Patents by Inventor Susan Ganter

Susan Ganter 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).

  • Infant restraint systems and methods
    Publication number: 20050225137
    Abstract: In another embodiment, the invention provides a baby holding device that comprises a pillow having a medial region and two opposing arms extending from the medial region that define an inner well region. A securing system is operably coupled to the pillow and comprises a center holding strap that is configured to be placed between the baby's legs so as to extend over at least a portion of the baby's torso. The center holding strap may also be operably coupled to the opposing arms to hold the baby within the well region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2004
    Publication date: October 13, 2005
    Applicant: The Boppy Company
    Inventors: Teresa Mead, Susan Ganter, Mike Pogue, Mary Young, Sheila Littlehorn, Susan Brown
  • Inflatable support pillow and methods for its use
    Publication number: 20040154104
    Abstract: A support pillow comprises an inflatable pillow body having an interior that is adapted to be filled with a fluid to inflate the pillow body, a top side, a bottom side, and at least one wall disposed in the interior and that connects the top side to the bottom side to facilitate flattening of the top and the bottom sides when the pillow body is inflated. The pillow body further comprises a medial region and first and second opposing arms extending from the medial region, with the arms having respective first and second end portions remote from the medial region. Further, the cantilever arms are curved about a vertical axis, and the cantilever arms and medial region cooperate to define an open well.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2003
    Publication date: August 12, 2004
    Applicants: The Boppy Company
    Inventors: Susan Matthews Brown, Susan Ganter
  • Inflatable support pillow and methods
    Patent number: 6671908
    Abstract: A support pillow comprises an inflatable pillow body having an interior that is adapted to be filled with a fluid to inflate the pillow body, a top side, a bottom side, and at least one wall disposed in the interior and that connects the top side to the bottom side to facilitate flattening of the top and the bottom sides when the pillow body is inflated. The pillow body further comprises a medial region and first and second opposing arms extending from the medial region, with the arms having respective first and second end portions remote from the medial region. Further, the cantilever arms are curved about a vertical axis, and the cantilever arms and medial region cooperate to define an open well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2004
    Assignee: The Boppy Company
    Inventors: Susan Matthews Brown, Susan Ganter
  • Inflatable support pillow and methods
    Publication number: 20020108181
    Abstract: A support pillow comprises an inflatable pillow body having an interior that is adapted to be filled with a fluid to inflate the pillow body, a top side, a bottom side, and at least one wall disposed in the interior and that connects the top side to the bottom side to facilitate flattening of the top and the bottom sides when the pillow body is inflated. The pillow body further comprises a medial region and first and second opposing arms extending from the medial region, with the arms having respective first and second end portions remote from the medial region. Further, the cantilever arms are curved about a vertical axis, and the cantilever arms and medial region cooperate to define an open well.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2001
    Publication date: August 15, 2002
    Applicant: Susan Matthews Brown
    Inventors: Susan Matthews Brown, Susan Ganter