Patents Assigned to The Boppy Company, LLC
  • Publication number: 20150067966
    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: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Applicant: The Boppy Company, LLC
    Inventors: Haley Gibbons, Eric Bradley Greene, Keith LaMar Poulson, Nancy Gale Hackett Harrison, Rachel Cynthia Carter
  • Patent number: 8950029
    Abstract: A support pillow comprises a pillow body having a medial region and two opposing arms that form a well region, a first side and a second side. The pillow body further includes an outer periphery and an inner periphery outlining the well region. The pillow body is constructed of a fill material and a cover enveloping the fill material. A center panel is constructed multiple pieces of fabric and is coupled to the two sides using stitching.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: The Boppy Company, LLC
    Inventor: Kristin A. Tidwell
  • Patent number: 8950808
    Abstract: An infant chair includes a frame having a seat portion and a base portion that are pivotally connected to each other so as to be movable between an expanded position and a collapsed position. A locking mechanism is operable to lock the frame in the expanded position. Further, a cover is configured to substantially cover the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: The Boppy Company, LLC
    Inventors: Jamie Kummerfeld, Paul Fair
  • Publication number: 20150013069
    Abstract: A support pillow comprises a pillow body having a medial region and two opposing arms that form a well region, a first side and a second side. The pillow body further includes an outer periphery and an inner periphery outlining the well region. The pillow body is constructed of a fill material and a cover enveloping the fill material. A center panel is constructed multiple pieces of fabric and is coupled to the two sides using stitching.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2014
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Applicant: The Boppy Company, LLC
    Inventor: Kristin A. Tidwell
  • Publication number: 20140339862
    Abstract: An infant chair includes a frame having a seat portion and a base portion that are pivotally connected to each other so as to be movable between an expanded position and a collapsed position. A locking mechanism is operable to lock the frame in the expanded position. Further, a cover is configured to substantially cover the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2014
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Applicant: THE BOPPY COMPANY, LLC
    Inventors: Jamie Kummerfeld, Paul Fair
  • Patent number: 8882557
    Abstract: A child play gym system includes a canopy that may be formed by a number of rods. A canopy track may be fixedly coupled to a particular rod, and a canopy clip may be slidingly coupled with the canopy track. A base may be coupled to the canopy so that the canopy arches over the base. A base track may be fixedly coupled to the base, and a base clip may be slidingly coupled with the base track. An item may include a body and a coupling member and may be coupled to the body by a tether. The coupling member may be resilient so that the item may be coupled to the canopy clip or the pad clip when the coupling member is compressed and inserted within an opening of the one of the clips so that the tether extends at least partially through the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: The Boppy Company, LLC
    Inventors: Paul Fair, Kristin A. Tidwell, Catherine P. McNeil, Clarice Bonzer, Haley Gibbons
  • Patent number: 8863334
    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: February 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: The Boppy Company, LLC
    Inventors: Haley Gibbons, Eric Bradley Greene, Keith LaMar Poulson, Nancy Gale Hackett Harrison, Rachel Cynthia Carter
  • Publication number: 20140215719
    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: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2013
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: The Boppy Company, LLC
    Inventors: Haley Gibbons, Eric Bradley Greene, Keith LaMar Poulson, Nancy Gale Hackett Harrison, Rachel Cynthia Carter
  • Patent number: 8764109
    Abstract: An infant chair includes a frame having a seat portion and a base portion that are pivotally connected to each other so as to be movable between an expanded position and a collapsed position. A locking mechanism is operable to lock the frame in the expanded position. Further, a cover is configured to substantially cover the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: The Boppy Company, LLC
    Inventors: Jamie Kummerfeld, Paul Fair
  • Patent number: 8763183
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a support pillow comprises a pillow body having a medial region and two opposing arms that form a well region, a first side and a second side. The pillow body further includes an outer periphery and an inner periphery outlining the well region. The pillow body further comprises a fill material and a cover enveloping the fill material. The cover comprises a main section that extends about the first and second sides and the outer periphery, and a center panel coupled to the main section so as to be located along the inner periphery. Also, the center panel is constructed of a woven fabric having two grain directions that are generally perpendicular to each other and a bias. The woven fabric is generally non-stretchable in at least one of the grain directions, and the center panel is coupled to the main section so as to be substantially on the bias.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: The Boppy Company, LLC
    Inventor: Kristin A. Tidwell
  • Publication number: 20140159446
