Patents by Inventor Christine E. Julien

Christine E. Julien 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: 6648411
    Abstract: A suspension assembly in a seat has a clamp for coupling the seat to a support and a seat having a seat ring, seat web, and seat material. The suspension assembly comprises a web link having a link slot and is coupled to the clamp. A first web is configured in a closed loop and coupled to the web link through the link slot. A tube defining an interior cavity is provided, with the tube having a spring retainer on one end and an anchor pin on the other end. The anchor pin is threaded through the loop of the first web, wherein the tube is coupled to the web link. A spring is nested in the interior cavity of the tube against the spring retainer. A disk having a disk slot is coupled to a second web at one end of the second web. The other end of the second web is passed through the spring in the tube and coupled to a web spreader. The web spreader has a seat slot wherein the seat web engages the seat slot to suspend the seat assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2003
    Assignee: Graco Children's Products Inc.
    Inventor: Christine E. Julien
  • Publication number: 20030062748
    Abstract: A suspension assembly in a seat having a clamp for coupling the seat to a support and a seat having a seat ring, seat web, and seat material. The suspension assembly comprises a web link having a link slot and is coupled to the clamp. A first web is configured in a closed loop and coupled to the web link through the link slot. A tube defining an interior cavity is provided, with the tube having a spring retainer on one end and an anchor pin on the other end. The anchor pin is threaded through the loop of the first web, wherein the tube is coupled to the web link. A spring is nested in the interior cavity of the tube against the spring retainer. A disk having a disk slot is coupled to a second web at one end of the second web. The other end of the second web is passed through the spring in the tube and coupled to a web spreader. The web spreader has a seat slot wherein the seat web engages the seat slot to suspend the seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2001
    Publication date: April 3, 2003
    Inventor: Christine E. Julien
  • Patent number: 6273451
    Abstract: A stroller has a collapsible frame, a removable stand, a removable footrest assembly, removable front and upper trays, and a latch for maintaining the collapsible frame in the collapsed position. The stand is connected to the cross brace and the intermediate bar of the frame, and movable between an extended position when the stroller frame is in the collapsed position and a retracted position when the stroller frame is in the operating position. The stand includes a stand guide and an elongated member movable relative to the stand guide. The elongated member has a first C-shaped collar at one end thereof and a foot at the opposite end. The foot can engage the ground or support when the stand is moved to the extended position to keep the collapsed stroller in an upright position. The stand guide has a second C-shaped collar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2001
    Assignee: Graco Children's Products Inc.
    Inventors: Christine E. Julien, Devon T. Siesholtz, Dennis R. Stauffer
  • Patent number: 5533936
    Abstract: An infant swing assembly has a stabilizer for immobilizing the seat during placement of a child therein and removal therefrom. The stabilizer has at least one connector, preferably a pair of collinearly spaced ring connectors, for pivotally attaching to the hanger of the swing assembly. The stabilizer has an engaging portion, preferably a hook which can be engaged with the leg of the swing assembly to immobilize the seat. The stabilizer can be pivoted downward and positioned adjacent the side of the seat where the stabilizer cannot engage with the leg thus permitting the seat to freely swing and laterally outwardly where the stabilizer is able to engage with the leg.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 9, 1996
    Assignee: Graco Childrens Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Christine E. Julien, Peter R. Tuckey
  • Patent number: 5408723
    Abstract: A swivel wheel assembly which is easy to assemble and convenient for use includes a tube plug inserted into a tube leg, a pivot pin inserted into the tube plug and a rotary member rotatably secured on the pin. The rotary member supports a shaft and pair of wheels. By using a hard material for the pin, a softer material for the rotary member and a still softer material for the tube plug, friction is reduced. The plug, pin and rotary member are assembled without the use of fasteners. The rotary member includes a resilient flexible member with a key received in a circumferential groove of the pivot pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 25, 1995
    Assignee: Graco Children's Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Christine E. Julien, Devon T. Siesholtz
  • Patent number: D449568
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2001
    Assignee: Graco Children's Products Inc.
    Inventors: Christine E. Julien, Devon T. Siesholtz
  • Patent number: D452192
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2001
    Assignee: Graco Children's Products Inc.
    Inventors: Curtis M. Hartenstine, Christine E. Julien
  • Patent number: D461148
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2002
    Assignee: Graco Children's Products Inc.
    Inventors: Curtis M. Hartenstine, Peter Tuckey, Christine E. Julien, Devon T. Siesholtz
  • Patent number: D326838
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 9, 1992
    Assignee: Graco Children's Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Christine E. Julien
  • Patent number: D357439
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 18, 1995
    Assignee: Graco Children's Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert E. Haut, Christine E. Julien
  • Patent number: D362832
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 3, 1995
    Assignee: Graco Children's Products Inc.
    Inventors: Robert E. Haut, Christine E. Julien
  • Patent number: D398222
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 15, 1998
    Assignee: Graco Children's Products Inc.
    Inventor: Christine E. Julien
  • Patent number: D418700
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2000
    Assignee: Graco Children's Products Inc.
    Inventor: Christine E. Julien
  • Patent number: D435196
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2000
    Assignee: Graco Children's Products Inc.
    Inventors: Jeff G. Gregor, Christine E. Julien