Patents Assigned to Learning Curve Brands, Inc.
  • Patent number: 8919603
    Abstract: A detachable handle for a child's sippy cup. The sippy cup includes a cup portion and a lid portion coupled to the cup portion. The lid portion includes a drinking spout having apertures. The detachable handle includes a ring portion that engages the lid and/or the cup portion, and a pair of grasping portions that extend axially and radially away from the ring portion. Hook portions are radially aligned with, and extend axially opposite the grasping portions, and are engageable with an upper surface of the lid portion. Moving the grasping portions radially inwardly causes the hook portions to move radially outwardly for disengagement from the upper surface and removal of the handle from the sippy cup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Learning Curve Brands, Inc.
    Inventor: Brian M. Greene
  • Patent number: 8783480
    Abstract: A toy train car including a coupler or hitch. The coupler includes a first connector (e.g., socket) configured to be connected to the train car and a second connector (e.g., ball) configured to be connected to the train car. The first connector can be positioned in the front or rear of the train car. The second connector also can be positioned in the front or rear of the train car. Each train car can include a first connector and a second connector. The first and second connectors are configured to couple together to link a plurality of train cars together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Learning Curve Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Jamie MacBain, Gary Aigner, Joe Chan, Michael Lichodziejewski, Joseph Gheith
  • Patent number: 8657148
    Abstract: A container including a main body and a removable lid. The main body defines an interior cavity accessible through an opening at an upper end of the main body, and the main body has a rim about the opening. The removable lid secures to the rim of the main body to enclose the interior cavity. The removable lid includes an upper portion having a convex surface and comprises a soft, flexible material. The removable lid also includes a spout integrally molded with the upper portion and extending from the upper portion at an off-center location. The spout is shaped and sized to be received inside a child's mouth. The spout includes a wall and a flexible membrane supported by the wall. The membrane has a convex surface facing a distal end of the spout and forming a cavity within the distal end of the spout, and a valve configured to provide fluid communication between the interior cavity and the child's mouth when sufficient pressure is applied to the distal end of the spout.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Learning Curve Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: John Krammes, James J. Britto
  • Patent number: 8608017
    Abstract: A disposable child's drinking cup has a lid with a drinking spout defining multiple open holes sized to resist leakage in the absence of suction, such as by the development of surface tension at the holes, and to allow flow when suction is applied. The holes are formed during molding of the lid. An inner contour of a groove of the lid and an outer contour of the cup body rim are selected to provide a slight snap fit of the lid onto the cup body, to provide a secure seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Learning Curve Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: James A. Connors, Jr., David E. Medeiros, George S. Dys, James J. Britto, John A. Hession
  • Patent number: 8540112
    Abstract: A disposable child's drinking cup has a lid with a drinking spout defining multiple open holes sized to resist leakage in the absence of suction, such as by the development of surface tension at the holes, and to allow flow when suction is applied. The holes are formed during molding of the lid. An inner contour of a groove of the lid and an outer contour of the cup body rim are selected to provide a slight snap fit of the lid onto the cup body, to provide a secure seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: Learning Curve Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: James A. Connors, Jr., David E. Medeiros, George S. Dys, James J. Britto, John A. Hession
  • Patent number: 8469210
    Abstract: A toy train car including a coupler or hitch. The coupler includes a first connector (e.g., socket) configured to be connected to the train car and a second connector (e.g., ball) configured to be connected to the train car. The first connector can be positioned in the front or rear of the train car. The second connector also can be positioned in the front or rear of the train car. Each train car can include a first connector and a second connector. The first and second connectors are configured to couple together to link a plurality of train cars together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: Learning Curve Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Jamie MacBain, Gary Aigner, Joe Chan, Michael Lichodziejewski, Joseph Gheith
  • Patent number: 8430711
    Abstract: An infant play gym including a mat, a first arched structure extending over the mat, a second arched structure extending over the mat, and a motion module. The motion module includes a housing couplable to both the first arched structure and the second arched structure, a power source, and a motor positioned within the housing and powered by the power source, the motor operable to cause the first and second arched structures to move with respect to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: Learning Curve Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Paul Chininis, Melvin Ray Kennedy, Jose Longoria
  • Patent number: 8424820
    Abstract: A universal clamp for use on a crib and a method of securing the clamp to the crib. The clamp includes a first base and a second base removeably coupled to a crib. The first base includes an aperture and is configured to receive a strap and a recess. The second base includes a shaft configured to be received within the recess of the first base, a spring coupled to the shaft and being biased to retain the shaft within the recess, and a cam buckle connected to and pivotable with respect to the second base. The second base is configured to rotate with respect to the first base, and the cam buckle is configured to receive the strap to secure the clamp to the crib.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Learning Curve Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Adrian Cristian Cotirla, Joseph J. Grasso
  • Patent number: 8398584
    Abstract: A breast pump convertible between a single breast pump mode and a double breast pump mode. The breast pump includes a pump and a conduit assembly coupled to the pump and at least one breast shield. The breast pump is operable to convert between the single breast pump mode and the double breast pump mode while maintaining substantially the same vacuum level applied to one of the breasts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Learning Curve Brands, Inc.