    Abstract: A shopping cart liner includes a body configured to nest in the child seat portion of a shopping cart. The body may define one or more openings positioned to enable the feet of a child seated in the shopping cart to protrude through the body, and the shopping cart liner includes a track at least partially embedded in a portion of the shopping cart liner. A clip is slidingly engaged with the track, and defines an opening for attaching an item to the shopping cart liner. An item such as a toy, teething ring, pacifier, or other item may be attached. The body may be padded, and, and may include one or more pockets. The shopping cart liner may include a seat belt for securing a child to the shopping cart liner, and may be used in combination with a pillow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2014
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: The Boppy Company, LLC
    Inventors: Paul Fair, Kristin A. Tidwell, Catherine P. McNeil, Clarice Bonzer
  • Patent number: 8696400
    Abstract: A shopping cart liner includes a body configured to nest in the child seat portion of a shopping cart. The body may define one or more openings positioned to enable the feet of a child seated in the shopping cart to protrude through the body, and the shopping cart liner includes a track at least partially embedded in a portion of the shopping cart liner. A clip is slidingly engaged with the track, and defines an opening for attaching an item to the shopping cart liner. An item such as a toy, teething ring, pacifier, or other item may be attached. The body may be padded, and, and may include one or more pockets. The shopping cart liner may include a seat belt for securing a child to the shopping cart liner, and may be used in combination with a pillow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: The Boppy Company, LLC
    Inventors: Paul Fair, Kristin A. Tidwell, Catherine P. McNeil, Clarice Bonzer
  • Patent number: 8650663
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a bunting bag useable with a child seat to cover a child and a method of using a bunting bag. The bunting bag may include a rear blanket having one or more slots that permit one or more straps of a child seat to be positioned through the rear blanket to secure a child within the child seat. The bunting bag may also include a front blanket positioned atop the rear blanket and coupled therewith to form an interior space within which the child may be placed. The front blanket may have a left portion or flap and a right portion or flap that are separable from each other to provide access into the interior space. The bunting bag may further include an insulating blanket removably coupled atop of the front blanket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: The Boppy Company, LLC
    Inventors: Paul Fair, Jamie Kummerfeld
  • Publication number: 20130340173
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a support pillow comprises a pillow body having a medial region and two opposing arms that form a well region, a first side and a second side. The pillow body further includes an outer periphery and an inner periphery outlining the well region. The pillow body further comprises a fill material and a cover enveloping the fill material. The cover comprises a main section that extends about the first and second sides and the outer periphery, and a center panel coupled to the main section so as to be located along the inner periphery. Also, the center panel is constructed of a woven fabric having two grain directions that are generally perpendicular to each other and a bias. The woven fabric is generally non-stretchable in at least one of the grain directions, and the center panel is coupled to the main section so as to be substantially on the bias.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2013
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicant: The Boppy Company, LLC
    Inventor: Kristin A. Tidwell
  • Patent number: 8595872
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a support pillow comprises a pillow body having a medial region and two opposing arms that form a well region, a first side and a second side. The pillow body further includes an outer periphery and an inner periphery outlining the well region. The pillow body further comprises a fill material and a cover enveloping the fill material. The cover comprises a main section that extends about the first and second sides and the outer periphery, and a center panel coupled to the main section so as to be located along the inner periphery. Also, the center panel is constructed of a woven fabric having two grain directions that are generally perpendicular to each other and a bias. The woven fabric is generally non-stretchable in at least one of the grain directions, and the center panel is coupled to the main section so as to be substantially on the bias.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: The Boppy Company, LLC
    Inventor: Kristin A. Tidwell
  • Patent number: 8550548
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a stowable covering that fits about a child seat to cover an infant or child placed therein. The covering may include a sheet of flexible fabric having a top surface, a bottom surface, an outer periphery defining an opening through which a portion of the child seat may be received, a coupling mechanism at the outer periphery, and a pocket. The coupling mechanism may be configured to secure the sheet about the child seat by constricting about a portion of the child seat and the pocket may be coupled to the sheet to permit the sheet to be folded and stowed within the pocket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: The Boppy Company, LLC
    Inventors: Haley Gibbons, Cathy McNeil
  • Patent number: D699981
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: The Boppy Company, LLC
    Inventors: Jamie Kummerfeld, Paul Fair, Haley Gibbons, Clarice Bonzer
  • Patent number: D699982
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: The Boppy Company, LLC
    Inventors: Paul Fair, Jamie Kummerfeld
  • Patent number: D704963
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: The Boppy Company, LLC
    Inventors: Catherine P. McNeil, Kristin Tidwell
  • Patent number: D713171
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: The Boppy Company, LLC
    Inventors: Paul Fair, Kristin Tidwell, Catherine P. McNeil, Clarice Bonzer