Patents Assigned to The Boppy Company, LLC
  • Publication number: 20230337833
    Abstract: A pillow system includes a body pillow, a torso pillow, and a slipcover that is positionable over the body pillow and torso pillow. The slipcover includes an upper portion, a lower portion, a central portion positioned between the upper portion and the lower portion, a pocket, and an elongate material band that operably connects the pocket with the central portion of the slipcover. The slipcover is designed to enclose the body pillow and the pocket is designed to enclose the torso pillow. The pocket is extendable from the slipcover to position the torso pillow distally of the body pillow and thereby enable a user to lay atop the material band with the torso pillow and body pillow positioned on opposite sides of the user’s body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2023
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Applicant: The Boppy Company, LLC
    Inventor: Sarah Lynne Gallegos
  • Patent number: 11607052
    Abstract: A pillow system includes a body pillow, a torso pillow, and a slipcover that is positionable over the body pillow and torso pillow. The slipcover includes an upper portion, a lower portion, a central portion positioned between the upper portion and the lower portion, a pocket, and an elongate material band that operably connects the pocket with the central portion of the slipcover. The slipcover is designed to enclose the body pillow and the pocket is designed to enclose the torso pillow. The pocket is extendable from the slipcover to position the torso pillow distally of the body pillow and thereby enable a user to lay atop the material band with the torso pillow and body pillow positioned on opposite sides of the user's body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: The Boppy Company, LLC
    Inventor: Sarah Lynne Gallegos
  • Patent number: 11445773
    Abstract: A configurable baby cover for covering an infant in a number of situations and/or environments. A fabric portion provides privacy or shade for the infant and is shaped to ensure coverage of a user while nursing. A mesh portion provides airflow to the user and baby to prevent overheating and completes the shape of the cover. The cover has a first opening and a second opening which define a passage through the cover through which a user's torso, a baby car seat, a high chair, or other object may pass through partially or wholly. Fasteners around the second opening of the cover reduce the size of the second opening when secured and keep the cover in place on a user's shoulder or on an upper portion of a car seat or high chair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: The Boppy Company, LLC
    Inventor: Haley Gibbons
  • Patent number: 11389011
    Abstract: A baby carrier capable of carrying an infant. The baby carrier includes a belt that wraps around a caregiver's waist. A baby support portion couples to the belt and supports the infant. A first tie strap couples to the baby support portion The first tie strap defines an opening through which an arm of the caregiver passes when wearing the baby carrier. The first tie secures the baby carrier around the torso of the caregiver with the arm of the caregiver through the opening in the first tie such that the first tie rests on the shoulder of the caregiver at the opening. A second tie couples to the baby support portion and includes a second opening similar to the opening in the first tie. The first and second ties are secured to the baby support portion enabling adjustment and securing of the baby carrier to the caregiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: The Boppy Company, LLC
    Inventor: Haley Gibbons
  • Patent number: 11185173
    Abstract: A baby carrier capable of carrying an infant. The baby carrier includes a belt that wraps around a caregiver's waist. A baby support portion couples to the belt and supports the infant. A first shoulder strap couples to the baby support portion and has a length adjustment device. The first shoulder strap couples the baby support portion to a caregiver's shoulder. A second shoulder strap couples to the baby support portion. The second shoulder strap couples the baby support portion to the caregiver's opposite shoulder. First and second ties of fabric slidably couple to the respective first and second loops and are secured to the baby support portion enabling adjustment and securing of the baby carrier to the caregiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: The Boppy Company, LLC
    Inventor: Haley Gibbons
  • Patent number: 10588828
    Abstract: A teething scarf includes a fabric sheet having a length, a width, and a thickness, the width being greater than the thickness. The fabric sheet forms a continuous loop along the length. The teething scarf also includes a teething element coupled with the fabric sheet. The teething element includes a non-toxic material and being configured for use in easing pain associated with teething in infants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: The Boppy Company, LLC
    Inventors: Haley Gibbons, Jessica Gladstone
  • Patent number: 10555620
    Abstract: A baby carrier capable of carrying an infant. The baby carrier includes a belt that wraps around a caregiver's waist. A baby support portion couples to the belt and supports the infant. A first shoulder strap couples to the baby support portion and has a length adjustment device. The first shoulder strap couples the baby support portion to a caregiver's shoulder. A second shoulder strap couples to the baby support portion. The second shoulder strap couples the baby support portion to the caregiver's opposite shoulder. First and second ties of fabric slidably couple to the respective first and second loops and are secured to the baby support portion enabling adjustment and securing of the baby carrier to the caregiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: The Boppy Company, LLC
    Inventor: Haley Gibbons
  • Patent number: 10264832
    Abstract: A multi-way wearable nursing cover, including a cover body having a top end and a bottom end. The cover body may be flexible and is configured to conceal a user's chest when worn while nursing a baby. A strap attaches to the top end of the cover body, wherein at least one of a first end and a second end of the strap is operably attached to the top end. A see-through portion also couples to the cover body, wherein the see-through portion enables a user to see the baby while nursing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: The Boppy Company, LLC