    Inventor: James J. Britto
  • Patent number: 8376173
    Abstract: A drinking container including a main body and a removable lid. The lid includes an opening configured to receive a straw. The lid includes a removable cover having an opening configured to receive an upper portion of the straw. The cover includes a slide mechanism adapted to move and bend the straw to close the opening. The straw is bent at an angle to prevent closing or kinking of the straw.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Learning Curve Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: James J. Britto, John J. Krammes, Mary O'Brien, Jen Gomes
  • Patent number: 8286826
    Abstract: A disposable child's drinking cup has a lid with a drinking spout defining multiple open holes sized to resist leakage in the absence of suction, such as by the development of surface tension at the holes, and to allow flow when suction is applied. The holes are formed during molding of the lid. An inner contour of a groove of the lid and an outer contour of the cup body rim are selected to provide a slight snap fit of the lid onto the cup body, to provide a secure seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Learning Curve Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: James A. Connors, Jr., David E. Medeiros, George S. Dys, James J. Britto, John A. Hession
  • Patent number: 7963896
    Abstract: A child exercise device including a base assembly, a kick panel support assembly, a kick panel assembly, and a seat assembly. The base assembly includes a housing and a plurality of tracks oriented substantially parallel to each other. The kick panel support assembly is supported by the base and includes a plate coupled to the housing and a front panel coupled to the plate, the front panel having a plurality of apertures. The kick panel assembly is received by the plurality of apertures and includes a frame and a panel supported by the frame. The seat assembly includes a seat adapted to support the child and a plurality of wheels coupled to the seat and adapted to be received in one of the tracks in the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2011
    Assignee: Learning Curve Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Kyle Nanna, Jennifer M. Long, John Kearney, Michael T. Kane
  • Publication number: 20100127011
    Abstract: A lid for a container. The lid includes a planar surface, a wall surrounding the planar surface, and a recess. The recess is formed on a portion of the planar surface and has a defined perimeter. The recess has a gradually sloping surface from a middle portion of the planar surface to the wall and an opening formed therein. The lid also includes a cover pivotably connected with the recess and is configured to pivot between a first position and a second position. The cover has a perimeter configured to rest within the recess when in one of the first position and the second position. The cover also has a cavity sized to engage the opening in the recess.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2008
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Applicant: LEARNING CURVE BRANDS, INC.
    Inventors: James J. Britto, Mary O'Brien, John Krammes
  • Publication number: 20100081356
    Abstract: A race track for toy vehicles includes a plurality of sections of track and a plurality of elastic members that connect the sections of track and bias them from a storage position to an in use position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2008
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Applicant: LEARNING CURVE BRANDS, INC.
    Inventors: Chris Lutchen, Michael Edelstein
  • Publication number: 20090078710
    Abstract: An apparatus and method of thawing and warming comestible product. The apparatus includes a container having an inlet and an outlet, a handle coupled to the container, and a valve coupled to the container adjacent to the outlet. The valve is operable to control fluid flow through the container. The device also includes a lid coupled to the container. The lid includes at least one aperture in fluid communication with the inlet and allows fluid flow therethrough.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2007
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Applicant: LEARNING CURVE BRANDS, INC.
    Inventors: Laura Marseglia, Sherry L. Thomas, James J. Britto, James R. Varney
  • Publication number: 20090075560
    Abstract: A dollhouse is moveable from a closed or folded position to an open or unfolded position. In its open configuration, the dollhouse provides one or more play areas on each side of the dollhouse. The dollhouse can be provided with a variety of sensors for detecting play activities and providing feedback such as audible feedback, motion or lights in response to the specific play activities. Feedback can also be produced in response to the order in which the sensors are activated and in response to activation by particular play components to encourage desired play behavior.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2008
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Applicant: LEARNING CURVE BRANDS, INC.
    Inventors: Robin K. Smith, Liliane Davidson