Patents by Inventor Damon Oliver Casati Troutman

Damon Oliver Casati Troutman 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: 10492623
    Abstract: Play yards and methods of operating the same are disclosed. An example play yard includes a collapsible upper frame, a collapsible lower frame, and posts to support the upper frame above the lower frame. The posts include respective tracks. The example play yard also includes an enclosure operatively coupled to the upper frame, the lower frame and the posts. The enclosure defines an enclosure volume. The enclosure has a plurality of corner beads dimensioned for receipt in respective ones of the tracks to secure the enclosure to the posts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: KOLCRAFT ENTERPRISES, INC.
    Inventor: Damon Oliver Casati Troutman
  • Publication number: 20160183697
    Abstract: Play yards and methods of operating the same are disclosed. An example play yard includes a collapsible upper frame, a collapsible lower frame, and posts to support the upper frame above the lower frame. The posts include respective tracks. The example play yard also includes an enclosure operatively coupled to the upper frame, the lower frame and the posts. The enclosure defines an enclosure volume. The enclosure has a plurality of corner beads dimensioned for receipt in respective ones of the tracks to secure the enclosure to the posts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2016
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventor: Damon Oliver Casati Troutman
  • Patent number: 9314115
    Abstract: Play yards and methods of operating the same are disclosed. An example play yard includes a plurality of posts, a lower frame supported by the plurality of posts, and a top frame supported by the plurality of posts when the play yard is in an erected position. The top frame includes a first rounded rail; a second rounded rail opposite the first rounded rail; a third rounded rounded rail between the first rounded rail and the second rounded rail; and a fourth rounded rail opposite the third rounded rail. In the erected position, the third rail curves upward and a center of the third rail is at a first height and a center of the first rail is a second height. The second height is closer to the lower frame than the first height.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: KOLCRAFT ENTERPRISES
    Inventor: Damon Oliver Casati Troutman
  • Publication number: 20150208822
    Abstract: Play yards and methods of operating the same are disclosed. An example playard includes a plurality of posts, a lower frame supported by the plurality of posts, and a top frame supported by the plurality of posts when the playard is in an erected position. The top frame includes a first rounded rail; a second rounded rail opposite the first rounded rail; a third rounded rail between the first rounded rail and the second rounded rail; and a fourth rounded rail opposite the third rounded rail. In the erected position, the third rail curves upward and a center of the third rail is at a first height and a center of the first rail is a second height. The second height is closer to the lower frame than the first height.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2015
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Inventor: Damon Oliver Casati Troutman
  • Patent number: 9027180
    Abstract: Play yards and methods of operating the same are disclosed. A disclosed example includes a collapsible upper frame, a collapsible lower frame, and posts to support the upper frame above the lower frame. The posts include respective tracks. The example also includes a foldable, frameless enclosure operatively coupled to the upper frame, the lower frame and the posts. The enclosure has a plurality of sides and a bottom to define an enclosure volume. The enclosure also has a plurality of corner beads dimensioned for receipt in a respective one of the tracks to secure the enclosure to the posts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Kolcraft Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventor: Damon Oliver Casati Troutman
  • Publication number: 20130298326
    Abstract: Play yards and methods of operating the same are disclosed. A disclosed example includes a collapsible upper frame, a collapsible lower frame, and posts to support the upper frame above the lower frame. The posts include respective tracks. The example also includes a foldable, frameless enclosure operatively coupled to the upper frame, the lower frame and the posts. The enclosure has a plurality of sides and a bottom to define an enclosure volume. The enclosure also has a plurality of corner beads dimensioned for receipt in a respective one of the tracks to secure the enclosure to the posts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2013
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Inventor: Damon Oliver Casati Troutman
  • Patent number: 8490227
    Abstract: Play yards and methods of operating the same. An example includes a lower frame having a collapsed position and an erected position; an upper frame having a collapsed position and an erected position; and a plurality of posts joining the upper frame and the lower frame. The upper frame has a rounded rectangular shape when in the erected position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Kolcraft Enterprises
    Inventor: Damon Oliver Casati Troutman
  • Patent number: 8029053
    Abstract: High chairs and methods to use high chairs are disclosed. An example high chair includes a frame and a seat, wherein the seat defines a slot and is shaped to funnel spills toward the slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: Kolcraft Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Damon Oliver Casati Troutman, Rapheal Torion Avila
  • Publication number: 20110089723
    Abstract: High chairs and methods to use high chairs are disclosed. An example high chair includes a frame and a seat, wherein the seat defines a slot and is shaped to funnel spills toward the slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2010
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Inventors: Damon Oliver Casati Troutman, Raphael Torion Avila
  • Patent number: 7883145
    Abstract: High chairs and methods to use high chairs are disclosed. An example high chair includes a frame and a seat, wherein the seat defines a slot and is shaped to funnel spills toward the slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: Kolcraft Enterprises
    Inventors: Damon Oliver Casati Troutman, Rapheal Torion Avila
  • Publication number: 20090260155
    Abstract: Play yards and methods of operating the same are disclosed. A disclosed example includes a lower frame having a collapsed position and an erected position; an upper frame having a collapsed position and an erected position; and a plurality of posts joining the upper frame and the lower frame. The upper frame has a rounded rectangular shape when in the erected position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Inventor: Damon Oliver Casati TROUTMAN
  • Publication number: 20090261626
    Abstract: High chairs and methods to use high chairs are disclosed. An example high chair includes a frame and a seat, wherein the seat defines a slot and is shaped to funnel spills toward the slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Inventors: Damon Oliver Casati Troutman, Rapheal Torion Avila
  • Patent number: 7568242
    Abstract: Play yards and methods of operating the same are disclosed. A disclosed example includes a lower frame having a collapsed position and an erected position; an upper frame having a collapsed position and an erected position; and a plurality of posts joining the upper frame and the lower frame. The upper frame has a rounded rectangular shape when in the erected position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2009
    Assignee: Kolcraft Enterprises
    Inventor: Damon Oliver Casati Troutman
  • Patent number: 7568758
    Abstract: High chairs and methods to use high chairs are disclosed. An example high chair includes a frame, a seat, a tray positioned a distance above the seat, and an actuator to adjust the distance between the seat and the tray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2009
    Assignee: Kolcraft Enterprises
    Inventors: Damon Oliver Casati Troutman, Raphael Torion Avila
  • Patent number: 7458114
    Abstract: Clips for securing one or more accessories to a play yard or crib and methods of operating the same are disclosed. A disclosed example includes a first engagement member, a second engagement member, and a first joining member joining the first and second engagement members. The first and second engagement members are joined in a spaced apart relation such that a distance between the first and second engagement members is less than a diameter of the rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2008
    Assignee: Kolcraft Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventor: Damon Oliver Casati Troutman
  • Publication number: 20080179922
    Abstract: High chairs and methods to use high chairs are disclosed. An example high chair includes a frame, a seat, a tray positioned a distance above the seat, and an actuator to adjust the distance between the seat and the tray.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2008
    Publication date: July 31, 2008
    Inventors: Damon Oliver Casati Troutman, Raphael Torion Avila
  • Patent number: D570621
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2008
    Assignee: Kolcraft Enterprises, Inc
    Inventors: Damon Oliver Casati Troutman, Edward B. Bretschger
  • Patent number: D604970
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2009
    Assignee: Kolcraft Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Damon Oliver Casati Troutman, Edward B. Bretschger
  • Patent number: D616231
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: Kolcraft Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Damon Oliver Casati Troutman, Edward B. Bretschger
  • Patent number: D616677
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: Kolcraft Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Damon Oliver Casati Troutman, Edward B. Bretschger