Patents by Inventor Michael Kestner

Michael Kestner 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).

  • Kinetic sculptural system and assembly of interconnected modules
    Patent number: 7921584
    Abstract: The kinetic sculptural system of interconnected modules has multiple configurable positions (e.g., square or sphere). One system has a central coupler and eight struts each with a pivot element at its distal end. Modules move on the struts radially and rotate 180 degrees in a slotted radial passageway. The slot and radial channel are coextensive. To configure the system, modules are moved outboard, then rotated 180 degrees, the moved inboard as a toy or puzzle or object of art. The kinetic sculptural system can be configured with n struts wherein n is greater than 1 and the central coupler rests upon an imaginary ground plane (such as a hemispheric central coupler rising above a ground plane). Each movable module has a complementary first and second inboard shape and the module shapes complement each other to form a compressed first and second shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Inventor: Michael Kestner
  • Kinetic Sculptural System and Assembly of Interconnected Modules
    Publication number: 20090300956
    Abstract: The kinetic sculptural system of interconnected modules has multiple configurable positions (e.g., square or sphere). One system has a central coupler and eight struts each with a pivot element at its distal end. Modules move on the struts radially and rotate 180 degrees in a slotted radial passageway. The slot and radial channel are coextensive. To configure the system, modules are moved outboard, then rotated 180 degrees, the moved inboard as a toy or puzzle or object of art. The kinetic sculptural system can be configured with n struts wherein n is greater than 1 and the central coupler rests upon an imaginary ground plane (such as a hemispheric central coupler rising above a ground plane). Each movable module has a complementary first and second inboard shape and the module shapes complement each other to form a compressed first and second shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2008
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Inventor: Michael Kestner
  • Oblong kinetic sculpture
    Patent number: D618585
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Inventor: Michael Kestner
  • Square kinetic sculpture
    Patent number: D620389
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Inventor: Michael Kestner