Patents by Inventor Cesare Christopher Cosentino

Cesare Christopher Cosentino 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).

  • Method for making a shape-adjusting mechanism
    Patent number: 6430801
    Abstract: A shape-adjusting mechanism for a backrest has a lumbar basket which includes a pair of supports spaced apart along a predetermined axis. Resilient axial ribs are fastened between the brackets, and resilient transverse ribs are fastened to the anal ribs. The axial ribs are structured to flex as the supports are drawn together, to achieve a profile that better conforms to the shape of a user's spine. To that end, each axial rib is stamped with reinforcing flanges that extend partially along its length and produce lengthwise rib sections of different bending resistance that determine the profile of the lumbar basket in its flexed state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2002
    Assignee: Schukra of North America Ltd.
    Inventor: Cesare Christopher Cosentino
  • Shape-adjusting mechanism
    Patent number: 6152532
    Abstract: A shape-adjusting mechanism for a backrest has a lumbar basket which includes a pair of supports spaced apart along a predetermined axis. Resilient axial ribs are fastened between the brackets, and resilient transverse ribs are fastened to the axial ribs. The axial ribs are structured to flex as the supports are drawn together, to achieve a profile that better conforms to the shape of a user's spine. To that end, each axial rib is stamped with reinforcing flanges that extend partially along its length and produce lengthwise rib sections of different bending resistance that determine the profile of the lumbar basket in its flexed state. No separate stiffening component or additional stamping operation is required.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2000
    Assignee: Schukra Manufacturing Inc.
    Inventor: Cesare Christopher Cosentino
  • Shape-adjusting mechanism for backrest
    Patent number: 6036265
    Abstract: A shape-adjusting mechanism for a backrest has a lumbar basket which includes a pair of supports spaced apart along a predetermined axis. Resilient axial ribs are fastened between the brackets, and resilient transverse ribs are fastened to the axial ribs. The axial ribs are structured to flex as the supports are drawn together, to achieve a profile that better conforms to the shape of a user's spine. To that end, each axial rib is stamped with reinforcing flanges that extend partially along its length and produce lengthwise rib sections of different bending resistance that determine the profile of the lumbar basket in its flexed state. No separate stiffening component or additional stamping operation is required.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2000
    Assignee: Schukra Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventor: Cesare Christopher Cosentino