Patents by Inventor Alan Tanner

Alan Tanner has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • VEHICULAR CHILD RESTRAINT
    Publication number: 20260152099
    Abstract: A child restraint comprises a base, a mounting assembly rotatably attached to the base and a rotation locking mechanism. The base includes a lower portion configured to rest on a seat portion of a vehicle seat and an upper portion extending away from the lower portion and configured to rest on a back portion of the vehicle seat. The mounting assembly which is rotatably attached to the base, is configured to mount a seat for accommodating a child to the base in at least a forward-facing arrangement or a rearward facing arrangement. The rotation locking mechanism includes at least one motion blocking portion provided on one of the mounting assembly and an upper portion of the base. Two spaced locking portions are disposed on the other of the mounting assembly and the upper portion of the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2025
    Publication date: June 4, 2026
    Inventors: Alan TANNER, Tommy LIU, Tiffany KUO, Andy BEAUMONT, Andrew CRAWFORD, Leanne MACDONALD
  • Energy-dissipation system
    Patent number: 9315126
    Abstract: A child restraint includes a juvenile vehicle seat and an energy-absorption apparatus coupled to the juvenile vehicle seat. The energy-absorption apparatus is configured to absorb external energy associated with an external impact force applied to the energy-absorption apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: Dorel Juvenile Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan Tanner, Kim Tat, Stephen B Oltman, Meihui Lin
  • ENERGY-DISSIPATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20150091344
    Abstract: A child restraint includes a juvenile vehicle seat and an energy-absorption apparatus coupled to the juvenile vehicle seat. The energy-absorption apparatus is configured to absorb external energy associated with an external impact force applied to the energy-absorption apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Inventors: Alan Tanner, Kim Tat, Stephen B Oltman, Meihui Lin
  • Energy-dissipation system
    Patent number: RE47971
    Abstract: A child restraint includes a juvenile vehicle seat and an energy-absorption apparatus coupled to the juvenile vehicle seat. The energy-absorption apparatus is configured to absorb external energy associated with an external impact force applied to the energy-absorption apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: Dorel Juvenile Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan Tanner, Kim Tat, Stephen B. Oltman, Meihui Lin