Patents by Inventor Kyle Tournas

Kyle Tournas 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).

  • Universal system to mechanize a cover lifter on a spa tub
    Patent number: 11078679
    Abstract: A mechanized lifter system for retrofitting a manually operated lifer system includes a support located relative to the spa tub, a first mount rotatable on the support and defining a first pivot axis, at least one support element rotatable about the first pivot axis and attached to the first spa cover portion, a second mount on the support and defining a second pivot axis, an angle arm having a first portion and a second portion connected at a vertex, the first portion attached to the first mount and the second portion attached to the second mount, a support element bracket fixedly attached to the support element, a linear actuator configured to extend and retract and pivotally attached to the vertex of the angle arm and the support element bracket, and an actuator controller coupled to and configured to control extension and retraction of the linear actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: HOT TUB PRODUCTS, LLC
    Inventors: Andrew Tournas, Kyle Tournas, Jason M. DiMartino
  • Universal System to Mechanize a Cover Lifter on a Spa Tub
    Publication number: 20210032887
    Abstract: A mechanized lifter system for retrofitting a manually operated lifer system includes a support located relative to the spa tub, a first mount rotatable on the support and defining a first pivot axis, at least one support element rotatable about the first pivot axis and attached to the first spa cover portion, a second mount on the support and defining a second pivot axis, an angle arm having a first portion and a second portion connected at a vertex, the first portion attached to the first mount and the second portion attached to the second mount, a support element bracket fixedly attached to the support element, a linear actuator configured to extend and retract and pivotally attached to the vertex of the angle arm and the support element bracket, and an actuator controller coupled to and configured to control extension and retraction of the linear actuator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2019
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Applicant: HOT TUB PRODUCTS, LLC
    Inventors: Andrew Tournas, Kyle Tournas, Jason M. DiMartino