Patents by Inventor Ruth Guery-Strahm

Ruth Guery-Strahm 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).

  • Ergonomic seating unit
    Patent number: 6616238
    Abstract: An ergonomic seating unit is disclosed for promoting active and dynamic sitting and eliminating fatigue resulting from extended sitting. The seating unit comprises a substantially egg-shaped, or ball-shaped, fluid filled, deformable balloon forming a flexible, mobile seat which conforms to the shape of a user when sat upon, and a main frame for loosely containing the flexible balloon being freely removable from the main frame when the seating unit is unoccupied and being movably wedged in place by the main frame when the seat is occupied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2003
    Inventor: Ruth Guery-Strahm
  • Ergonomic seating unit
    Patent number: 6070943
    Abstract: An ergonomic seating unit is disclosed for promoting active sitting and eliminating fatigue resulting from extended sitting. The seating unit comprises a substantially egg-shaped, fluid-filled, deformable balloon forming a flexible, mobile seat which conforms to a shape of a user when sat upon, and a main frame for loosely containing the flexible balloon within the main frame, the flexible balloon being freely removable from the main frame when the seating unit is unoccupied and being movably wedged in place by the main frame when the seating unit is occupied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2000
    Inventor: Ruth Guery-Strahm