Patents by Inventor Derek Conrad

Derek Conrad 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: 9277307
    Abstract: A smart tablet device holder incorporating two cup-shaped speakers. The housing of each speaker is shaped and sized as a cup and can be placed inside commonly seen cup holders. The two cup-shaped speakers are connected by a bridge member between them which is designed to hold a smart tablet device such as a tablet computer, an e-reader, etc. The bridge member is integrally connected with the two speakers or is a separate piece cooperating with the two speakers. The two cup-shaped speakers can be inserted into two cup holders of, for example, a parent tray of a baby stroller. The holder has electrical connectors for electrically connecting to the audio output of the smart tablet device. Two sound producing devices are disposed within each speaker housing and face upwards and downwards so that the sound can be heard by both the baby and the parent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: BABY TREND INC.
    Inventors: Derek Conrad, Denny Tsai
  • Publication number: 20140312585
    Abstract: A baby stroller for receiving car seats is disclosed. The stroller has a frame structure including two car seat receiving frames spaced apart in a longitudinal direction. The two frames are located at different heights, allowing the two car seats placed thereon to overlap each in the longitudinal direction. On each car seat receiving frame, one or more support straps are attached to a front bar and a rear bar of the frame and located below the frame. The support straps are adjustable in length. When a car seat is rested on a car seat receiving frame, the bottom of the car seat is supported by the support straps. A safety strap is provided to secure each car seat to the frame structure. The stroller does not have a seat for seating a child.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: BABY TREND INC.
    Inventors: Derek CONRAD, Jung Tsai CHEN, Denny Tsai
  • Publication number: 20140167393
    Abstract: A foldable stroller frame has three sections (a lower-front section, a lower-rear section, and an upper-rear section) joined to and foldable around a common hub structure. The hub structure includes two hubs located on the left and right sides of the stroller frame. The lower-rear section is attached to a pair of brackets of the hub and the other two sections are attached to two guide plates of the hub, to allow the three sections to rotate with respect to each other when the stroller is folded and unfolded. The hub also includes a releasable locking structure for locking the stroller frame in the unfolded state. A release trigger, including a release lever located on a horizontal section extending between the two rear wheels of the stroller, and a wire coupling the release lever and the locking structure, for releasing the locking structure to allow the frame to fold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2013
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: Baby Trend Inc.
    Inventors: Denny Tsai, Jung Tsai CHEN, Derek Conrad
  • Patent number: 8646802
    Abstract: A baby stroller for receiving a car seat is disclosed. The stroller has a frame structure including a car seat receiving frame and a push handle. The car seat receiving frame has four sides including a front bar and a back bar. One or more support straps are attached to the car seat receiving frame and located below the car seat receiving frame, where each support strap has one end attached to the front bar and another end attached to the back bar of the car seat receiving frame. The support straps are adjustable in length. When a car seat is rested on the car seat receiving frame, the bottom of the car seat is supported by the support straps. A safety strap is provided to secure the car seat to the frame structure. The stroller does not have a seat for seating a child.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Baby Trend Inc.
    Inventors: Derek Conrad, Jung Tsai Chen
  • Patent number: 8641077
    Abstract: A baby stroller for receiving car seats is disclosed. The stroller has a frame structure including two car seat receiving frames spaced apart in a longitudinal direction. The two frames are located at different heights, allowing the two car seats placed thereon to overlap each in the longitudinal direction. On each car seat receiving frame, one or more support straps are attached to a front bar and a rear bar of the frame and located below the frame. The support straps are adjustable in length. When a car seat is rested on a car seat receiving frame, the bottom of the car seat is supported by the support straps. A safety strap is provided to secure each car seat to the frame structure. The stroller does not have a seat for seating a child.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Baby Trend Inc.