    Inventor: Haley Gibbons
  • Patent number: 10264894
    Abstract: A baby carrier capable of carrying an infant. The baby carrier includes a belt that wraps around a caregiver's waist. A baby support portion couples to the belt and supports the infant. A first loop of fabric couples to the baby support portion. The first loop of fabric couples the baby support portion to a caregiver's shoulder. A second loop of fabric couples to the baby support portion. The second loop of fabric couples the baby support portion to the caregiver's opposite shoulder. First and second straps of fabric couple to the respective first and second loops enabling adjustment and securing of the baby carrier to the caregiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: The Boppy Company, LLC
    Inventor: Haley Gibbons
  • Patent number: 9968148
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a nursing cover is constructed of a flexible cover body that is configured to cover a mother's front, particularly areas exposed while nursing a baby. For convenience of reference, the cover body can be described in terms of a top end, a bottom end and two sides. A track is coupled to the top end of the cover, and at least one clip is slidingly engaged with the track to permit the clip to slide along the track. In this way, not only does the cover provide privacy protection to a nursing mother, but the cover also includes a slidable clip that can serve a variety of functions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: The Boppy Company, LLC
    Inventors: Haley Gibbons, Clarice Bonzer
  • Patent number: 9775452
    Abstract: A pillow system includes a head pillow having a top end, a bottom end, and a connector disposed at the bottom end. A leg pillow has a top end, a bottom end, and sides extending between the top end and the bottom end. The leg pillow also includes a top connector at the top end, and a side connector at one of the sides. The connector of the head pillow is configured to be coupled to the top connector of the leg pillow. The pillow system also includes a torso pillow having a top end, a bottom end and two sides, and a connector disposed at one of the sides. The connector of the torso pillow is configured to be coupled to the side connector of the leg pillow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: The Boppy Company, LLC
    Inventors: Haley Gibbons, Eric Bradley Greene, Keith LaMar Poulson, Nancy Gale Hackett Harrison, Rachel Cynthia Carter
  • Patent number: 9776098
    Abstract: A pillow includes a compressible fill material and a flexible shell covering the fill material. A track is at least partially embedded in the flexible shell, and a clip is slidingly engaged with the track. The clip defines an opening for attaching an item to the pillow. Various kinds of items may be attached. In another variation, a slipcover includes a flexible shell configured to conform to an outer shape of a particular pillow, and also includes a track at least partially embedded in the flexible shell. A clip is slidingly engaged with the track and defines an opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: The Boppy Company, LLC
    Inventors: Paul Fair, Kristin A. Tidwell, Catherine P. McNeil, Clarice Bonzer
  • Publication number: 20160227847
    Abstract: A multi-way wearable nursing cover, including a cover body having a top end and a bottom end. The cover body may be flexible and is configured to conceal a user's chest when worn while nursing a baby. A strap attaches to the top end of the cover body, wherein at least one of a first end and a second end of the strap is operably attached to the top end. A see-through portion also couples to the cover body, wherein the see-through portion enables a user to see the baby while nursing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2015
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Applicant: The Boppy Company, LLC
    Inventor: Haley Gibbons
  • Patent number: 9307842
    Abstract: A pillow system includes a slipcover, a pillow body, and a torso pillow. The slipcover is disposed about the pillow body. The slipcover has a pocket for holding the torso pillow. The torso pillow can be removed from the pocket and the pocket stowed within the slipcover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: THE BOPPY COMPANY, LLC
    Inventor: Haley Gibbons
  • Patent number: 9155974
    Abstract: A play mat is formed from a cushion material enclosed by fabric. A flexible rod-like element with a substantially continuous outer surface may be fixedly coupled to a portion of the mat. A slidable member is slidingly coupled with the rod-like element. In some cases, at least one article is coupled to the slidable member. The article includes a first item coupled to a second item by a length of material. The first item may be resilient so that the article is coupled to the slidable member when the first item is compressed and passed through an opening of the slidable member so that at least a portion of the length of material is positioned within the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: The Boppy Company, LLC
    Inventors: Paul Fair, Kristin A. Tidwell, Catherine P. McNeil, Clarice Bonzer
  • Patent number: 9113719
    Abstract: A feeding pillow is constructed of a pillow body that is generally defined by a medial region and two opposing arms. The medial region is configured to be placed near or adjacent a user's stomach, with the arms generally near or adjacent the user's sides. The pillow body has a top surface that is adapted to hold a baby and a bottom surface that is adapted to be placed on the user's lap. The pillow body further includes a fabric cover and a fill material disposed within the fabric cover. Also, a support member that is encased in a moisture protective covering is removably positioned at or above one of surfaces. Methods for using the pillow are also included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: The Boppy Company, LLC
    Inventors: Jamie Kummerfeld, Paul Fair, Haley Gibbons, Clarice Bonzer
  • Patent number: D844973
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: The Boppy Company, LLC
    Inventor: Haley Gibbons
  • Patent number: D882244
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: The Boppy Company, LLC
    Inventor: Haley Gibbons
  • Patent number: D910309
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: The Boppy Company, LLC
    Inventor: Haley Gibbons
  • Patent number: D967623
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: The Boppy Company, LLC
    Inventor: Haley Gibbons