Patents by Inventor Stephen T. Brightbill

Stephen T. Brightbill 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: 6595586
    Abstract: a seating structure provides improved comfort and includes a single, pair, or multiple numbers of moving seating assemblies with independent platforms, especially suited for the automotive or aircraft seating environments. A motion mechanism provides each seating assembly with at least one of total rocking, vertical up and down movement, lateral, and limited slight turning movement and in one embodiment generally constrains the seat members of the seat assemblies from interference with each other. The seating assemblies are provided at a neutral angle that corresponds to the particular application of the seat. Independent up and down movement, and rocking, improves seating comfort health, and safety especially as applied to a seating environment, where a user is likely to be seated for an extended period, such as in an automobile or aircraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2003
    Assignee: Seat Revolution, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen T. Brightbill, David W. Flesner, Eric Lai Sai Cheong, Tony Wong Hing Leung, Wesley Yau Tze Ming, Albert Poon Wai Tong, Paul A. Repicky, David M. Hensel
  • Publication number: 20020145321
    Abstract: a seating structure provides improved comfort and includes a single, pair, or multiple numbers of moving seating assemblies with independent platforms, especially suited for the automotive or aircraft seating environments. A motion mechanism provides each seating assembly with at least one of total rocking, vertical up and down movement, lateral, and limited slight turning movement and in one embodiment generally constrains the seat members of the seat assemblies from interference with each other. The seating assemblies are provided at a neutral angle that corresponds to the particular application of the seat. Independent up and down movement, and rocking, improves seating comfort health, and safety especially as applied to a seating environment, where a user is likely to be seated for an extended period, such as in an automobile or aircraft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2002
    Publication date: October 10, 2002
    Inventors: Stephen T. Brightbill, David W. Flesner, Eric Lai Sai Cheong, Tony Wong Hing Leung, Wesley Yau Tze Ming, Albert Poon Wai Tong, Paul A. Repicky, David M. Hensel
  • Patent number: 6357827
    Abstract: A portable seat provides improved comfort and includes a single, pair, or multiple numbers of moving seating assemblies. A motion mechanism provides each seating assembly with at least one of total rocking, vertical, lateral, and turning movement and in one embodiment generally constrains the seat members of the seat assemblies from interference with each other. The seating assemblies are provided at a neutral angle that corresponds to the particular application of the seat. The amount of rocking movement and/or vertical movement is based on the neutral angle. In concert, the neutral angle orientation, rocking movement, and vertical movement cause the weight supported by an occupant's seat bones, posterior, and thighs to be optimally distributed on the seating assembly, improving seating comfort as applied to a given seating environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2002
    Assignee: Dual Seat Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen T. Brightbill, David W. Flesner, Paul A. Repicky, Eric Lai Sai Cheong, Tony Wong Hing Leung, Wesley Yau Tze Ming, Albert Poon Wai Tong
  • Patent number: 6340207
    Abstract: A seat providing improved comfort includes a pair of moving seating assemblies. A motion mechanism provides each seating assembly with rocking movement and vertical movement. The seating assemblies are provided at a neutral angle that corresponds to the particular application of the seat. The amount of rocking movement and vertical movement is based on the neutral angle. In concert, the neutral angle orientation, rocking movement, and vertical movement cause the weight supported by an occupant's seat bones, posterior, and thighs to be optimally distributed on the seating assembly, improving seating comfort as applied to a given seating environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2002
    Assignee: Dual Seat Technologies
    Inventors: Stephen T. Brightbill, David W. Flesner
  • Patent number: 6049045
    Abstract: A power locking mechanism provides a structure for supporting a physically manipulable lock, and is in communication with a permanently installed switching connector fitting within the confines of an alternating current power socket typically found at the rear of a personal computer. The switching connector has a male portion which becomes a male locking portion with the addition of a locking clip member which positively engages the alternating current socket of a computer, an intermediate portion containing circuitry to insure proper switched on and off operation, and a female socket portion for interfitting with the end of the power cord which was previously used to connect into the alternating power socket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2000
    Inventors: Mark H. Becker, Stephen T. Brightbill
  • Patent number: 5913568
    Abstract: A seat providing improved comfort includes a pair of moving seating assemblies. A motion mechanism provides each seating assembly with rocking movement and vertical movement. The seating assemblies are provided at a neutral angle that corresponds to the particular application of the seat. The amount of rocking movement and vertical movement is based on the neutral angle. In concert, the neutral angle orientation, rocking movement, and vertical movement cause the weight supported by an occupant's seat bones, posterior, and thighs to be optimally distributed on the seating assembly, improving seating comfort as applied to a given seating environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 22, 1999
    Inventors: Stephen T. Brightbill, David W. Flesner