Patents by Inventor Jean-Charles BENARD

Jean-Charles BENARD 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).

  • Patent number: 11793304
    Abstract: A table with a central extension includes a chassis, two movable trays bearing on the chassis and adapted to be moved closer to each other to constitute on their own one continuous surface, or separated symmetrically from one another, or one independently of the other to allow the set-up of one or several central extension(s) between the movable trays. The chassis is made up of two spars of variable length, two cross-beams, the cross-beams and spars assembled perpendicularly in pairs to form a horizontal frame, and four legs extending at the four corners of the frame below the latter. Each spar includes two portions, a fixed spar and a movable spar, the the spars being made up of a profiled tube with a rectangular cross-section in which extends a slide with a rectangular cross-section and have a longitudinal central groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: LAFUMA MOBILIER SAS
    Inventors: Jean-Charles Benard, Jean-Baptiste Neltner, Corrado Roani, Jean-Noël Pernet
  • Publication number: 20220287450
    Abstract: A table with a central extension includes a chassis two movable trays bearing on the chassis and adapted to be moved closer to each other to constitute on their own one continuous surface, or separated symmetrically from one another, or one independently of the other to allow the set-up of one or several central extension(s) between the movable trays. The chassis is made up of two spars of variable length, two cross-beams, the cross-beams and spars assembled perpendicularly in pairs to form a horizontal frame, and four legs extending at the four corners of the frame below the latter. Each spar includes two portions, a fixed spar and a movable spar, the spars being made up of a profiled tube with a rectangular cross-section in which extends a slide with a rectangular cross-section and have a longitudinal central groove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Jean-Charles BENARD, Jean-Baptiste NELTNER, Corrado ROANI, Jean-Noël PERNET