Patents Represented by Attorney Lempia Braidwood LLC
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Patent number: 7735843Abstract: A stroller is provided having a stroller frame supported by at least one wheel and a handle. The handle includes a brake operator that is coupled to a brake assembly at the wheel. The brake operator is movable between a first position whereby the brake assembly is disengaged from the wheel, and a second position whereby the brake assembly engages the wheel to retard the wheel motion.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2007Date of Patent: June 15, 2010Assignee: Graco Children's Products Inc.Inventors: Michael A. Dotsey, Patrick Nolan, Michiel Sebastiaan Emanuél Petrus Knoppert, Karen Rosenkranz, Merijn Hartog, Marcel Arthur Jan Schreuder
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Patent number: 7727078Abstract: A juvenile product includes a seat having a seating area supported by a part of the juvenile product, a canopy positionable over at least a portion of the seating area and having an underside that faces the seating area, and a projection system carried on the juvenile product. The projection system has a projector configured to project visible stimuli either above the seating area or onto at least part of the underside of the canopy. These and other aspects of the disclosure are directed to providing a soothing and entertaining environment that may also be adjustable or customizable to address the changing interests and developmental levels of a child occupant.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2007Date of Patent: June 1, 2010Assignee: Graco Children's Products Inc.Inventors: John (Jason) C. Arnold, IV, Joshua E. Clapper, Brian Kincaid, Matthew J. Ransil, James E. Godiska
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Patent number: 7719317Abstract: Disclosed herein is a digital system that includes a distribution network to carry a reference clock, and a circuit domain coupled to the distribution network to receive the reference clock for synchronous operation in accordance with the reference clock. The circuit domain includes a clock generator driven by the reference clock to generate a resonant clock signal, an input port to receive a control signal, and a gate coupled to the input port to discontinue application of the resonant clock signal within the circuit domain based on the control signal.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2007Date of Patent: May 18, 2010Assignee: The Regents of the University of MichiganInventors: Juang-Ying Chueh, Jerry Kao, Visvesh Sathe, Marios C. Papaefthymiou
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Patent number: 7717798Abstract: A child motion device has a frame assembly configured to rest on a support surface. The frame assembly includes at least one track configured to slidably receive a child seat assembly. The track can extend in any desired direction and include a geometric profile so that as the seat assembly travels along the track, a desired motion profile is imparted onto the seat assembly and to the child seated therein.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2006Date of Patent: May 18, 2010Assignee: Graco Children's Products Inc.Inventors: William B. Bellows, Dennis Stauffer
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Patent number: 7719316Abstract: Disclosed herein is a digital system that includes a distribution network to carry a reference clock and a plurality of circuit domains coupled to the distribution network to receive the reference clock for synchronous operation in accordance with the reference clock. Each circuit domain of the plurality of circuit domains includes a respective clock generator driven by the reference clock to generate a resonant clock signal, respective circuitry coupled to the clock generator to operate in accordance with the resonant clock signal, with the circuitry including a capacitive load for the resonant clock signal and a respective inductance coupled to the circuitry and the clock generator to resonate the capacitive load of the circuitry.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2007Date of Patent: May 18, 2010Assignee: The Regents of the University of MichiganInventors: Juang-Ying Chueh, Jerry Kao, Visvesh Sathe, Marios C. Papaefthymiou
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Patent number: 7694996Abstract: A stroller is provided having a stroller frame supporting a stroller seat. The stroller frame includes a linkage that facilitates collapsing or folding of the stroller frame from an in-use configuration to a folded or collapsed configuration, and unfolding of the stroller frame from the folded or collapsed configuration to the in-use configuration. The linkage also facilitates adjustment of the stroller seat height between at least two vertically offset positions.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2007Date of Patent: April 13, 2010Assignee: Graco Children's Products Inc.Inventors: Derek Saville, Daniel N. Newhard, Nico Michler, Christian Busse, Bianca Fleischer
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Patent number: 7694995Abstract: A stroller includes a stroller frame movable between an in-use configuration and a folded configuration and a seat assembly mounted to the stroller frame. The stroller frame includes right and left front legs, right and left fold links, and right and left seat support frame members extending between the respective right and left front legs and the respective right and left fold links. The seat assembly includes a seat and a seat support mounted to the right and left seat support frame members such that, as the stroller frame moves from the in-use configuration to the folded configuration, the seat support translates relative to the right and left seat support frame members. The stroller frame also can include right and left push arms and right and left rear legs.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2005Date of Patent: April 13, 2010Assignee: Graco Children's Products Inc.Inventors: Michael A. Dotsey, Gregg R. Espenshade, Daniel N. Newhard
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Patent number: 7694980Abstract: A stroller handle assembly has a handle with a grip part. The handle is movable from an in-use position extending from the stroller frame to a collapsed position lying adjacent and parallel along the stroller frame. The assembly has a bracket for attaching the handle to the stroller frame. The bracket has one part configured to allow rotation of the handle sideways away from the in-use position to a partly collapsed position. The bracket has a different part configured to allow the handle to rotate to the completely collapsed position adjacent the stroller frame.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2007Date of Patent: April 13, 2010Assignee: Graco Children's Products Inc.Inventors: Michael A. Dotsey, Patrick Nolan, Michiel Sebastiaan Emanuél Petrus Knoppert, Karen Rosenkranz, Merijn Hartog, Marcel Arthur Jan Schreuder
