Patents by Inventor Michael MASSARONE

Michael MASSARONE 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: 9907723
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a universal user assist seat for use with walkers and seating platforms, and walker with said seat. The universal user assist seat may include a base portion, an engagement portion pivotably coupled to an upper surface of the base for engaging a user when a user sits thereon, and a lifting mechanism that provides an assist force to the engagement portion that biases the engagement portion in an upward position from the base. The universal user assist seat may also include at least one attachment mechanism that removably and rotatably couples the base of the user assist seat to at least one of a front cross-member and a rear cross-member of a frame of a walker. The walker may include frame comprising a plurality of leg portions extending between ground engagement portions and handle portions, and the front and rear cross-members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Inventors: John Bisceglia, Michael Massarone
  • Publication number: 20180028392
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a universal user assist seat for use with walkers and seating platforms, and walker with said seat. The universal user assist seat may include a base portion, an engagement portion pivotably coupled to an upper surface of the base for engaging a user when a user sits thereon, and a lifting mechanism that provides an assist force to the engagement portion that biases the engagement portion in an upward position from the base. The universal user assist seat may also include at least one attachment mechanism that removably and rotatably couples the base of the user assist seat to at least one of a front cross-member and a rear cross-member of a frame of a walker. The walker may include frame comprising a plurality of leg portions extending between ground engagement portions and handle portions, and the front and rear cross-members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventors: John BISCEGLIA, Michael MASSARONE