Patents by Inventor Daniel Dignitti

Daniel Dignitti 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: 8302218
    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 or positioning member that can be used to change the bathing area inside of the tub. When the positioning member is locked to the tub, the positioning member defines two separate infant seating positions within the tub. The positioning member is removable from the tub to allow the entire receptacle to be used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Mattel, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Dignitti, John L. Jones, Jr., Juliette Welch
  • Publication number: 20110227384
    Abstract: A reconfigurable support system for children a universal seat and a plurality of base frames such as a toddler seat frame, a high chair frame, an infant seat frame, and a swing frame. The arms of the seat define receptacles that receive a portion of each frame. A locator assembly enables the seat to be coupled to each frame in a predetermined orientation. A lock mechanism removably secures the seat to each frame. The support system further includes support legs that selectively connect to the frames and support the frames over a supporting surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2011
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Applicant: MATTEL, INC.
    Inventors: Kurt J. Huntsberger, John S. Canna, Daniel Dignitti, Michael J. Lundeen, Todd J. Huthmaker
  • Publication number: 20100101011
    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 or positioning member that can be used to change the bathing area inside of the tub. When the positioning member is locked to the tub, the positioning member defines two separate infant seating positions within the tub. The positioning member is removable from the tub to allow the entire receptacle to be used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2008
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Inventors: Daniel Dignitti, John L. Jones, JR., Juliette Welch
  • Patent number: 6648717
    Abstract: A hoop having an adjustable diameter and including a fixed portion and an adjustable portion. The adjustable portion can be disposed in an extended configuration and a collapsed configuration. A user can vary the diameter of the hoop by moving a first end of the adjustable member with respect to a second end of the adjustable member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2003
    Assignee: Mattel, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Dignitti, David E. Moomaw, Gerald P. Sitarski, Mark Andre Wojtkiewicz
  • Patent number: 6585554
    Abstract: A musical drawing assembly having a drawing board on which a person can draw. A sensor is adapted to sense drawing movement on the drawing board. A storage device stores accompaniment melodies each having a different succession of musical tones. The storage device stores instrumental melodies corresponding to different musical instruments and each having a different succession of musical tones. The musical drawing assembly also includes a device for selecting one of the accompaniment melodies, and a device for selecting a musical instrument that corresponds to one of the different musical instruments. A controller is configured to output the selected one of the accompaniment melodies to an output device during the drawing movement and to output one of the instrumental melodies that corresponds to the selected instrument to the output device in response to the drawing movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2003
    Assignee: Mattel, Inc.
    Inventors: William R. Hewitt, Daniel Dignitti, Jeffrey J. Miller, Martin Wilson
  • Patent number: 6470982
    Abstract: A children's ride-on vehicle with a reduced scale chassis having a seat configured to accommodate at least one child. The vehicle further includes a drive assembly, which includes one or more drive wheels and a battery powered motor assembly. The battery powered motor assembly includes a motor output and a torque attenuation system, which is configured to regulate the transmission of torque from the motor assembly to the one or more drive wheels. The torque attenuation system incorporates a force reducing mechanism adapted to receive a rotational input from the motor output and regulate the transmission of that rotational input to the one or more drive wheels. In some embodiments of the invention, the torque attenuation system is a self-contained system, and in some embodiments of the invention, the torque attenuation system is adapted to be retrofit on existing children's ride-on vehicles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2002
    Assignee: Mattel, Inc.
    Inventors: Gerald P. Sitarski, Daniel Dignitti, Steven Robert Drosendahl, Walter C. Miazga, Douglas A. Knight
  • Publication number: 20020104695
    Abstract: A children's ride-on vehicle with a reduced scale chassis having a seat configured to accommodate at least one child. The vehicle further includes a drive assembly, which includes one or more drive wheels and a battery powered motor assembly. The battery powered motor assembly includes a motor output and a torque attenuation system, which is configured to regulate the transmission of torque from the motor assembly to the one or more drive wheels. The torque attenuation system incorporates a force reducing mechanism adapted to receive a rotational input from the motor output and regulate the transmission of that rotational input to the one or more drive wheels. In some embodiments of the invention, the torque attenuation system is a self-contained system, and in some embodiments of the invention, the torque attenuation system is adapted to be retrofit on existing children's ride-on vehicles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2001
    Publication date: August 8, 2002
    Applicant: Mattel, Inc.
    Inventors: Gerald P. Sitarski, Daniel Dignitti, Steven Robert Drosendahl, Walter C. Miazga, Douglas A. Knight