Patents by Inventor Gilles Bernat

Gilles Bernat 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).

  • Adjustable ergonomic back for a seat
    Patent number: 7559607
    Abstract: An adjustable ergonomic back for a seat is disclosed. The back has a plurality of back cushions, each cushion having at least one adjustment area. It further comprises a structural shell having a plurality of voids therein. A plurality of thin flexible elements are located between the back cushions and the structural shell, each flexible element being attached to the structural shell. Each of the flexible elements has a front surface and a back surface, the front surface being in contact with a respective adjustment area of one of the plurality of back cushions. The back further has a plurality of actuators located between the flexible elements and the structural shell, each of the actuators being in contact with one of the respective back surfaces of the flexible elements and exerting a pressure on the back surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2009
    Assignee: Baultar I.D. Inc.
    Inventors: Bruno Archambault, Maxime Laplante, Michael Proulx, Claude Thérer, André Albert, Gilles Bernat, Pierre Larivière, Germain Bélanger
  • Adjustable ergonomic back for a seat
    Publication number: 20060152062
    Abstract: An adjustable ergonomic back for a seat is disclosed. The back has a plurality of back cushions, each cushion having at least one adjustment area. It further comprises a structural shell having a plurality of voids therein. A plurality of thin flexible elements are located between the back cushions and the structural shell, each flexible element being attached to the structural shell. Each of the flexible elements has a front surface and a back surface, the front surface being in contact with a respective adjustment area of one of the plurality of back cushions. The back further has a plurality of actuators located between the flexible elements and the structural shell, each of the actuators being in contact with one of the respective back surfaces of the flexible elements and exerting a pressure on the back surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2005
    Publication date: July 13, 2006
    Applicant: BAULTAR I.D. INC.
    Inventors: Bruno Archambault, Maxime Laplante, Michael Proulx, Claude Therer, Andre Albert, Gilles Bernat, Pierre Lariviere, German Belanger