Patents by Inventor Francis Gasser

Francis Gasser 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).

  • Furniture base with central collector
    Patent number: 8303041
    Abstract: A furniture base including a plurality of legs, each leg may include a top portion, a bottom portion, and at least one curve along at least a portion of its length; a central collector which may include a plurality of compartments; and the plurality of compartments and the plurality of legs may be arranged relative to one another such that one of the top or bottom portions of each leg may be positioned within each compartment, and the other of the top or bottom portions of each leg may be positioned away from the central collector; wherein, for each leg, the portion of the leg positioned within the compartment may be positioned in one of the compartments other than the compartment arranged closest to the other portion of the leg.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Gasser Chair Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Louis Francis Gasser
  • FURNITURE BASE WITH CENTRAL COLLECTOR
    Publication number: 20110316313
    Abstract: A furniture base including a plurality of legs, each leg may include a top portion, a bottom portion, and at least one curve along at least a portion of its length; a central collector which may include a plurality of compartments; and the plurality of compartments and the plurality of legs may be arranged relative to one another such that one of the top or bottom portions of each leg may be positioned within each compartment, and the other of the top or bottom portions of each leg may be positioned away from the central collector; wherein, for each leg, the portion of the leg positioned within the compartment may be positioned in one of the compartments other than the compartment arranged closest to the other portion of the leg.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2010
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: GASSER CHAIR COMPANY, INC.
    Inventor: Louis Francis Gasser
  • Proteins containing nutritious materials and food compositions containing such nutritious materials
    Patent number: 4299858
    Abstract: The invention relates to nutritious materials containing proteins wherein said proteins are originated from osmosensitive microorganisms, i.e. microorganisms the cell walls of which are spontaneously broken when brought into contact with a medium of low osmotic pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1975
    Date of Patent: November 10, 1981
    Assignee: Institut Pasteur
    Inventors: Jean P. Aubert, Francis Gasser, Robert Longin
  • Furniture base
    Patent number: D648574
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: Gasser Chair Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Louis Francis Gasser
  • Furniture support
    Patent number: D648575
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: Gasser Chair Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Louis Francis Gasser