Patents by Inventor Henry Panceri

Henry Panceri 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).

  • Sofa and method of manufacturing same
    Patent number: 7040700
    Abstract: A backrest and deck subassembly for a sofa includes: a frame having a generally horizontal deck section, the deck section including a top portion and an underlying bottom portion, the frame also having a generally upright backrest section attached to and extending upwardly from the deck section; and an integrated upholstery piece that covers the deck and backrest portions of the frame and underlies the bottom section of the deck portion. The integrated upholstery piece can reduce manufacturing time by eliminating the need to separately attach the upholstery and dust cover. In some embodiments, the upholstery piece includes a zipper that can markedly facilitate enclosing of the frame within the upholstery piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2006
    Assignee: American Leather
    Inventors: Bob Duncan, Doug Gasal, Henry Panceri, Kevin Nguyen
  • Sofa and method of manufacturing same
    Publication number: 20050017553
    Abstract: A backrest and deck subassembly for a sofa includes: a frame having a generally horizontal deck section, the deck section including a top portion and an underlying bottom portion, the frame also having a generally upright backrest section attached to and extending upwardly from the deck section; and an integrated upholstery piece that covers the deck and backrest portions of the frame and underlies the bottom section of the deck portion. The integrated upholstery piece can reduce manufacturing time by eliminating the need to separately attach the upholstery and dust cover. In some embodiments, the upholstery piece includes a zipper that can markedly facilitate enclosing of the frame within the upholstery piece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2003
    Publication date: January 27, 2005
    Inventors: Bob Duncan, Doug Gasal, Henry Panceri, Kevin Nguyen