Patents by Inventor Debra Sommese

Debra Sommese 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 car seat alert system
    Patent number: 7663493
    Abstract: A system and method to warn that a child has been left unattended in the vehicle when the ignition is off. The system includes a sensing device to detect if a child is in the infant seat, an ignition detection device to detect that the ignition is off, a delay timer to provide a certain period of time for the caregiver to remove the child from the car seat or put the child in the infant/booster seat and then to generate an alarm, a speaker to sound the alarm, and a switching assembly to detect when the dome light goes on, or if the dome light is operable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: Inventions Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph J. Monzo, William L. Timm, Debra A. Sommese
  • Child car seat alert system
    Publication number: 20080100431
    Abstract: A system and method to warn that a child has been left unattended in the vehicle when the ignition is off. The system includes a sensing device to detect if a child is in the infant seat, an ignition detection device to detect that the ignition is off, a delay timer to provide a certain period of time for the caregiver to remove the child from the car seat or put the child in the infant/booster seat and then to generate an alarm, a speaker to sound the alarm, and a switching assembly to detect when the dome light goes on, or if the dome light is operable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2006
    Publication date: May 1, 2008
    Inventors: Joseph J. Monzo, William L. Timm, Debra A. Sommese
  • Baby car seat alarm system
    Patent number: 7348889
    Abstract: A system and method to warn that a child has been left unattended in the vehicle for a pre-set period of time after the ignition has been turned off. The system includes a sensing device to detect if a child is in the infant seat, an ignition detection device to detect that the ignition has been turned off, a timing microprocessor device to time the pre-set period of time and to generate an alarm and a page, a prerecorded voice message and speaker, a reset button to reset the timing of the pre-set period of time if desired by the caregiver, and an FM antenna with a manual page button.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2008
    Inventors: Joseph J Monzo, William L Timm, Debra A Sommese
  • Baby car seat alarm system
    Publication number: 20070057799
    Abstract: A system and method to warn that a child has been left unattended in the vehicle for a pre-set period of time after the ignition has been turned off. The system includes a sensing device to detect if a child is in the infant seat, an ignition detection device to detect that the ignition has been turned off, a timing microprocessor device to time the pre-set period of time and to generate an alarm and a page, a prerecorded voice message and speaker, a reset button to reset the timing of the pre-set period of time if desired by the caregiver, and an FM antenna with a manual page button.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2005
    Publication date: March 15, 2007
    Inventors: Joseph Monzo, William Timm, Debra Sommese