    Inventors: Derek Conrad, Jung Tsai Chen, Denny Tsai
  • Patent number: 8579215
    Abstract: An emitter to be used for drip irrigation is described. It includes a base equipped with a plunger that can be inserted into a drip irrigation pipe. The base is shaped to hold a spherical rotating member. This rotating member is traversed by a conduit that direct the water flow from the plunger to a spout located on top of the rotating member. An annular cap screwed or snapped on top of the base holds the rotating member in place. The emitter can be mounted on an irrigation pipe by punching a hole in the pipe and inserting the plunger. The rotating member can be directed to the desired direction by slightly unscrewing the cap, adjusting the position of the rotating member and retightening the cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Zujii Tech LLC
    Inventors: Lucas Brandon Zavoli, Daniel Hideo Fujii, Derek Conrad
  • Patent number: 8522375
    Abstract: A sleeper for infants is described. The sleeper has four short legs, a frame supported by the legs and a bassinette hanging from the frame. The sleeper can rest on its legs for use in a stand-alone state, or be mounted on a playard for use as a bedside sleeper. When mounted on a playard, the sleeping surface of the sleeper has approximately the same height as an adult's bed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Baby Trend Inc.
    Inventors: Derek Conrad, Douglas Tharalson, Diana Tharalson, Denny Tsai
  • Patent number: 8369558
    Abstract: A portable speaker for a music play such as an iPodĀ® player. The housing of the speaker is shaped and sized as a cup and can be placed inside a commonly seen cup holder, such as a cup holder in a car or other vehicles, a baby stroller, a foldable camping chair, etc. The speaker housing has a slot for receiving a music player, as well as electrical connectors for electrically connecting to the audio output of the music player. The sound producing devices are disposed within the speaker housing and face upwards and/or downwards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Baby Trend Inc.
    Inventors: Derek Conrad, Denny Tsai
  • Publication number: 20120266380
    Abstract: A sleeper for infants is described. The sleeper has four short legs, a frame supported by the legs and a bassinette hanging from the frame. The sleeper can rest on its legs for use in a stand-alone state, or be mounted on a playard for use as a bedside sleeper. When mounted on a playard, the sleeping surface of the sleeper has approximately the same height as an adult's bed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2008
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Applicant: BABY TREND INC.
    Inventors: Derek Conrad, Douglas Tharalson, Diana Tharalson, Denny Tsai
  • Patent number: 8256792
    Abstract: A stroller with a front tray in front of the seat that can be folded down. The front tray is attached to two side bars of the stroller and can rotate around an axis that is horizontal and perpendicular to the moving direction of the stroller. The rotation axis is along a substantially straight side of the tray. When the tray is folded down, the tray is substantially vertical with the straight side at the top, and an infant car sear can be placed on the stroller such that the vertical tray is inserted into a notch in the base of the car seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Baby Trend Inc.
    Inventors: Derek Conrad, Denny Tsai
  • Patent number: 8235004
    Abstract: A pet co-sleeper is designed to be connected to a human's bed for use by small to medium sized animals. Pets such as dogs and cats can use this sleeper to sleep beside their owners instead on of the bed. The pet co-sleeper has a frame which is substantially rectangular in shape. The frame has three horizontal bars forming a three-sided top frame and a fourth horizontal bar on the fourth side is lower than the other three horizontal bars. Fabric materials attached to the frame form a floor, four side walls and a horizontal divider located just below the fourth horizontal bar. A first mattress is placed over the horizontal divider to form a sleeping surface. A second mattress is placed on the fabric floor, such that the four side walls, the second mattress and the horizontal divider form a pet house.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Baby Trend Inc.
    Inventors: Derek Conrad, Douglas Tharalson, Diana Tharalson
  • Publication number: 20120193893
    Abstract: A baby stroller for receiving car seats is disclosed. The stroller has a frame structure including two car seat receiving frames spaced apart in a longitudinal direction. The two frames are located at different heights, allowing the two car seats placed thereon to overlap each in the longitudinal direction. On each car seat receiving frame, one or more support straps are attached to a front bar and a rear bar of the frame and located below the frame. The support straps are adjustable in length. When a car seat is rested on a car seat receiving frame, the bottom of the car seat is supported by the support straps. A safety strap is provided to secure each car seat to the frame structure. The stroller does not have a seat for seating a child.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2012
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Applicant: BABY TREND INC.
