Patents by Inventor Ben Bearsch

Ben Bearsch 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).

  • Publication number: 20210085135
    Abstract: A toilet seat reducer includes a hub disposed on an underside of a lid of a conventional toilet seat, a toilet seat, and at least one pair of complementary magnets configured for detachably coupling the hub and the toilet seat to each other. The toilet seat includes an aperture smaller than an opening in the conventional toilet seat, and the toilet seat is configured for mating with at least a portion of the conventional toilet seat. Each magnet of the pair of magnets is disposed on opposing locations on the hub and the toilet seat. The toilet seat reducer includes a flexible urine guard configured to collapse into at least a portion of the aperture of the toilet seat when the lid is lowered onto the toilet seat and return to an un-collapsed state when the lid and the toilet seat are separated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: John Healy, Ben Bearsch, Janet Villano
  • Patent number: 10433679
    Abstract: A tub receptacle and sling for bathing an infant has at least two configurations. The tub receptacle includes a first pair of fasteners positioned opposite each other near the foot end of the tub, and a second pair of fasteners positioned opposite each other closer to the head end of the tub. The sling includes an upper pair of fasteners that attach to the tub near the head end, and a lower pair of fasteners that may attached either at the first pair of fasteners or the second pair of fasteners. In a first configuration, the fasteners are attached to the tub at the first pair of receivers and an infant on the sling is fully supported by the sling. In a second configuration, the fasteners are attached to the tub at the second pair of receivers and an infant in the tub is partially supported by the sling and partially supported by the interior surface of the tub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: SKIP HOP, INC.
    Inventors: Albert Kwak, Chelsea Carter, Ben Bearsch, Ellen Diamant
  • Publication number: 20180242793
    Abstract: A tub receptacle and sling for bathing an infant has at least two configurations. The tub receptacle includes a first pair of fasteners positioned opposite each other near the foot end of the tub, and a second pair of fasteners positioned opposite each other closer to the head end of the tub. The sling includes an upper pair of fasteners that attach to the tub near the head end, and a lower pair of fasteners that may attached either at the first pair of fasteners or the second pair of fasteners. In a first configuration, the fasteners are attached to the tub at the first pair of receivers and an infant on the sling is fully supported by the sling. In a second configuration, the fasteners are attached to the tub at the second pair of receivers and an infant in the tub is partially supported by the sling and partially supported by the interior surface of the tub.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: Albert Kwak, Chelsea Carter, Ben Bearsch, Ellen Diamant
  • Patent number: D929853
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Skip Hop, Inc.
    Inventors: John Healy, Ben Bearsch, Janet Villano