Patents by Inventor Dawn Griffin

Dawn Griffin 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).

  • Publication number: 20190254355
    Abstract: An infant garment that is sized and configured to be worn by an infant. The infant garment has one or more arm restraining mechanisms suitably positioned on an interior surface of the infant garment to be able to restrain the infant's hand(s)/arm(s) so that the infant's hand(s)/arm(s) can be positioned up and next to his/her face and/or head while the infant's hand(s)/arm(s) remain within the infant garment. The infant garment may also include one or more teethers on an exterior surface thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2019
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventor: Dawn Griffin
  • Patent number: 9504594
    Abstract: A device and method are provided for positioning an infant's hips, and for maintaining the hip joint in a physiological position, during early months of life. The hip-positioning device includes a flexible base having a pair of opposed, outwardly extending side portions. The side portions are dimensioned for supporting thighs of an infant at an acute angle greater than zero relative to a dorsal plane of the infant, with knees of the infant in a flexed position. The base further has a downwardly extending, generally central portion that is adapted for positioning between the infant thighs and dimensioned for retaining the infant thighs in an abducted position. The device additionally includes an element for retaining the base on the infant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: Halo Innovations, Inc.
    Inventors: William R. Schmid, Charles Turner Price, Dawn Griffin
  • Publication number: 20130023810
    Abstract: A device and method are provided for positioning an infant's hips, and for maintaining the hip joint in a physiological position, during early months of life. The hip-positioning device includes a flexible base having a pair of opposed, outwardly extending side portions. The side portions are dimensioned for supporting thighs of an infant at an acute angle greater than zero relative to a dorsal plane of the infant, with knees of the infant in a flexed position. The base further has a downwardly extending, generally central portion that is adapted for positioning between the infant thighs and dimensioned for retaining the infant thighs in an abducted position. The device additionally includes an element for retaining the base on the infant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2011
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Applicant: HALO INNOVATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: William R. Schmid, Charles Turner Price, Dawn Griffin
  • Patent number: 8347432
    Abstract: An infant swaddle blanket that includes a torso wrap section with wings and a leg pouch for the infant's legs. The torso wrap section is designed to wrap around the infant's torso for swaddling. The swaddle includes various hook and loop fasteners which facilitates swaddling and makes the swaddle easier to use, as well as making the swaddle safer to use by providing a more secure, adjustable fit. External hold-down straps augment hook and loop closures on the wings. The leg pouch permits the infant's diaper to be changed without unwrapping the torso wrap section, thereby facilitating diaper changes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Halo Innovations, Inc.
    Inventors: William R. Schmid, Dawn Griffin
  • Publication number: 20110231993
    Abstract: An infant swaddle blanket that includes a torso wrap section with wings and a leg pouch for the infant's legs. The torso wrap section is designed to wrap around the infant's torso for swaddling. The swaddle includes various hook and loop fasteners which facilitates swaddling and makes the swaddle easier to use, as well as making the swaddle safer to use by providing a more secure, adjustable fit. External hold-down straps augment hook and loop closures on the wings. The leg pouch permits the infant's diaper to be changed without unwrapping the torso wrap section, thereby facilitating diaper changes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2009
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicant: HALO INNOVATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: William R. Schmid, Dawn Griffin
  • Patent number: 7246392
    Abstract: A swaddling accessory attachable to a wearable blanket for use in swaddling an infant. The wearable blanket can be used with or without the swaddle to give the caregiver the option of using the wearable blanket without the swaddling accessory. The swaddling accessory and wearable blanket are equipped with fasteners that allow the swaddling accessory to be detachably secured to the wearable blanket in different positions relative to the blanket. The fasteners are positioned to prevent the swaddling accessory from being wrapped too high on the infant's body where it could potentially cover a portion of the mouth or nose. The infant's legs are left free to flex within the wearable blanket which helps to prevent hip dysplasia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2007
    Assignee: Halo Innovations, Inc.
    Inventors: William R. Schmid, Dawn Griffin
  • Publication number: 20070056098
    Abstract: A swaddling accessory attachable to a wearable blanket for use in swaddling an infant. The wearable blanket can be used with or without the swaddle to give the caregiver the option of using the wearable blanket without the swaddling accessory. The swaddling accessory and wearable blanket are equipped with fasteners that allow the swaddling accessory to be detachably secured to the wearable blanket in different positions relative to the blanket. The fasteners are positioned to prevent the swaddling accessory from being wrapped too high on the infant's body where it could potentially cover a portion of the mouth or nose. The infant's legs are left free to flex within the wearable blanket which helps to prevent hip dysplasia.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2005
    Publication date: March 15, 2007
    Applicant: Halo Innovations, Inc.
    Inventors: William Schmid, Dawn Griffin