Patents by Inventor Keith Ptak

Keith Ptak 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: 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
  • Publication number: 20070067929
    Abstract: The invention includes a bridge with a structure having at least one excited bridge frequency. The bridge includes a plurality of vibration absorber disposed in the bridge. The excited bridge vibration absorbers include tuning masses pivotally connected to support frames for pivotal movement relative to pivotal axis's and torsional springs disposed along said pivotal axis. The torsional spring provide a spring forces responsive to a pivotal rotation of the tuning mass about the pivotal axis relative to the support frame wherein said the bridge pivoting vibration absorber has a natural resonant frequency below 1.5 Hz which absorbs the excited bridge frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2006
    Publication date: March 29, 2007
    Inventor: Keith Ptak
  • 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