Patents by Inventor Christopher G. Franck

Christopher G. Franck 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).

  • Child safety seat with energy absorbing apparatus
    Patent number: 8348337
    Abstract: A child safety seat configured for installation in a vehicle may include a base and a seat that includes a bottom, whereby the seat is connected to the base along an axis. The base and the seat together define a cavity that is disposed therebetween and the seat bottom is configured to rotate about the axis that connects the seat to the base during a frontal impact such that the seat bottom advances into the cavity. The safety seat may include energy absorbing member disposed within the cavity wherein the energy absorbing member is configured to be deformed as the seat bottom advances into the cavity during frontal impact. The energy absorbing member may be deformed by substantially vertical movement of the seat bottom into the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Britax Child Safety, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher G. Franck, L. Curtis Strong
  • CHILD SAFETY SEAT WITH ENERGY ABSORBING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20110227376
    Abstract: A child safety seat configured for installation in a vehicle may include a base and a seat that includes a bottom, whereby the seat is connected to the base along an axis. The base and the seat together define a cavity that is disposed therebetween and the seat bottom is configured to rotate about the axis that connects the seat to the base during a frontal impact such that the seat bottom advances into the cavity. The safety seat may include energy absorbing member disposed within the cavity wherein the energy absorbing member is configured to be deformed as the seat bottom advances into the cavity during frontal impact. The energy absorbing member may be deformed by substantially vertical movement of the seat bottom into the cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2010
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Applicant: Britax Child Safety, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher G. Franck, L. Curtis Strong
  • Telephone handset clip
    Patent number: D532003
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2006
    Assignee: General Instrument Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher G. Franck, Jeffery R. Beasley, Matthew M. Julian
  • Cordless camera telephone
    Patent number: D534938
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2007
    Assignee: General Instrument Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffery R. Beasley, Christopher G. Franck, Matthew M. Julian
  • Cordless telephone handset
    Patent number: D535276
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2007
    Assignee: General Instrument Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher G. Franck, Jeffrey R. Beasley, Alina Butan
  • Telephone base
    Patent number: D535970
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2007
    Assignee: General Instrument Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffery R. Beasley, Christopher G. Franck, Matthew M. Julian
  • Cell phone docking module
    Patent number: D537806
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2007
    Assignee: General Instrument Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffery R. Beasley, Alina R. Butan, Christopher G. Franck, Matthew M. Julian
  • Cordless telephone handset
    Patent number: D538774
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2007
    Assignee: General Instrument Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher G. Franck, Jeffrey R. Beasley, Alina Butan
  • Phone handset
    Patent number: D553116
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2007
    Assignee: General Instruments Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher G. Franck, Jeffery R. Beasley, Nate C. Lynch
  • Phone base
    Patent number: D561731
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2008
    Assignee: General Instrument Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffery R. Beasley, Christopher G. Franck, Nate C. Lynch
  • Phone base
    Patent number: D562302
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2008
    Assignee: General Instrument Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher G. Franck, Nate Lynch
  • Phone base
    Patent number: D562303
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2008
    Assignee: General Instrument Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffery R. Beasley, Alina R. Butan, Yesenia V. Escorcia, Christopher G. Franck
  • Phone base
    Patent number: D562797
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2008
    Assignee: General Instrument Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffery R. Beasley, Alina R. Butan, Christopher G. Franck
  • Cordless phone
    Patent number: D563941
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2008
    Assignee: General Instrument Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher G. Franck, Jeffery R. Beasley, Matthew M. Julian, Nate C. Lynch, Kwan Yu Wing
  • Voice over internet protocol base
    Patent number: D568310
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2008
    Assignee: General Instrument Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher G. Franck, Jeffery R. Beasley, Alina R. Butan
  • Docking module
    Patent number: D570819
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2008
    Assignee: General Instrument Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher G. Franck, Jeffery R. Beasley, Alina R. Butan
  • Cordless phone
    Patent number: D580406
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Assignee: General Instrument Corporation
    Inventors: Michael F. Paradise, Christopher G. Franck, Giles D. McWilliams
  • Child safety seat
    Patent number: D651417
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: Britax Child Safety, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher G. Franck, L. Curtis Strong
  • Child safety seat
    Patent number: D651418
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: Britax Child Safety, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher G. Franck, L. Curtis Strong
  • Child safety seat
    Patent number: D660605
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Britax Child Safety, Inc.
    Inventors: L. Curtis Strong, Christopher G. Franck