Our Story - Where the Gseat Cushion Began


Cathleen Woodall & Jason Langston

Founders of Gelco Products, Inc.

After spending long hours sitting at my desk writing research reports for clients in the Telecom Industry I searched, without success, for a comfortable seat cushion for my office chair.  There were many expensive seat cushions for wheelchairs, but nothing that people could really afford without insurance. The office based ergonomic movement was in full force in the late 90’s and gel wrist rests and mouse pads were popular and affordable, so it seemed like a good idea to make an affordable gel seat cushion.

After collaborating with Designworks USA (a BMW owned company http://www.designworksusa.com) and a bike seat manufacturer, the first GSeat prototype was created in late 2000.  Jason Langston designed the handle after working with the first prototype and our patent for the integrated handle and foldable design was awarded on January 5, 2005 (Utility patent 6,839,928).

We started Gelco Products in our garage and sold GSeats at Corporate Health Fairs until we landed our first catalog customer…once we made it into our first nationwide catalog, it was much easier to get our message out.

Now, almost 20 years later, we are sold all over the world and are the only seat cushion on the Stanford University Approved List of Ergonomic Products, we have been awarded the SkyMall/USA Today Reader’s Choice Top Ten Award for best road trip accessories and we are one of the longest running items in the Hammacher Schlemmer catalog. We own patents and trademarks in the US, South Korea and China.

Our Vision

To be the global leader in comfort products that unlock human potential.

Our Mission 

To create wellness products that improve the human experience by removing the negative effects of the seated environment through science, anatomical design and quality materials.

Core Values
  • –  We create products that improve people’s lives
  • –  We develop products that are simple to use and effective in their purpose
  • –  We own the technologies that make our products unique
  • –  We control the message and how we are portrayed in the market
  • –  We focus only on markets where we can lead in design and product development
  • –  We believe that necessity inspires innovation
  • –  We believe in collaboration with those that put effort toward achieving our vision
  • –  We strive for excellence
 
The GSeat is the most advanced ergonomic seat cushion which unlocks human potential by freeing the mind of the pain of sitting by using science and quality materials.
 

Whether you’re working at home or your office, going to your kid’s ballgame, swim meet or cheer event, driving your car or traveling.  The GSeat makes you more comfortable anywhere you sit!

We strive to create the highest quality and most comfortable seat cushions in the market; our less than 1% return rate reflects our success in that endeavor. In addition to high quality products we aim to provide excellent customer service. Just call us anytime at: 866-45 GELCO (43256) or send us an email at: info@gelcoproducts.com

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