Patents by Inventor Christopher B. Furlani

Christopher B. Furlani 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).

  • Support mechanism for snowboards
    Patent number: 7559579
    Abstract: A mechanism for snowboard support while riding a chair lift is provided. The support mechanism includes a flexible retractable cable within a housing having a recoil mechanism. The housing is advantageously mounted to the snowboard or the snowboard binding mechanism. The recoil assembly has two main elements, a housing member which stores a retractable cable and a spring assembly that retracts the flexible cable advantageously into the housing member. The recoil assembly allows for adjustment of an elongation length of the retractable flexible cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2009
    Inventor: Christopher B. Furlani
  • SUPPORT MECHANISM FOR SNOWBOARDS
    Publication number: 20080111015
    Abstract: A mechanism for snowboard support while riding a chair lift is provided. The support mechanism includes a flexible retractable cable within a housing having a recoil mechanism. The housing is advantageously mounted to the snowboard or the snowboard binding mechanism. The recoil assembly has two main elements, a housing member which stores a retractable cable and a spring assembly that retracts the flexible cable advantageously into the housing member. The recoil assembly allows for adjustment of an elongation length of the retractable flexible cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2007
    Publication date: May 15, 2008
    Inventor: Christopher B. Furlani
  • Support mechanism for snowboards
    Patent number: 7222883
    Abstract: A mechanism for snowboard support while riding a chair lift is provided. The support mechanism includes a flexible retractable cable within a housing having a recoil mechanism. The housing is advantageously mounted to the snowboard or the snowboard binding mechanism. The recoil assembly has two main elements, a housing member which stores a retractable cable and a spring assembly that retracts the flexible cable advantageously into the housing member. The recoil assembly may allow for adjustment of an elongation length of the retractable flexible cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2007
    Inventor: Christopher B. Furlani