    Inventors: Derek CONRAD, Jung Tsai CHEN, Denny Tsai
  • Publication number: 20120097769
    Abstract: An emitter to be used for drip irrigation is described. It includes a base equipped with a plunger that can be inserted into a drip irrigation pipe. The base is shaped to hold a spherical rotating member. This rotating member is traversed by a conduit that direct the water flow from the plunger to a spout located on top of the rotating member. An annular cap screwed or snapped on top of the base holds the rotating member in place. The emitter can be mounted on an irrigation pipe by punching a hole in the pipe and inserting the plunger. The rotating member can be directed to the desired direction by slightly unscrewing the cap, adjusting the position of the rotating member and retightening the cap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2011
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Applicant: ZUJII TECH LLC
    Inventors: Lucas Brandon Zavoli, Daniel Hideo Fujii, Derek CONRAD
  • Publication number: 20120086188
    Abstract: A baby stroller for receiving a car seat is disclosed. The stroller has a frame structure including a car seat receiving frame and a push handle. The car seat receiving frame has four sides including a front bar and a back bar. One or more support straps are attached to the car seat receiving frame and located below the car seat receiving frame, where each support strap has one end attached to the front bar and another end attached to the back bar of the car seat receiving frame. The support straps are adjustable in length. When a car seat is rested on the car seat receiving frame, the bottom of the car seat is supported by the support straps. A safety strap is provided to secure the car seat to the frame structure. The stroller does not have a seat for seating a child.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2010
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Applicant: BABY TREND INC.
    Inventors: Derek Conrad, Jung Tsai Chen
  • Publication number: 20110284604
    Abstract: A stroller with a front tray in front of the seat that can be folded down. The front tray is attached to two side bars of the stroller and can rotate around an axis that is horizontal and perpendicular to the moving direction of the stroller. The rotation axis is along a substantially straight side of the tray. When the tray is folded down, the tray is substantially vertical with the straight side at the top, and an infant car sear can be placed on the stroller such that the vertical tray is inserted into a notch in the base of the car seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2010
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Applicant: BABY TREND INC.
    Inventors: Derek CONRAD, Denny TSAI
  • Publication number: 20110286622
    Abstract: A portable speaker for a music play such as an iPodĀ® player. The housing of the speaker is shaped and sized as a cup and can be placed inside a commonly seen cup holder, such as a cup holder in a car or other vehicles, a baby stroller, a foldable camping chair, etc. The speaker housing has a slot for receiving a music player, as well as electrical connectors for electrically connecting to the audio output of the music player. The sound producing devices are disposed within the speaker housing and face upwards and/or downwards.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2010
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Applicant: BABY TREND INC.
    Inventors: Derek Conrad, Denny Tsai
  • Publication number: 20110101014
    Abstract: A waste disposal container for soiled items includes a container body, a lid over a top opening of the container body, and one or more diaphragms and a retaining ring installed inside the container body. A step feature is formed on the interior surface of the container body below the top opening. The diaphragms and the retaining ring rest on the step feature. Each diaphragm is a disk shaped member made of a flexible and resilient material such as rubber, and is partitioned into a plurality of wedge shaped sections by a plurality of radial cuts. Two or more diaphragms may be overlapped and their cuts are offset with respect to each other. The retaining ring is disposed above the diaphragms. In use, a disposable bag is placed inside the container and is held at its top between the container body and the diaphragms and the retaining ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2009
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: BABY TREND INC.
    Inventor: Derek Conrad
  • Patent number: D654405
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Baby Trend Inc.
    Inventors: Derek Conrad, Jung Tsai Chen
  • Patent number: D682840
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: Baby Trend Inc.
    Inventors: Denny Tsai, Derek Conrad
  • Patent number: D722541
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Baby Trend Inc.
    Inventors: Derek Conrad, Jung Tsai Chen, Denny Tsai