Patents by Inventor Melissa Christine Reukema

Melissa Christine Reukema 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: 9591914
    Abstract: A constriction resistant tether for a child's article includes an elastomeric body, preferably constructed of any FDA approved food grade or higher grade semi-rigid elastomer. A portion of the tether body has a zig-zag, or modified serpentine shape that resembles a non-coiled tension spring. At one end of the body is an anchoring member for securement to a point of attachment such as a child seat, high chair or wheelchair. The anchoring member may possess a small annulus with a tail having spaced knobs along its length extending therefrom, or the anchoring member may be a plug or bulbous member that snaps into or interlocks with a custom sized and shaped aperture defining an attachment point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Inventors: Brian Christopher Reukema, Melissa Christine Reukema
  • Publication number: 20160198837
    Abstract: A constriction resistant tether for a child's article includes an elastomeric body, preferably constructed of any FDA approved food grade or higher grade semi-rigid elastomer. A portion of the tether body has a zig-zag, or modified serpentine shape that resembles a non-coiled tension spring. At one end of the body is an anchoring member for securement to a point of attachment such as a child seat, high chair or wheelchair. The anchoring member may possess a small annulus with a tail having spaced knobs along its length extending therefrom, or the anchoring member may be a plug or bulbous member that snaps into or interlocks with a custom sized and shaped aperture defining an attachment point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2014
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventors: BRIAN CHRISTOPHER REUKEMA, MELISSA CHRISTINE REUKEMA
  • Patent number: D722726
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Inventors: Brian Christopher Reukema, Melissa Christine Reukema
  • Patent number: D745743
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Inventors: Brian Christopher Reukema, Melissa Christine Reukema
  • Patent number: D870901
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Inventors: Brian Christopher Reukema, Melissa Christine Reukema