Patents by Inventor Nova Mihalik Buchanan

Nova Mihalik Buchanan 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: 6082814
    Abstract: A reconfigurable chair for use with infants, toddlers and small children. A chair base has a pair of channel members extending forward and aft of the chair base and providing a seat reference plane for a removable seat having a back and a platform. The seat is provided with first and second laterally extending guides engagable with the channels in the chair base. Several seat position detents are provided in each channel. Additional detents are provided above the reference plane at the rear of the chair base to enable the seat to be installed at an angle when used with an infant. When used with a toddler or a small child, the seat can be arranged in either an upright or an inverted mode. An auxiliary tray can be mounted either in a conventional fashion from the front of the chair base or from either side for infant feeding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2000
    Assignee: Graco Children's Products Inc.
    Inventors: Mary Ann Celestina-Krevh, Stan Kujawski, Nova Mihalik Buchanan