Patents by Inventor Dana L. Padula

Dana L. Padula 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).

  • Booster seat
    Patent number: 6692072
    Abstract: A booster seat comprises a base having a lower surface sized to rest upon a chair seat and an upper surface generally parallel to the lower surface, a seat back hinged connected to the base at a rearward portion of the booster seat and constructed to be folded toward and secured against the base for storage, an adjustable strap extending from the booster seat a length sufficient to secure the booster seat upon a chair, wherein the upper surface and the lower surface are spaced apart by at least about 1 inch when supporting a child weighing about 20 pounds thereupon to provide an elevated seating position, and wherein, with the seat back folded against the upper surface of the base for storage, the booster seat has an overall thickness, measured perpendicularly to the lower surface of the base, of less than about 3 inches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2004
    Assignee: The First Years Inc.
    Inventors: Elizabeth Nelson, Gerry J. Kaeblein, Vincent J. DeSanto, John P. Kearney, Dana L. Padula, Kyle A. Nanna, Susan M. Grassel, James J. Britto
  • Booster seat
    Publication number: 20020167214
    Abstract: A booster seat comprises a base having a lower surface sized to rest upon a chair seat and an upper surface generally parallel to the lower surface, a seat back hingedly connected to the base at a rearward portion of the booster seat and constructed to be folded toward and secured against the base for storage, an adjustable strap extending from the booster seat a length sufficient to secure the booster seat upon a chair, wherein the upper surface and the lower surface are spaced apart by at least about 1 inch when supporting a child weighing about 20 pounds thereupon to provide an elevated seating position, and wherein, with the seat back folded against the upper surface of the base for storage, the booster seat has an overall thickness, measured perpendicularly to the lower surface of the base, of less than about 3 inches.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2001
    Publication date: November 14, 2002
    Inventors: Elizabeth Nelson, Gerry J. Kaelblein, Vincent J. DeSanto, John P. Kearney, Dana L. Padula, Kyle A. Nanna, Susan M. Grassel, James J. Britto