Patents by Inventor Michael A. Galardo

Michael A. Galardo 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).

  • Motorized mechanism for extending a sofa sleeper from a sitting position to a reclining position
    Patent number: 8387176
    Abstract: A rotational mechanism for extending a sofa sleeper from an upright sitting position to a fully reclining and fully extended sleep position, having: a first rotatable member configured to rotate about a first axis; a second rotatable member configured to rotate about a second axis; a link mechanism attached to both the first and second rotatable members, the link mechanism being moveable along a length of both of the first and second rotatable members; and a drive mechanism configured to position the moveable link at positions along the length of at least one of the rotatable members such that movement of the link mechanism causes both the first and second rotatable mechanisms to rotate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Elite Leather Company
    Inventors: John A. Contreras, Michael A. Galardo
  • Motorized Mechanism for Extending a Sofa Sleeper from a Sitting Position to a Reclining Position
    Publication number: 20110258773
    Abstract: A rotational mechanism for extending a sofa sleeper from an upright sitting position to a fully reclining and fully extended sleep position, having: a first rotatable member configured to rotate about a first axis; a second rotatable member configured to rotate about a second axis; a link mechanism attached to both the first and second rotatable members, the link mechanism being moveable along a length of both of the first and second rotatable members; and a drive mechanism configured to position the moveable link at positions along the length of at least one of the rotatable members such that movement of the link mechanism causes both the first and second rotatable mechanisms to rotate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2010
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicant: Elite Leather Company
    Inventors: John A. Contreras, Michael A. Galardo
  • Sofa
    Patent number: D567527
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2008
    Assignee: Elite Leather Company
    Inventor: Michael A. Galardo