Patents by Inventor Michael Gianandrea

Michael Gianandrea 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: 7793386
    Abstract: A furniture glide for installation in the leg of an article of furniture. The glide, which strongly resists removal after installation, includes a head portion having a center, a ground engaging side, and a furniture facing side, a stem disposed from the center of the furniture facing side of the head, and a plurality of truncated conical flutes, each having an angled side and a flat side and including at least one recess so as to create and define a plurality of anchor points that grip the interior side of an installation socket and effectively prohibit rotation and removal of the glide. In a preferred embodiment, one or more of the flute may be shaped eccentrically relative to the other flutes so as to accentuate its anchor points. A fin may be added to one or more of the flutes to provide auxiliary structure for resisting rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Inventor: Michael Gianandrea
  • Publication number: 20080086845
    Abstract: A furniture glide for installation in the leg of an article of furniture. The glide, which strongly resists removal after installation, includes a head portion having a center, a ground engaging side, and a furniture facing side, a stem disposed from the center of the furniture facing side of the head, and a plurality of truncated conical flutes, each having an angled side and a flat side and including at least one recess so as to create and define a plurality of anchor points that grip the interior side of an installation socket and effectively prohibit rotation and removal of the glide. In a preferred embodiment, one or more of the flute may be shaped eccentrically relative to the other flutes so as to accentuate its anchor points. A fin may be added to one or more of the flutes to provide auxiliar structure for resisting rotation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2007
    Publication date: April 17, 2008
    Inventor: Michael Gianandrea