Patents by Inventor Peter R. Knoll

Peter R. Knoll 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).

  • Modular comfort assembly for occupant support
    Patent number: 7452028
    Abstract: A modular comfort assembly is disclosed. The modular comfort assembly is adapted for installation within an occupant support. The occupant support includes a surface, which has a recess therein. The modular comfort assembly includes a ventilation diffuser allowing for flow of air through the diffuser. The diffuser has an outer edge sized to extend over and cover a perimeter of the recess. The modular comfort assembly also has a heating element adapted for placement on a surface of the diffuser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2008
    Assignee: IGB Automotive Ltd.
    Inventors: Peter R. Knoll, Benson J. Brady, Michael J. Bevan
  • Pedestal for consoles
    Patent number: 4415136
    Abstract: A pedestal for CRT's, video screens, projection consoles, disk drives, and other consoles which have a face or screen permitting limited pivotal and limited forward and back tilt movement, wherein movement is permitted against constant frictional forces sufficient to hold the console in any desired position by means of a hollow partially spherical journal, and bearings in resilient compression against the convex and concave surfaces of the journal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 1981
    Date of Patent: November 15, 1983
    Assignee: Dentronix Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Peter R. Knoll