Patents by Inventor Jean-Jacques Bonnefoy

Jean-Jacques Bonnefoy 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: 8156583
    Abstract: This invention relates to a springer slat suspension device formed by a cap having an upper section which comprises at least one housing for accepting the end of a slat, a lower section provided with means of anchoring the said cap on a springer frame and an intermediate section comprising suspension elements linking the lower section with the upper section, the intermediate section being essentially made of a first material of the flexible type, whereas the lower section is made of a second material of the rigid type. This invention is characterized in that the intermediate section and the lower section are made in one single piece by molding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Tournadre SA Standard Gum
    Inventors: Jacques Lobry, Jean-Jacques Bonnefoy, Christophe Tat
  • Patent number: 7621004
    Abstract: The invention relates to a suspension device for bed-base slats which is formed by an end-piece which has an upper portion which comprises at least one receptacle to receive the end of a slat, a lower portion which is provided with means for anchoring the said end-piece to a bed frame, and an intermediate portion which comprises suspension members which connect the lower portion to the upper portion. The suspension members comprise at least one longitudinal wall which is able to fold at a substantially longitudinally extending fold line, and at least one transverse wall which is able to fold at a substantially transversely extending fold line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Assignee: Tournadre Sa Standard Gum
    Inventors: Jacques Lobry, Jean-Jacques Bonnefoy, Christophe Tat
  • Publication number: 20090282613
    Abstract: This invention relates to a springer slat suspension device formed by a cap having an upper section which comprises at least one housing for accepting the end of a slat, a lower section provided with means of anchoring the said cap on a springer frame and an intermediate section comprising suspension elements linking the lower section with the upper section, the intermediate section being essentially made of a first material of the flexible type, whereas the lower section is made of a second material of the rigid type. This invention is characterized in that the intermediate section and the lower section are made in one single piece by moulding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2006
    Publication date: November 19, 2009
    Inventors: Jacques Lobry, Jean-Jacques Bonnefoy, Christophe Tat
  • Patent number: 6983497
    Abstract: The invention provides a single piece tension-varying slider for a set of three slats of a bed base, which set comprises two parallel slats in the plane on which the mattress rests and a lower slat disposed substantially in the vertical midplane between the two upper slats, said slats being supported at their ends by fixing means for fixing to the longitudinally-extending members of the frame of the bed base, said slider comprising a suspension device for bearing against the lower slat, and fixing means for fixing said device to the upper slats, wherein the fixing means comprise a strip for being placed across and over the upper slats, said strip having a respective bend at each of its ends for co-operating with a respective outer edge of said two upper slats, one of the bends being connected to the suspension device by a junction wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2006
    Assignee: Tournadre S.A. Standard Gum
    Inventors: Jacques Lobry, Jean-Jacques Bonnefoy, Christophe Tat
  • Publication number: 20040128759
    Abstract: The invention provides a single piece tension-varying slider for a set of three slats of a bed base, which set comprises two parallel slats in the plane on which the mattress rests and a lower slat disposed substantially in the vertical midplane between the two upper slats, said slats being supported at their ends by fixing means for fixing to the longitudinally-extending members of the frame of the bed base, said slider comprising a suspension device for bearing against the lower slat, and fixing means for fixing said device to the upper slats, wherein the fixing means comprise a strip for being placed across and over the upper slats, said strip having a respective bend at each of its ends for co-operating with a respective outer edge of said two upper slats, one of the bends being connected to the suspension device by a junction wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2003
    Publication date: July 8, 2004
    Inventors: Jacques Lobry, Jean-Jacques Bonnefoy, Christophe Tat