Patents by Inventor Eugene J. Germaine

Eugene J. Germaine 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: 9272640
    Abstract: A modular seat assembly having an elongate support spine extending longitudinally from a first end to a second end is provided. A seat portion is connected to a front side of the support spine, and each of the seat portion and the support spine includes one of a complementary pair of interlocking portions. The interlocking portion of the seat portion slides onto the interlocking portion of the support spine over the first end. The modular seat assembly further includes an end cap lockably disposed over the first end that prevents the seat portion from sliding off the support spine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: Kustom Seating Unlimited, Inc.
    Inventors: James Masters, Eugene J. Germaine
  • Publication number: 20140042790
    Abstract: A modular seat assembly having an elongate support spine extending longitudinally from a first end to a second end is provided. A seat portion is connected to a front side of the support spine, and each of the seat portion and the support spine includes one of a complementary pair of interlocking portions. The interlocking portion of the seat portion slides onto the interlocking portion of the support spine over the first end. The modular seat assembly further includes an end cap lockably disposed over the first end that prevents the seat portion from sliding off the support spine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: Kustom Seating Unlimited Inc.
    Inventors: James Masters, Eugene J. Germaine
  • Patent number: 8579350
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a modular transit system having a track system and/or modular seating that can be used to modify a transit car. The track system can support a variety of attachments to allow the transit car to be reconfigured. According to one embodiment of the present invention, an adjustable furnishing system is de-mountably mountable to a generally vertical wall. The adjustable furnishing system comprises a mounting structure carried by the wall, a support frame having opposite first and second ends, and a furnishing carried by the support frame. The first end of the support frame releasably attaches to the mounting structure and the mounting structure supports the support frame in a cantilevered position with the second end extending outwardly from the wall with the furnishing carried thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Kustom Seating Unlimited, Ltd.
    Inventors: James Masters, Eugene J. Germaine
  • Publication number: 20110140499
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a modular transit system having a track system and/or modular seating that can be used to modify a transit car. The track system can support a variety of attachments to allow the transit car to be reconfigured. According to one embodiment of the present invention, an adjustable furnishing system is de-mountably mountable to a generally vertical wall. The adjustable furnishing system comprises a mounting structure carried by the wall, a support frame having opposite first and second ends, and a furnishing carried by the support frame. The first end of the support frame releasably attaches to the mounting structure and the mounting structure supports the support frame in a cantilevered position with the second end extending outwardly from the wall with the furnishing carried thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2010
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventors: James Masters, Eugene J. Germaine