Patents by Inventor Robert Miller Sims

Robert Miller Sims 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: 20150130149
    Abstract: A child-restraining safety seat assembly includes a safety seat with a body defining a secured seating area sized to securely hold a child or smaller-than-average adult human and a fixed-shape rotatable restraining member mechanically coupled to the body and having an open position where the seating area is unobstructed and a closed position where the seating area is obstructed by the restraining member. The body can include a back support member and a seat member, each with an inner surface portion at least partially defining the secured seating area. The restraining member can further include an upper body restraining member disposed in an overlapping configuration with the inner surface portion of the back support member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2015
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventor: Robert Miller Sims
  • Patent number: 8967717
    Abstract: A portable child-restraining safety seat assembly and method of use includes providing a sub-seat with a body defining a secured seating area sized to securely hold a child or smaller-than-average adult human and a fixed-shape rotatable restraining member mechanically coupled to the body and having an open position where the seating area is unobstructed and a closed position where the seating area is obstructed by the restraining member. The seat further includes a first anchor member and a second anchor member each having a first end mechanically coupled to the body and a second end selectively attachable to corresponding anchoring points of functional primary seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Inventor: Robert Miller Sims
  • Publication number: 20130147247
    Abstract: A portable child-restraining safety seat assembly and method of use includes providing a sub-seat with a body defining a secured seating area sized to securely hold a child or smaller-than-average adult human and a fixed-shape rotatable restraining member mechanically coupled to the body and having an open position where the seating area is unobstructed and a closed position where the seating area is obstructed by the restraining member. The seat further includes a first anchor member and a second anchor member each having a first end mechanically coupled to the body and a second end selectively attachable to corresponding anchoring points of functional primary seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2012
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Inventor: Robert Miller Sims