Inventor · Temperance, MI, US

Larry P. LaPointe

140Patents
30h-index
48Co-inventors
90Inventor score

Filing activity: Aug 4, 1981 → Jul 1, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5890765A Health care reclining chair Human Necessities 67 Expired
US5217276A Chair mechanism Human Necessities 61 Expired
US5975627A Swivel base reclining chair with linkage reclining mechanism Human Necessities 60 Expired
US5730494A Linear actuation drive mechanism for power-assisted chairs Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 56 Expired
US5544938A Mounting apparatus for securing independent sections of a sectional sofa assembly Human Necessities 54 Expired
US5992931A Modular power reclining chair Human Necessities 50 Expired
US5865457A Wheeled health care chair Human Necessities 49 Expired
US5288126A Modular reclining/tilt chair and method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 48 Expired
US4993777A Recliner chair lift base assembly Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 48 Expired
US5765913A Glider chair Human Necessities 47 Expired
US5651580A Linear actuation drive mechanism for power-assisted chairs and base therefor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 46 Expired
US5899526A Tray table for health case chairs Human Necessities 46 Expired
US5184871A Detachable chair back Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 45 Expired
US7090297B2 Heavy lift chair Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 45 Expired
US5011220A Chair mechanism Human Necessities 45 Expired
US5156441A Chaise lounge reclining chair with an intermediate leg support member Human Necessities 45 Expired
US5992930A Wall proximity reclining chair Human Necessities 44 Expired
US5570927A Modular wall proximity reclining chair Human Necessities 42 Expired
US5061010A Cam guide drive mechanism for power-assisted chairs and the like Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 41 Expired
US5527095A Pawl and ratchet assembly Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 41 Expired
US5435621A Modular reclining chair and method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 40 Expired
US5141284A Wall proximity reclining chair mechanism Human Necessities 37 Expired
US6827401B2 Leaf spring rocker mechanism for a reclining chair Human Necessities 37 Expired
US5570930A Recliner chair seat assembly and method of upholstering Human Necessities 37 Expired
US5630644A Modular sofa assembly and mounting apparatus for securing independent sections thereof Human Necessities 35 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.