Patents by Inventor Frederic GOORIS

Frederic GOORIS 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).

  • Publication number: 20250221537
    Abstract: A comfortable ergonomic seat (100) that may be used for chairs, in particular, office chairs, as well as other seating applications including stools, bicycles, fitness equipment, and medical equipment where a user is in a seated position. The ergonomic seat including multi-part open seat frame (10) has at least a first seat sub-frame (11) and a second seat sub-frame (12). The first seat sub-frame (11) and the second seat sub-frame (12) are pivotally connected such that each of the first seat sub-frame (11) and the second seat sub-frame (12) is independently pivotable with respect to each other. This configuration provides a changeable/reconfigurable shape to the multi-part open seat frame (10). A flexible seat cover (20) attached to the multi-part open seat frame (10); the flexible seat cover (20) is deformable according to the changeable shape of the multi-part open seat frame (10) as well as a seated user's personal anatomy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2023
    Publication date: July 10, 2025
    Inventor: Frederic GOORIS
  • Patent number: 11679909
    Abstract: A collapsible and assemblable container for sterilization, including but not limited to UV sterilization, of objected placed in the container. The container includes moveable panels with an electronic circuit board including one or more actuating elements such as UV LEDs. The electronic circuit board further includes sensors that prohibit the actuating elements from being activated unless the collapsible container is fully and correctly deployed, preventing any harmful exposure to the actuating elements that can lead to eye damage, skin cancer, etc. to the user. The electronic circuit board cooperates with switch elements that activate the actuating elements only when the collapsible container is fully and correctly deployed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Inventors: Francesco Pozzato, Frederic Gooris, Chen Ying Paulina Chu
  • Publication number: 20220135280
    Abstract: A collapsible and assemblable container for sterilization, including but not limited to UV sterilization, of objected placed in the container. The container includes moveable panels with an electronic circuit board including one or more actuating elements such as UV LEDs. The electronic circuit board further includes sensors that prohibit the actuating elements from being activated unless the collapsible container is fully and correctly deployed, preventing any harmful exposure to the actuating elements that can lead to eye damage, skin cancer, etc. to the user. The electronic circuit board cooperates with switch elements that activate the actuating elements only when the collapsible container is fully and correctly deployed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2021
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Francesco POZZATO, Frederic GOORIS, Chen Ying Paulina CHU