assembly or kit may include, among other things, a leg rest and a frame for extension and retraction of the leg rest. In addition, the invention may include a roller assembly connected to the leg rest for covering the frame. The invention is also related to a combination of the chair leg rest assembly or kit with a chair. In such a combination, the invention also includes a back which hingedly rotates independently from a seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: L&P Property Management Company
    Inventors: Joseph L. Walters, Dana E. Lockwood, Robert Ripplinger, James A. Riegsecker
  • Patent number: 7967379
    Abstract: A seat including a plurality of user support assemblies that are independently adjustable. User support assemblies, which are independently adjustable, include a head support assembly, a thoracic support assembly, and a lumbar support assembly. Moreover, the seat might include a independently adjustable seat assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: L&P Property Management Company
    Inventors: Joseph L. Walters, Dana E. Lockwood, Robert Ripplinger, James A. Riegsecker
  • Publication number: 20110084530
    Abstract: Subject matter described herein includes a seat assembly (e.g., chair, bench, sofa, vehicle seat, etc.) having a seat and a back rest that adjust together to facilitate reclining. The seat assembly includes a base coupled to a back-rest frame. The base remains substantially fixed relative to synchronized adjustment of the seat and the back rest, and the back-rest frame includes a pivot on which the back rest rotates to adjust a back-rest recline position. The assembly also includes the seat hingedly coupled to the back rest and a fore-and-aft adjuster that couples the seat to the base. A movement restrictor attaches to the seat and the base and biases the seat in a rearward orientation. The assembly further includes a pivot receiver coupled to the back rest, the pivot receiver providing a path along which the pivot travels when the seat moves forward and rearward.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2010
    Publication date: April 14, 2011
    Applicant: L & P PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY
    Inventors: DANA LOCKWOOD, JOSEPH L. WALTERS, CESAR ANTONIO SANTANA
  • Publication number: 20100164266
    Abstract: A seat including a plurality of user support assemblies that are independently adjustable. User support assemblies, which are independently adjustable, include a head support assembly, a thoracic support assembly, and a lumbar support assembly. Moreover, the seat might include a independently adjustable seat assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2008
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Applicant: L & P PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY
    Inventors: JOSEPH L. WALTERS, DANA E. LOCKWOOD, ROBERT RIPPLINGER, JAMES A. RIEGSECKER
  • Publication number: 20100102612
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a chair leg rest assembly or kit. The assembly or kit may include, among other things, a leg rest and a frame for extension and retraction of the leg rest. In addition, the invention may include a roller assembly connected to the leg rest for covering the frame. The invention is also related to a combination of the chair leg rest assembly or kit with a chair. In such a combination, the invention also includes a back which hingedly rotates independently from a seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2008
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Applicant: L & P Property Management Company
    Inventors: Joseph L. Walters, Dana E. Lockwood, Robert Ripplinger, Jim Riegsecker