Patents by Inventor James Bertolini

James Bertolini 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: 20150136921
    Abstract: The present invention is an accessory holder for an upholstered stackable chair, comprised of (1) a molded outer shell open at the top and partially closed on the bottom with one inset slot offset from the top and the left and a communion cup shaped recessed area in the upper right, (2) a molded inner protective pencil shell with stop, and (3) a molded loop. The invention can be used in a religious worship setting (1) to store, and distribute visitor response cards, envelops, business cards, (2) to store an instrument of writing, and (3) to store communion cups after use. Furthermore, it should be noted that the present invention is designed to conform to both straight and contoured upholstered backs and that the molded loop is designed to pivot downward when in use as a communion cup holder and to pivot upward and out of the way to eliminate interference when chairs are stacked.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2014
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventors: Bruce Prock, Charles Horn, James Bertolini
  • Patent number: 8388064
    Abstract: A stackable chair having a back member may flex to allow for improved user comfort. An inline spring-to-frame configuration with a pair of spring members reinforced by steel plates on the top and bottom of each end of each spring is attached to the underside of the left and right members of the seat support frame. The spring-to-frame configuration may allow the back support frame to flex relative to the seat support frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Bertolini Corporation
    Inventors: James Bertolini, Bruce William Prock
  • Publication number: 20110266847
    Abstract: A stackable chair having a back member may flex to allow for improved user comfort. An inline spring-to-frame configuration with a pair of spring members reinforced by steel plates on the top and bottom of each end of each spring is attached to the underside of the left and right members of the seat support frame. The spring-to-frame configuration may allow the back support frame to flex relative to the seat support frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2010
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Inventors: James Bertolini, Bruce William Prock
  • Publication number: 20050099052
    Abstract: A stackable chair includes first, second, and third frame members. Each of the first and second frame members forms a front and rear chair leg joined by a seat side rail. The third frame member has opposed side portions respectively joined to the seat side rails, a transverse front nose portion, and a pair of upwardly-extending back stiles. A cushioned and upholstered seat module assembly is attached to the seat side rails. A back module assembly includes a contoured, cushioned, and upholstered back base element having a pair of channels formed therein that are configured and located so as to receive and conceal the stiles when the back module assembly is slid onto the stiles, whereby the back module assembly is attachable to the stiles along the channels. A lower lumbar support element is advantageously attached to the lower portion of the back base element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2004
    Publication date: May 12, 2005
    Applicant: BERTOLINI INC.
    Inventors: James Bertolini, Charles Horn, Jonathan Large, Jeffrey Harlan