Patents by Inventor Michael Rickli

Michael Rickli 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).

  • Publication number: 20230174298
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a portable trash bag holder device primarily comprised of a bracket that is further comprised of a top surface, a bottom surface, a rear surface, at least one pair of side surfaces, and a front surface. In addition, the device is comprised of an outer ring and an inner ring. A trash bag or other bag of the like can be placed within the outer ring, wherein the inner ring can then be placed within the outer ring to secure the bag between both rings and suspend the bag from the device in an opened position. The bracket can further be secured to an object via a strap with a ratchet assembly or by the use of at least one fastener. Therefore, the device can be positioned and used in a plurality of locations and does not require an even ground surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2022
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventor: Michael Rickli
  • Patent number: 6776454
    Abstract: The invention concerns a seat (1) with a seat support (2) which has a seating surface (3) as well as a backrest (4) connected pivotable with it, which seating surface (3) and backrest (4) are mounted adjustably and fixably on a seat bracket (7) for adjusting the position of the seat support (2). For the seat (1) of the invention, it is characteristic that back inclination of the backrest (4) is adjustable in connection with a fixed seating angle (&agr;) between backrest (4) and seating surface (3) by pivoting the seat support (2) relative to the seat bracket (7), and that the seating angle of the seating surface (3) is adjustable in connection with a pivotal point (9) fixed in the longitudinal direction of the seat by pivoting the seating surface (3) relative to the backrest (4). The seat (1) of the invention is distinguished by a comparatively short adjustment pathway through a large back inclination adjustment of the backrest (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2004
    Assignee: Girsberger Holding AG
    Inventors: Thierry Aubert, Philipp Angst, Michael Rickli