Patents by Inventor Egidio Marcantoni

Egidio Marcantoni 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: 10376060
    Abstract: A wall hugger recliner with zero space technology includes a frame for placing on a floor, a seat, a backrest, a foot support, and a foot support adjustment mechanism having a first mechanical rod assembly and a first actuator for deploying and retracting the foot support. A seat backrest adjustment mechanism includes a second mechanical rod assembly for adjusting the seat and the backrest with an upright basic position into a horizontal position, wherein the seat backrest adjustment mechanism has a second actuator for adjusting the seat and the backrest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: CIAR S.P.A.
    Inventor: Egidio Marcantoni
  • Patent number: 9700144
    Abstract: A stuffed chair with one or more seats, in particular an armchair or a couch, has a seat, a backrest, and at least one mobile part, which is configured to move relative to a fixed part due to the action of an actuating device supplied with power by a rechargeable battery housed inside a containing box; the containing box being mounted in the stuffed chair and opening up outwards in correspondence to an outer surface of the stuffed chair to allow access to the rechargeable battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Inventors: Zeno Arceci, Egidio Marcantoni
  • Publication number: 20170071344
    Abstract: A wall hugger recliner with zero space technology includes a frame for placing on a floor, a seat, a backrest, a foot support, and a foot support adjustment mechanism having a first mechanical rod assembly and a first actuator for deploying and retracting the foot support. A seat backrest adjustment mechanism includes a second mechanical rod assembly for adjusting the seat and the backrest with an upright basic position into a horizontal position, wherein the seat backrest adjustment mechanism has a second actuator for adjusting the seat and the backrest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventor: Egidio Marcantoni
  • Patent number: 9590465
    Abstract: A drive system includes a linear actuator for transmitting a linear movement, the linear actuator having a spindle and a nut which co-operates therewith and an electric motor for driving the spindle. The drive system has a fixed frame and at least one frame movable relative thereto, the linear actuator secured to the fixed frame and the movable frame being coupled to the nut in an articulated manner by at least one actuation rod. Movement of the nut along the spindle brings about a movement of the movable frame relative to the fixed frame. The nut further has at least one stud and the actuation rod is provided with a corresponding recess for fitting the actuation rod onto the stud, or vice versa, and the fitted actuation rod is secured to the stud by a securing element, in particular a clip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: Ciar S.P.A.
    Inventor: Egidio Marcantoni
  • Patent number: 9575126
    Abstract: An item of furniture includes at least one movable element and an actuating system for adjusting the movable element. The actuating system includes at least one linear actuator, a power supply unit and a manual control device. The power supply unit and the manual control device are electrically connected to the linear actuator, which has a diagnostic system having at least one illuminated indicator for indicating the functioning of the three components. The diagnostic system allows the user or a repair service to determine which of the three components is faulty, so that only the faulty component has to be replaced. Repair costs can be reduced significantly. The replacement of one of the three components can also then be carried out without difficulty by the user or a repair service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: Ciar S.P.A.
    Inventor: Egidio Marcantoni
  • Publication number: 20150250320
    Abstract: A stuffed chair with one or more seats, in particular an armchair or a couch, has a seat, a backrest, and at least one mobile part, which is configured to move relative to a fixed part due to the action of an actuating device supplied with power by a rechargeable battery housed inside a containing box; the containing box being mounted in the stuffed chair and opening up outwards in correspondence to an outer surface of the stuffed chair to allow access to the rechargeable battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2015
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Applicant: CIAR S.p.A.
    Inventors: Zeno Arceci, Egidio Marcantoni
  • Publication number: 20140091745
    Abstract: The item of furniture according to the invention has at least one movable element and an actuating system for adjusting the movable element, wherein the actuating system comprises at least one linear actuator, a power supply unit and a manual control device, wherein the power supply unit and the manual control device are electrically connected to the linear actuator and the linear actuator has a diagnostic system having at least one illuminated indicator for indicating the functioning of the three components. By means of the diagnostic system, the user himself, but at the latest the repair service, is able to determine in a simple manner which of the three components is faulty, so that specifically only the faulty component has to be replaced. In that manner, any repair costs can be reduced significantly. The replacement of one of the three components can also then be carried out without difficulty by the user or a repair service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: CIAR S.P.A.
