Patents Assigned to Zibra, LLC
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Patent number: 11938989Abstract: A child seat includes a base and a seatback movable relative thereto between a retracted position, in which the seatback preferably is flush with a top of the base, and an extended position, in which a sitting area of the child seat is exposed for sitting and in which the seatback serves to support a child's back. The seatback of the child seat preferably includes a seat belt for restraint of a child when seated in the sitting area. A shopping cart includes the child seat. The seatback includes a gate movable between a retracted position, in which the gate preferably is flush with the seatback, and an extended position, in which the gate extends in a generally upright manner and partially blocks leg openings of the basket to keep items from falling there through when the seatback is in the retracted position.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2023Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: ZIBRA, LLCInventors: Michael Milton Sherman, William Lane Ball
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Patent number: 11787593Abstract: Packaging for protecting a brush comprises a box and a brush. The brush has bristles forming a particular shape, and the box defines a nose with a corresponding shape for accommodating the bristles without bending or impacting the bristles, whereby the brush holds its form while packaged. The brush preferably is an angular brush. The box includes a lid by which the brush is secured, with a handle of the brush extending through an opening in the lid.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2022Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: ZIBRA, LLCInventors: Michael Milton Sherman, William Lane Ball
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Patent number: 11745779Abstract: A cart includes a chassis and attached wheels; an upper basket attached to the chassis; and a lower basket attached to the chassis. In some embodiments, the cart includes no widthwise push bar in a rear of the cart such that access is unobstructed to the upper and lower baskets from the rear of the cart by a person. In some embodiments, the chassis defines on each lateral side of the cart a pair of vertically spaced handles, each handle surrounding and defining an opening. The handles preferably include handle bars shaped in an oval. On each cart side a curved elongate member extends between and connects the handles, and the curved elongate members represent the rearmost part of the cart. The rear area of the upper basket defines a seat for an infant, and a rear ledge of the lower basket defines a seat for a toddler.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2022Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: ZIBRA, LLCInventors: Michael Milton Sherman, William Lane Ball
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Patent number: 11661095Abstract: A child seat includes a base and a seatback movable relative thereto between a retracted position, in which the seatback preferably is flush with a top of the base, and an extended position, in which a sitting area of the child seat is exposed for sitting and in which the seatback serves to support a child's back. The seatback of the child seat preferably includes a seat belt for restraint of a child when seated in the sitting area. A shopping cart includes the child seat. The seatback includes a gate movable between a retracted position, in which the gate preferably is flush with the seatback, and an extended position, in which the gate extends in a generally upright manner and partially blocks leg openings of the basket to keep items from falling there through when the seatback is in the retracted position.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2022Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: ZIBRA, LLCInventors: Michael Milton Sherman, William Lane Ball
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Patent number: 11396316Abstract: A cart includes a chassis and attached wheels; an upper basket attached to the chassis; and a lower basket attached to the chassis. In some embodiments, the cart includes no widthwise push bar in a rear of the cart such that access is unobstructed to the upper and lower baskets from the rear of the cart by a person. In some embodiments, the chassis defines on each lateral side of the cart a pair of vertically spaced handles, each handle surrounding and defining an opening. The handles preferably include handle bars shaped in an oval. On each cart side a curved elongate member extends between and connects the handles, and the curved elongate members represent the rearmost part of the cart. The rear area of the upper basket defines a seat for an infant, and a rear ledge of the lower basket defines a seat for a toddler.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2020Date of Patent: July 26, 2022Assignee: ZIBRA, LLCInventors: Michael Milton Sherman, William Lane Ball
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Patent number: 11396397Abstract: Packaging for protecting a brush comprises a box and a brush. The brush has bristles forming a particular shape, and the box defines a nose with a corresponding shape for accommodating the bristles without bending or impacting the bristles, whereby the brush holds its form while packaged. The brush preferably is an angular brush. The box includes a lid by which the brush is secured, with a handle of the brush extending through an opening in the lid.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2020Date of Patent: July 26, 2022Assignee: ZIBRA, LLCInventors: Michael Milton Sherman, William Lane Ball
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Patent number: 11279389Abstract: A child seat includes a base and a seatback movable relative thereto between a retracted position, in which the seatback preferably is flush with a top of the base, and an extended position, in which a sitting area of the child seat is exposed for sitting and in which the seatback serves to support a child's back. The seatback of the child seat preferably includes a seat belt for restraint of a child when seated in the sitting area. A shopping cart includes the child seat. The seatback includes a gate movable between a retracted position, in which the gate preferably is flush with the seatback, and an extended position, in which the gate extends in a generally upright manner and partially blocks leg openings of the basket to keep items from falling there through when the seatback is in the retracted position.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2020Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignee: ZIBRA, LLCInventors: Michael Milton Sherman, William Lane Ball
