Patents by Inventor Norman Lee Freeman

Norman Lee Freeman 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).

  • Theater seat assembly
    Patent number: 6582020
    Abstract: A theater seat assembly includes a pair of opposed stanchions for attachment to a support surface, a generally horizontal seat portion disposed between and operatively connected to the stanchions, and a generally upright back portion disposed between and operatively connected to the stanchions. The theater seat assembly may include a counter-balanced pivot mechanism operatively connected to the seat portion and the stanchions to allow the seat portion to pivot freely relative to the stanchions when unoccupied relative to the stanchion. The theater seat assembly may also include a molded cover attached to at least one of the seat frame and the back frame and being injection molded from a fiberglass reinforced co-polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2003
    Assignee: Greystone International, Inc.
    Inventors: Alex Tenenboym, Daniel M. Duhaime, Mark Matthews, Norman Lee Freeman, Teh-Feng Fang