Patents by Inventor Chalin Yu

Chalin Yu 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).

  • Patent number: 9750350
    Abstract: An infant support structure is disclosed. The infant support structure includes a support base to support the infant support structure on a supporting surface. The infant support structure also includes a seat supported by the support base at a distance above the supporting surface, a lift mechanism configured to selectively impart vertical movement to the seat, and a rotation mechanism configured to, independently of the lift mechanism, rotate the seat about a pivot point. The lift mechanism is configured to allow rotational movement to be imparted to the seat while the seat is undergoing vertical movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: Mattel, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Armbruster, Noah Mauer, Chalin Yu
  • Publication number: 20170143134
    Abstract: An infant support structure is disclosed. The infant support structure includes a support base to support the infant support structure on a supporting surface. The infant support structure also includes a seat supported by the support base at a distance above the supporting surface, a lift mechanism configured to selectively impart vertical movement to the seat, and a rotation mechanism configured to, independently of the lift mechanism, rotate the seat about a pivot point. The lift mechanism is configured to allow rotational movement to be imparted to the seat while the seat is undergoing vertical movement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2015
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: Michael Armbruster, Noah Mauer, Chalin Yu
  • Patent number: 9204733
    Abstract: An infant support structure includes a frame, at least one sliding or translating member movably coupled to the frame, a seat support, and at least one resilient member coupling the seat support and at least one translating member together. The frame contains at least two substantially parallel members that are reconfigurable in a compact configuration and an extended configuration. When the frame is configured in the extended configuration, the translating members are able to move from one end of the frame to the other, simulating an infant walker. The resilient members coupling the sliding members and seat support together enable the infant support structure to serve as an infant jumper/bouncer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: Mattel, Inc.
    Inventors: Juliette Marlene Welch, Robert M. Goszewski, Chalin Yu
  • Publication number: 20140259360
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a tub for bathing infants or children. The tub includes a receptacle for containing water and for receiving an infant. The tub also includes a selectively removable insert, seat, or positioning member that can be used to change the bathing area inside of the tub. When the removable insert, seat, or positioning member is locked into the tub, the positioning member defines a smaller receptacle and an upright infant seating position within the tub. The positioning member is removable from the tub to allow the entire receptacle to be used. When the positioning member is removed from the tub a sling may be coupled to the tub to provide for a supine position suspended within the tub.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventors: Chalin Yu, Ronald M. Asbach
  • Publication number: 20130292975
    Abstract: An infant entertainment apparatus includes a seat assembly having multiple configurations. The seat is able to be configured in a more reclined configuration for newborns and infants or a more upright configuration for toddlers. The frame of the child's seat structure may be split into a lower and upper frame, with the upper frame rotating about the seat into different configurations. The upper frame may contain a housing for a portable electronic device that can be configured to multiple positions to provide entertainment to an child in the seat structure via the portable electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2013
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Inventors: Chalin Yu, Kurt J. Huntsberger, Maarten Van Huystee, Daniel J. Damon, Christine A. Drosendahl, Anthony Favorito, Jared P. Pardi, John Thaddeus Smokowski, Gary E. Weber
  • Patent number: D662737
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: Mattel, Inc.
    Inventor: Chalin Yu
  • Patent number: D767315
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: Mattel, Inc.
    Inventors: Chalin Yu, Seth Galley