Patents by Inventor Federico Ferretti

Federico Ferretti 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: 9504331
    Abstract: A chair back according to embodiments of the present invention includes a rigid support member for reclinable attachment to a base, a flexible frame member having a flexible frame and a mesh, the mesh at least partially spanning the frame, and a seat attachment member moving in synchronization with the rigid support member at a different rate than the rigid support member during reclining of the rigid support member, wherein a first portion of the flexible frame member is affixed to the rigid support member, wherein a second portion of the flexible frame member flexes freely, wherein the seat attachment member contacts at least part of the second portion of the flexible frame member, wherein the first portion moves with the rigid support member and the second portion moves with the seat attachment member such that a curvature of the second portion increases as the rigid support member reclines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: HNI TECHNOLOGIES INC.
    Inventors: Jay R. Machael, Jesse Hahn, Corey Susie, Bruce Fifield, Federico Ferretti, Allessandro Sgotto, Dagmara Siemieniec, Martin Broen
  • Publication number: 20130169014
    Abstract: A chair back according to embodiments of the present invention includes a rigid support member for reclinable attachment to a base, a flexible frame member having a flexible frame and a mesh, the mesh at least partially spanning the frame, and a seat attachment member moving in synchronization with the rigid support member at a different rate than the rigid support member during reclining of the rigid support member, wherein a first portion of the flexible frame member is affixed to the rigid support member, wherein a second portion of the flexible frame member flexes freely, wherein the seat attachment member contacts at least part of the second portion of the flexible frame member, wherein the first portion moves with the rigid support member and the second portion moves with the seat attachment member such that a curvature of the second portion increases as the rigid support member reclines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2012
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Applicant: HNI TECHNOLOGIES INC.
    Inventors: Jay R. Machael, Jesse Hahn, Corey Susie, Bruce Fifield, Federico Ferretti, Allessandro Sgotto, Dagmara Siemieniec, Martin Broen
  • Patent number: 8251448
    Abstract: A chair back according to embodiments of the present invention includes a rigid support member for reclinable attachment to a base, a flexible frame member having a flexible frame and a mesh, the mesh at least partially spanning the frame, and a seat attachment member moving in synchronization with the rigid support member at a different rate than the rigid support member during reclining of the rigid support member, wherein a first portion of the flexible frame member is affixed to the rigid support member, wherein a second portion of the flexible frame member flexes freely, wherein the seat attachment member contacts at least part of the second portion of the flexible frame member, wherein the first portion moves with the rigid support member and the second portion moves with the seat attachment member such that a curvature of the second portion increases as the rigid support member reclines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: HNI Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Jay R. Machael, Jesse Hahn, Corey Susie, Bruce Fifield, Federico Ferretti, Alessandro Sgotto, Dagmara Siemieniec, Martin Broen
  • Publication number: 20080272636
    Abstract: A chair back according to embodiments of the present invention includes a rigid support member for reclinable attachment to a base, a flexible frame member having a flexible frame and a mesh, the mesh at least partially spanning the frame, and a seat attachment member moving in synchronization with the rigid support member at a different rate than the rigid support member during reclining of the rigid support member, wherein a first portion of the flexible frame member is affixed to the rigid support member, wherein a second portion of the flexible frame member flexes freely, wherein the seat attachment member contacts at least part of the second portion of the flexible frame member, wherein the first portion moves with the rigid support member and the second portion moves with the seat attachment member such that a curvature of the second portion increases as the rigid support member reclines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2008
    Publication date: November 6, 2008
    Inventors: Jay R. Machael, Jesse Hahn, Corey Susie, Bruce Fifield, Federico Ferretti, Alessandro Sgotto, Dagmara Siemieniec, Martin Broen
  • Patent number: D625947
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Judd D. Olson, Sean C. McGreevy, Kent E. Lageson, Kevin E. Kinzer, Gretchen A. Hauble, James M. Cooper, Martin E. Broen, Federico Ferretti, Emanuele Teobaldo
  • Patent number: D634784
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Byron E. Trotter, Martin E. Broen, Johannes Bayer, Federico Ferretti
  • Patent number: D776803
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: MEDELA HOLDING AG
    Inventors: Deanna Gilbert, Kathryn Mizuchi, Raymond Holtz, Federico Ferretti, Emanuele Teobaldo, Elisa Cucchetto, Jennifer Ashman-Stauss
  • Patent number: D777110
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: MEDELA HOLDING AG
    Inventors: Federico Ferretti, Emanuele Teobaldo, Elisa Cucchetto, Jennifer Ashman-Stauss
  • Patent number: D791955
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: MEDELA HOLDING AG
    Inventors: Deanna Gilbert, David Cho, Federico Ferretti, Emanuele Teobaldo, Elisa Cucchetto, Jennifer Ashman-Stauss
  • Patent number: D796034
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: MEDELA HOLDING AG
    Inventors: Deanna Gilbert, Kathryn Mizuchi, David Cho, Federico Ferretti, Emanuele Teobaldo, Elisa Cucchetto, Jennifer Ashman-Stauss
  • Patent number: D799024
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: MEDELA HOLDING AG
    Inventors: Deanna Gilbert, Kathryn Mizuchi, Raymond Holtz, Federico Ferretti, Emanuele Teobaldo, Elisa Cucchetto, Jennifer Ashman-Stauss
  • Patent number: D835267
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: MEDELA HOLDING AG
    Inventors: Deanna Gilbert, Kathryn Mizuchi, David Cho, Federico Ferretti, Emanuele Teobaldo, Elisa Cucchetto, Jennifer Ashman-Stauss
  • Patent number: D852350
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: MEDELA HOLDING AG
    Inventors: Deanna Gilbert, Kathryn Mizuchi, Raymond Holtz, Federico Ferretti, Emanuele Teobaldo, Elisa Cucchetto, Jennifer Ashman-Stauss
  • Patent number: D867574
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: MEDELA HOLDING AG
    Inventors: Deanna Gilbert, Kathryn Mizuchi, Raymond Holtz, Federico Ferretti, Emanuele Teobaldo, Elisa Cucchetto, Jennifer Ashman-Stauss