Patents by Inventor Brian C. Sundberg

Brian C. Sundberg 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: 20150075079
    Abstract: A security gate includes a first panel and a second panel arranged to move relative to the first panel to close a doorway. The gate also includes a lock for locking the second panel to the first panel to establish the width of the gate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventors: Brian C. Sundberg, Kurt Nygren, Andrew W. Marsden, Raul G. Pereira
  • Publication number: 20150076877
    Abstract: An infant restraint is coupled to a juvenile seat to restrain an infant seated in the seat. The seat includes a seat bottom and a seat back.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventors: Allan R Ferraro, Brian C Sundberg, Ward A Fritz
  • Publication number: 20150040309
    Abstract: A juvenile tub is configured to support an infant during bath time. The tub is foldable to assume a compact shape for storage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2014
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Inventors: Brian C. Sundberg, Joseph D. Langley, Jorge Tomas
  • Patent number: 8898825
    Abstract: A baby bath seat assembly includes a support member having a mounting bracket that clamps onto a tub wall and carrying a support that extends downwardly into the tub. The support carries a base on which the seat is mounted to turn through approximately 180°, and a detent mechanism releasably locks the seat in any selected position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Cosco Management, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian C. Sundberg, Jorge Tomas, J. Michael Treen
  • Publication number: 20140259354
    Abstract: A potty for use by young children includes a waste collector and a seat adapted to rest on the waste collector. The potty can be placed in an aperture formed in a base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventors: Brian C Sundberg, Joseph D Langley
  • Publication number: 20140097598
    Abstract: A collapsible stroller includes a mobile base and a juvenile seat coupled to the mobile base. The mobile base includes a foldable frame and wheels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2013
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Applicant: Cosco Management, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian C. Sundberg, Joseph D. Langley, Ward A. Fritz
  • Patent number: 6594840
    Abstract: A bassinet and bouncer combination is provided. The frame of the bassinet and bouncer combination is readily foldable such that it is easily carried and stored. The bassinet and bouncer combination may include a seat positionable in at least two positions such that it may be used as a traditional bassinet (reclined position) or traditional bouncer (sitting-up position). A baby support has a base with a portion that is adapted to lie on the floor, and a pair of arms that extend from their first ends upwardly and rearwardly from the portion and on one side thereof when in a deployed configuration. A connector mechanism joins the first ends of the arms to the portion enabling the arms to pivot through an arc so as to lie substantially in a same plane as the portion and on the other side thereof. A collapsible frame for a baby receptacle is attached to the other ends of the arms when in a collapsed position lying in substantially a same plane as the arms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2003
    Assignee: Cosco Management, Inc.
    Inventors: Jorge Tomas, Allan Ferraro, Brian C. Sundberg
  • Publication number: 20020002741
    Abstract: A bassinet and bouncer combination is provided. The frame of the bassinet and bouncer combination is readily foldable such that it is easily carried and stored. The bassinet and bouncer combination may include a seat positionable in at least two positions such that it may be used as a traditional bassinet (reclined position) or traditional bouncer (sitting-up position). A baby support has a base with a portion that is adapted to lie on the floor, and a pair of arms that extend from their first ends upwardly and rearwardly from the portion and on one side thereof when in a deployed configuration. A connector mechanism joins the first ends of the arms to the portion enabling the arms to pivot through an arc so as to lie substantially in a same plane as the portion and on the other side thereof. A collapsible frame for a baby receptacle is attached to the other ends of the arms when in a collapsed position lying in substantially a same plane as the arms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2001
    Publication date: January 10, 2002
    Applicant: Safety 1st., Inc
    Inventors: Jorge Tomas, Allan Ferraro, Brian C. Sundberg
  • Patent number: 5577277
    Abstract: A collapsible children's bed rail which can conveniently be disassembled for storage and transport. The bed rail has a side panel made up of two detachable sections which snap together to form a continuous panel when in use and can be stored in face to face relationship when separated. A pair of supports attach to the bottom of the assembled side panel and extend perpendicular to it and fit underneath the mattress of the bed with which the bed rail is to be used and hold the side panel in operative position. The supports may be collapsed so that their components lie in face to face relationship, and they can be stored in cavities in the bottoms of the panel sections when detached from the side panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 26, 1996
    Assignee: Safety 1st, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian C. Sundberg, Brian H. Ordung, Michael S. Bernstein
  • Patent number: 5520303
    Abstract: The diaper pail assembly includes a pail, a ring rotatably mounted on the mouth of the pail and a cover connected to the ring. A disposable trash bag lines the pail and the mouth of the trash bag overlaps the ring and is grasped between the cover and ring. By turning the cover and ring, the trash bag is twisted closed. A chute in the cover through which soiled diapers are placed in the pail has inner and outer lids to close the chute.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 28, 1996
    Assignee: Safety 1st, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael S. Bernstein, Brian C. Sundberg, David W. Crossley
  • Patent number: 5503411
    Abstract: A rocker/tricycle combination toy is provided that can be used as either a rocking toy for children or a conventional tricycle. A tricycle can detachably connect to a rocking base so that a child can sit on the tricycle and rock back and forth. The rocking base is curved about a transverse axis for allowing rocking motion in a longitudinal direction. The tricycle is connected to the base through a support that includes a locking post that engages a socket provided in the underside of the tricycle. The rocking base can include troughs for receiving the rear wheels of the tricycle to retain the tricycle in alignment with the base. The rocking base can also include a trough for receiving the front wheel of the tricycle that allows a child to pedal the front wheel when the tricycle is mounted on the base. In another embodiment, the trough for receiving the front wheel can be configured to allow a child to steer the front wheel when the tricycle is mounted on the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 2, 1996
    Assignee: Safety 1st, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian C. Sundberg, Michael S. Bernstein, Edward C. Owen
  • Patent number: D443066
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2001
    Assignee: Safety 1st, Inc.
    Inventor: Brian C. Sundberg
  • Patent number: RE37481
    Abstract: A baby bathtub having a base with a reservoir therein in which the baby is supported and an outwardly extending headrest and leg rest that support the baby's head and legs when the baby is in the reservoir. The headrest and leg rest are pivotally connected to the base so that they can move from the extended operative positions to a retracted position over the base for convenient storage or toting of the bathtub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2001
    Assignee: Safety 1st, Inc.
    Inventors: David W. Crossley, Brian C. Sundberg, Michael S. Bernstein
  • Patent number: D403715
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 5, 1999
    Assignee: Safety 1st, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles H. Keegan, Brian C. Sundberg
  • Patent number: D417417
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 7, 1999
    Assignee: Safety 1st, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles H. Keegan, Brian C. Sundberg, Michael I. Lerner
  • Patent number: D421873
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2000
    Assignee: Safety 1st, Inc.
    Inventor: Brian C. Sundberg
  • Patent number: D421875
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2000
    Assignee: Safety 1st, Inc.
    Inventor: Brian C. Sundberg
  • Patent number: D422180
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2000
    Assignee: Safety 1st, Inc.
    Inventor: Brian C. Sundberg
  • Patent number: D424881
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
    Assignee: Safety 1st, Inc.
    Inventor: Brian C. Sundberg
  • Patent number: D710486
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Cosco Management, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian C. Sundberg, Joseph D. Langley