    Inventor: Egidio Marcantoni
  • Publication number: 20140035395
    Abstract: A drive system includes a linear actuator for transmitting a linear movement, the linear actuator having a spindle and a nut which co-operates therewith and an electric motor for driving the spindle. The drive system has a fixed frame and at least one frame movable relative thereto, the linear actuator secured to the fixed frame and the movable frame being coupled to the nut in an articulated manner by at least one actuation rod. Movement of the nut along the spindle brings about a movement of the movable frame relative to the fixed frame. The nut further has at least one stud and the actuation rod is provided with a corresponding recess for fitting the actuation rod onto the stud, or vice versa, and the fitted actuation rod is secured to the stud by a securing element, in particular a clip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Inventor: Egidio Marcantoni
  • Publication number: 20090079245
    Abstract: The lumbar support for a seat backrest according to the invention has a lumbar pad and a toggle linkage to adjust the position of the lumbar pad. Furthermore, it comprises a motor with a spindle and a nut, wherein the motor rotates the spindle to move the nut along the spindle and wherein the nut is coupled to the toggle linkage, which includes an arm member which is pivotably connected to a frame and bears the lumbar pad and a link coupled to the nut and the arm member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2008
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Inventor: Egidio Marcantoni
  • Publication number: 20080108920
    Abstract: The invention relates to a massage device which is constructed as an independent massage block and has coupling means in order to couple the massage block detachably to a chair, the massage block having an outer covering which is of waterproof construction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2005
    Publication date: May 8, 2008
    Inventor: Egidio Marcantoni
  • Patent number: 6790190
    Abstract: Massage device for an item of furniture for sitting and/or lying on, having a first shaft and a second shaft which are supported parallel with one another in a frame, and having at least one arm which carries at least one massage body, the arm being coupled to the two shafts in such a manner that a rotation of the shafts brings about a massage movement of the massage body in a first and/or second direction. Elements are also provided for displacing the massage body relative to the frame and they are formed by a mechanism for changing the distance between the two shafts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2004
    Assignee: Ciar S.P.A.
    Inventor: Egidio Marcantoni
  • Publication number: 20040024335
    Abstract: Massage device for an item of furniture for sitting and/or lying on, having a first shaft and a second shaft which are supported parallel with one another in a frame, and having at least one arm which carries at least one massage body, the arm being coupled to the two shafts in such a manner that a rotation of the shafts brings about a massage movement of the massage body in a first and/or second direction. Means are also provided for displacing the massage body relative to the frame and they are formed by means for changing the distance between the two shafts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2003
    Publication date: February 5, 2004
    Inventor: Egidio Marcantoni
  • Patent number: 6517160
    Abstract: An extensible footrest, particularly for armchairs, sofas and the like, which comprises a frame adapted to be hinged to a frame of a seat of an armchair, sofa or the like, the footrest frame being constituted by a first pair of lateral arms and by a second pair of lateral arms which are slideable with respect to the first pair of lateral arms, at least one actuator being rigidly connected to the seat frame at one end and to the footrest frame at an opposite end, in order to transfer the footrest frame from a first retracted inactive position to an extended active position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2003
    Assignee: Ciar S.p.A
    Inventor: Egidio Marcantoni
  • Patent number: 6454731
    Abstract: A massager to be inserted in the back of massage chairs, comprising a frame which supports a massage assembly constituted by a plurality of massage wheels actuated by at least one gearmotor; the frame is movable in a vertical direction, and the massage assembly is independent of the frame and can move at right angles to a plane in which the frame is formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2002
    Assignee: Ciar S.p.A.
    Inventor: Egidio Marcantoni
  • Publication number: 20020013541
    Abstract: A massaging device to be inserted in the back of a massage chair or the like, comprising a frame suitable to support massage wheels which are rotationally actuated by at least one gearmotor; the massage wheels are directly connected to the shaft of the gearmotor by way of an element suitable to produce an oscillation of the massage wheels so that the longitudinal axis of the massage wheels oscillates, during the rotation of the wheels, with respect to the axis that passes through the center of the wheels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2001
    Publication date: January 31, 2002
    Applicant: CIAR S.p.A.
    Inventor: Egidio Marcantoni
  • Publication number: 20010022461
    Abstract: An extensible footrest, particularly for armchairs, sofas and the like, which comprises a frame adapted to be hinged to a frame of a seat of an armchair, sofa or the like, the footrest frame being constituted by a first pair of lateral arms and by a second pair of lateral arms which are slideable with respect to the first pair of lateral arms, at least one actuator being rigidly connected to the seat frame at one end and to the footrest frame at an opposite end, in order to transfer the footrest frame from a first retracted inactive position to an extended active position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2001
    Publication date: September 20, 2001
    Applicant: C.I.A.R. S.r.l.
    Inventor: Egidio Marcantoni
  • Patent number: 6083181
    Abstract: A massaging device for insertion in the back of massage chairs or the like, comprising a frame which supports, so that they can rotate about their respective axes, an upper shaft and a lower shaft having parallel and substantially horizontal axes and eccentric portions. Two arms are provided, each arm supporting a massage wheel which can rotate about its own almost horizontal axis, and, proximate to one of its ends, the corresponding massage wheel and being connected, proximate to its opposite end, to an eccentric portion of the upper shaft and, at an intermediate region, to an eccentric portion of the lower shaft. Elements are also provided for rotating the shafts about their respective axes to produce an alternating movement of the massage wheels in a substantially horizontal direction and in a substantially vertical direction, the actuation elements comprising an upper gearmotor which actuates the upper shaft and a lower gearmotor which actuates the lower shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2000
    Assignee: Ciar S.r.l.
    Inventor: Egidio Marcantoni
  • Patent number: 6071252
    Abstract: A massaging device having a very simple structure, which can be used directly or can be inserted in the back of massage chairs or the like comprises a post which supports, so that it can slide in a substantially vertical direction, a movable framework provided with massage wheels. Elements are provided for the translatory motion of the framework along the post to move the massage wheels in substantially vertical directions to perform a massaging action of the so-called "stretching" type. The structural simplicity of the device allows to significantly contain its production costs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2000
    Assignee: C.I.A.R. S.r.l.
    Inventor: Egidio Marcantoni