Patents by Inventor Raphael Avila

Raphael Avila 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: 9238475
    Abstract: Child caretaking structures having adjustable canopies and/or headrests are described. An example canopy adjustment mechanism has a track with a plurality of indentations and a canopy. The canopy has a first canopy stay connector rotatably coupled to a canopy clip having a c-shaped cross-section. The canopy clip has a first end and a second end being at opposed ends of the c-shape and defining an opening therebetween. The canopy has a protrusion on the first end extending into the opening and toward the second end, wherein the protrusion is dimensioned to selectively engage a first of the indentations of the track to fix the canopy at a first height and is dimensioned to selectively engage a second of the indentations of the track to fix the canopy at a second height.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2016
    Assignee: KOLCRAFT ENTERPRISES, INC.
    Inventors: Damon Troutman, Patrick Kelly, Maureen Fitzgerald, Raphael Avila
  • Publication number: 20120211037
    Abstract: Child caretaking structures having adjustable canopies and/or headrests are described. An example canopy adjustment mechanism has a track with a plurality of indentations and a canopy. The canopy has a first canopy stay connector rotatably coupled to a canopy clip. The canopy clip has a first end and a second end being at opposed ends of the c-shape and defining an opening therebetween. The canopy has a protrusion on the first end extending into the opening and toward the second end, wherein the protrusion is dimensioned to selectively engage a first of the indentations of the track to fix the canopy at a first height and is dimensioned to selectively engage a second of the indentations of the track to fix the canopy at a second height.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2012
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Inventors: Damon Troutman, Patrick Kelly, Maureen Fitzgerald, Raphael Avila
  • Patent number: 8186368
    Abstract: Child caretaking structures having adjustable canopies and/or headrests are described. An example child caretaking structure includes a frame having a track with a plurality of indentations and a canopy. The example canopy includes a canopy stay connector coupled to a canopy clip, wherein the canopy clip is slidably coupled to the frame. The example canopy clip includes a first end, a second end and at least one protrusion between the first end and the second end dimensioned to selectively engage a first of the indentations of the track to fix the canopy at a first height.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Kolcraft Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Damon Troutman, Patrick Kelly, Maureen Fitzgerald, Raphael Avila
  • Publication number: 20090235964
    Abstract: Child caretaking structures having adjustable canopies and/or headrests are described. An example child caretaking structure includes a frame having a track with a plurality of indentations and a canopy. The example canopy includes a canopy stay connector coupled to a canopy clip, wherein the canopy clip is slidably coupled to the frame. The example canopy clip includes a first end, a second end and at least one protrusion between the first end and the second end dimensioned to selectively engage a first of the indentations of the track to fix the canopy at a first height.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2009
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Inventors: Damon Troutman, Patrick Kelly, Maureen Fitzgerald, Raphael Avila
  • Publication number: 20030207648
    Abstract: A toy vehicle includes a plug to recognize a keyed accessory of the toy vehicle, circuitry connected to the plug and operable to select a functional feature in response to recognition of the keyed accessory, and a feature generator to produce the selected functional feature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2002
    Publication date: November 6, 2003
    Inventors: Raphael Avila, David Lewinski, Francis Valerio