Patents by Inventor Ellen K Siegel

Ellen K Siegel 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: 11040694
    Abstract: A portable restraining passenger safety harness includes a harness body and a pair of shoulder straps. The harness body contains a left shoulder area and a right shoulder area, and the size of the safety harness can be adjusted by adjusting the height of the left and right shoulder areas. The harness is securable to a vehicle by a vehicle seat belt passing behind the child through a back panel located on a rear portion of the harness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Inventor: Ellen K. Siegel
  • Patent number: 10640078
    Abstract: A portable restraining passenger safety harness includes a harness body and a pair of shoulder straps. The harness body contains a left shoulder area and a right shoulder area, and the size of the safety harness can be adjusted by adjusting the height of the left and right shoulder areas. The harness is securable to a vehicle by a vehicle seat belt passing behind the child through a back panel located on a rear portion of the harness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Inventor: Ellen K. Siegel
  • Patent number: 8491058
    Abstract: A vest includes a vest body having a back portion, a first side portion connected to the back portion and a second side portion connected to the back portion. The first side portion has a first outer surface and the second side portion has a second inner surface. The first side portion has a first connector and the second side portion has a second connector so that when the first side portion overlaps the second side portion the first connector joins to the second connector connecting the first side portion and the second side portion in a closed position. A belt has a first end and a second end that are connectable so that the belt surrounds the back portion, the first side portion and second side portion of the vest body when the first end and the second end are connected in a connected position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Inventor: Ellen K. Siegel
  • Publication number: 20120242134
    Abstract: A vest includes a vest body having a back portion, a first side portion connected to the back portion and a second side portion connected to the back portion. The first side portion has a first outer surface and the second side portion has a second inner surface. The first side portion has a first connector and the second side portion has a second connector so that when the first side portion overlaps the second side portion the first connector joins to the second connector connecting the first side portion and the second side portion in a closed position. A belt has a first end and a second end that are connectable so that the belt surrounds the back portion, the first side portion and second side portion of the vest body when the first end and the second end are connected in a connected position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2011
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Inventor: Ellen K. Siegel
  • Patent number: 7131703
    Abstract: An apparatus for a safety vest for a portable restraining system designed to protect a child 12 in the back seat of a taxi cab, limousine, or car should a child safety seat not be available or practical. The device 10 provides means for separating a seat belt comprising a lap 18 and shoulder 20 belt for either side of a left or right seated passenger, the means also insuring the continued separation of the belts during use; a first and second closure means comprising a zipper 28 and a hook and loop fastening device 30 that will prevent possible fouling of the zipper 28 due to g-forces at 22 occurring during an accident and a quick release 24 which can be initiated by small children as opposed to mechanical locks that they may be unfamiliar with.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2006
    Inventors: Colleen E Sheridan, Ellen K Siegel