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Patent number: 10829138Abstract: A cart includes a chassis and attached wheels; an upper basket attached to the chassis; and a lower basket attached to the chassis. In some embodiments, the cart includes no widthwise push bar in a rear of the cart such that access is unobstructed to the upper and lower baskets from the rear of the cart by a person. In some embodiments, the chassis defines on each lateral side of the cart a pair of vertically spaced handles, each handle surrounding and defining an opening. The handles preferably include handle bars shaped in an oval. On each cart side a curved elongate member extends between and connects the handles, and the curved elongate members represent the rearmost part of the cart. The rear area of the upper basket defines a seat for an infant, and a rear ledge of the lower basket defines a seat for a toddler.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2019Date of Patent: November 10, 2020Assignee: ZIBRA, LLCInventors: Michael Milton Sherman, William Lane Ball
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Patent number: 10315677Abstract: A cart includes a chassis and attached wheels; an upper basket attached to the chassis; and a lower basket attached to the chassis. In some embodiments, the cart includes no widthwise push bar in a rear of the cart such that access is unobstructed to the upper and lower baskets from the rear of the cart by a person. In some embodiments, the chassis defines on each lateral side of the cart a pair of vertically spaced handles, each handle surrounding and defining an opening. The handles preferably include handle bars shaped in an oval. On each cart side a curved elongate member extends between and connects the handles, and the curved elongate members represent the rearmost part of the cart. The rear area of the upper basket defines a seat for an infant, and a rear ledge of the lower basket defines a seat for a toddler.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2018Date of Patent: June 11, 2019Assignee: ZIBRA, LLCInventors: Michael Milton Sherman, William Lane Ball
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Patent number: 9944304Abstract: A cart includes a chassis and attached wheels; an upper basket attached to the chassis; and a lower basket attached to the chassis. In some embodiments, the cart includes no widthwise push bar in a rear of the cart such that access is unobstructed to the upper and lower baskets from the rear of the cart by a person. In some embodiments, the chassis defines on each lateral side of the cart a pair of vertically spaced handles, each handle surrounding and defining an opening. The handles preferably include handle bars shaped in an oval. On each cart side a curved elongate member extends between and connects the handles, and the curved elongate members represent the rearmost part of the cart. The rear area of the upper basket defines a seat for an infant, and a rear ledge of the lower basket defines a seat for a toddler.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2017Date of Patent: April 17, 2018Assignee: ZIBRA, LLCInventors: Michael Milton Sherman, William Lane Ball
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Patent number: 9598097Abstract: A cart includes a chassis and attached wheels; an upper basket attached to the chassis; and a lower basket attached to the chassis. In some embodiments, the cart includes no widthwise push bar in a rear of the cart such that access is unobstructed to the upper and lower baskets from the rear of the cart by a person. In some embodiments, the chassis defines on each lateral side of the cart a pair of vertically spaced handles, each handle surrounding and defining an opening. The handles preferably include handle bars shaped in an oval. On each cart side a curved elongate member extends between and connects the handles, and the curved elongate members represent the rearmost part of the cart. The rear area of the upper basket defines a seat for an infant, and a rear ledge of the lower basket defines a seat for a toddler.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2016Date of Patent: March 21, 2017Assignee: ZIBRA, LLCInventors: Michael Milton Sherman, William Lane Ball
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Patent number: D786524Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2016Date of Patent: May 9, 2017Assignee: ZIBRA, LLCInventors: Michael Milton Sherman, William Lane Ball
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Patent number: D790146Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2016Date of Patent: June 20, 2017Assignee: ZIBRA, LLCInventors: Michael Milton Sherman, William Lane Ball
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Patent number: D790147Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2016Date of Patent: June 20, 2017Assignee: ZIBRA, LLCInventors: Michael Milton Sherman, William Lane Ball
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Patent number: D800408Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2016Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: ZIBRA, LLCInventors: Michael Milton Sherman, William Lane Ball, Brent Mitchell Beggs
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Patent number: D802867Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2016Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Assignee: ZIBRA, LLCInventors: Michael Milton Sherman, William Lane Ball, Brent Mitchell Beggs
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Patent number: D802868Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2016Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Assignee: ZIBRA, LLCInventors: Michael Milton Sherman, William Lane Ball, Brent Mitchell Beggs
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Patent number: D802869Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2016Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Assignee: ZIBRA, LLCInventors: Michael Milton Sherman, William Lane Ball, Brent Mitchell Beggs
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Patent number: D802870Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2016Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Assignee: ZIBRA, LLCInventors: Michael Milton Sherman, William Lane Ball, Brent Mitchell Beggs
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Patent number: D856622Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2017Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: ZIBRA, LLCInventors: Michael Milton Sherman, William Lane Ball, Brent Mitchell Beggs