Patents by Inventor Jim Maciak

Jim Maciak 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).

  • Furniture seatback tilt recline angle limiter and method
    Patent number: 8167375
    Abstract: The invention provides a furniture chair seatback tilt limiter system for adjustably limiting the seatback recline of a chair. The seatback tilt limiter system includes a first gear toothed rotator with a full forward seatback upright endstop and a full recline seatback endstop. The seatback tilt limiter system includes a second gear toothed rotator having an adjustment endstop. The first rotator is free to rotate between the full forward seatback upright endstop and the full recline seatback endstop when the rotator gear teeth are disengaged and the second rotator adjustment endstop limits the rotation of the first rotator to an adjustable reclined seatback tilt limit when the gear teeth are engaged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Lord Corporation
    Inventors: David Catanzarite, Keith Ptuk, Jim Maciak
  • FURNITURE SEATBACK TILT RECLINE ANGLE LIMITER AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20090250988
    Abstract: The invention provides a furniture chair seatback tilt limiter system for adjustably limiting the seatback recline of a chair. The seatback tilt limiter system includes a first gear toothed rotator with a full forward seatback upright endstop and a full recline seatback endstop. The seatback tilt limiter system includes a second gear toothed rotator having an adjustment endstop. The first rotator is free to rotate between the full forward seatback upright endstop and the full recline seatback endstop when the rotator gear teeth are disengaged and the second rotator adjustment endstop limits the rotation of the first rotator to an adjustable reclined seatback tilt limit when the gear teeth are engaged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2009
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Inventors: David Catanzarite, Keith Ptuk, Jim Maciak
  • Furniture seatback tilt recline angle limiter and method
    Patent number: 7566099
    Abstract: The invention provides a furniture chair seatback tilt limiter system for adjustably limiting the seatback recline of a chair. The seatback tilt limiter system includes a first gear toothed rotator with a full forward seatback upright endstop and a full recline seatback endstop. The seatback tilt limiter system includes a second gear toothed rotator having an adjustment endstop. The first rotator is free to rotate between the full forward seatback upright endstop and the full recline seatback endstop when the rotator gear teeth are disengaged and the second rotator adjustment endstop limits the rotation of the first rotator to an adjustable reclined seatback tilt limit when the gear teeth are engaged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2009
    Assignee: Lord Corporation
    Inventors: David Catanzarite, Keith Ptak, Jim Maciak
  • Furniture seatback tilt recline angle limiter and method
    Publication number: 20050179295
    Abstract: The invention provides a furniture chair seatback tilt limiter system for adjustably limiting the seatback recline of a chair. The seatback tilt limiter system includes a first gear toothed rotator with a full forward seatback upright endstop and a full recline seatback endstop. The seatback tilt limiter system includes a second gear toothed rotator having an adjustment endstop. The first rotator is free to rotate between the full forward seatback upright endstop and the full recline seatback endstop when the rotator gear teeth are disengaged and the second rotator adjustment endstop limits the rotation of the first rotator to an adjustable reclined seatback tilt limit when the gear teeth are engaged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2003
    Publication date: August 18, 2005
    Inventors: David Catanzarite, Keith Ptak, Jim Maciak