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Patent number: 7697891Abstract: A baby monitor system has a child unit with a child transducer that receives and converts incoming audio signals to an incoming analog signal. The child unit has an analog-to-digital converter that converts the incoming analog signal to outgoing digital data. A child unit microprocessor converts the outgoing digital data to a wireless signal and a transmitter of the child unit transmits the wireless signal. A parent unit has a receiver that receives the wireless signal and converts the wireless signal to incoming digital data. A parent unit microprocessor processes the incoming digital data. A digital-to-analog converter in the parent unit converts the processed incoming digital data to outgoing analog information. A parent unit transducer converts the outgoing analog information and transmits outgoing audio signals representative of the incoming audio signals.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2006Date of Patent: April 13, 2010Assignee: Graco Children's Products Inc.Inventors: Craig S. Desrosiers, Ronald G. Pace
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Patent number: 7696888Abstract: A video baby monitor system has a child unit and a receiver unit. The receiver unit has a housing assembly with a first section having a viewing surface and a second section. The first and second sections are movable relative to one another between an open position exposing the viewing surface and a closed position where the second section covers the viewing surface. A video screen is provided on the viewing surface of the first section. The first section can be moved from the closed position to the open position such that the video screen faces upward for viewing.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2007Date of Patent: April 13, 2010Assignee: Graco Children's Products Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey Swan, Craig Desrosiers, Fa-Yun Zhang
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Patent number: 7695374Abstract: A bouncer seat assembly generally has a wire frame structure and a seat suspended from the wire frame structure. The wire frame structure includes a seat section and a base section resiliently and flexibly coupled to and supporting the seat section above the base section. The wire frame structure is configured so that any gap between parts of the bouncer seat assembly is either sized small enough to prohibit a head of a child from fitting between any adjacent parts or sized large enough to prevent a head of a child from being entrapped or pinched between any adjacent parts.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2006Date of Patent: April 13, 2010Assignee: Graco Children's Products Inc.Inventors: William B. Bellows, Nicholas E. Papageorge, Baku Kakuda, Thomas M. Perrin
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Patent number: 7696711Abstract: A diaper pail has a body with an interior container space and an access opening into the interior container space. A diaper receptacle is also in the body and has a diaper receiving opening into the receptacle. An obstruction is provided that can be moved between a receiving orientation and a dumping orientation. In one aspect, an input device I configured to signal a part of the diaper pail to automatically operate the obstruction between the dumping orientation and the receiving orientation to receive a soiled diaper into the diaper receptacle and to dump the soiled diaper from the diaper receptacle into the interior container space. In another aspect, an activated charcoal filter is in communication with at least the interior storage space and is designed to chemically eliminate odors that emanate from the soiled diapers in the interior storage space.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2006Date of Patent: April 13, 2010Assignee: Graco Children's Products Inc.Inventors: Thomas J. Pollack, Jeffrey Swan, Brad Studer
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Patent number: 7677590Abstract: A stroller is provided including a stroller frame supported for movement on at least one wheel. The stroller frame supports at least one child seat, and includes a handle that is grasped by the operator to drive the stroller. The handle includes a main handle portion and an auxiliary handle portion that is telescopically connected to the main handle portion. The auxiliary handle portion is thus movable between an extended position and a retracted position relative to the main handle portion.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2007Date of Patent: March 16, 2010Assignee: Graco Children's Products, Inc.Inventors: Michael A. Dotsey, Patrick Nolan
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Patent number: 7673769Abstract: A storage bin comprises a cover panel and a scoop. The cover panel may be slidably or rotatably moved to expose the interior of the storage bin. The scoop is stored internally in the storage bin and is exposed when the cover panel is open. The design of the cover panel provides advantages to consumers by providing a durable and versatile method of access to the contents of the storage bin. The storage of the scoop within the storage bin limits contamination of the scoop during storage and provides easy access to the scoop when the cover panel is open. A reusable labeling surface allows the consumer to conveniently identify a variety of stored items over the storage bin's lifetime.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2005Date of Patent: March 9, 2010Assignee: Rubbermaid IncorporatedInventor: Robert G. McRorie, III
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Patent number: D611307Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2008Date of Patent: March 9, 2010Assignee: Rubbermaid IncorporatedInventors: Jason Begin, Jacob Connelly
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Patent number: D612196Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2009Date of Patent: March 23, 2010Assignee: Rubbermaid IncorporatedInventor: Brian Douglas Furlong
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Patent number: D613111Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2009Date of Patent: April 6, 2010Assignee: Rubbermaid IncorporatedInventor: Brian Douglas Furlong
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Patent number: D613134Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2009Date of Patent: April 6, 2010Assignee: Rubbermaid IncorporatedInventors: Robert G. McRorie, III, Jacob Connelly
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Patent number: D613136Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2008Date of Patent: April 6, 2010Assignee: Rubbermaid IncorporatedInventors: Jason Begin, Jacob Connelly
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Patent number: D615349Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2009Date of Patent: May 11, 2010Assignee: Rubbermaid IncorporatedInventor: Brian Douglas Furlong