Patents by Inventor Erin A. Hochschild

Erin A. Hochschild 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).

  • Pet carrier for transporting a pet in a vehicle and associated method
    Patent number: 11178847
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a pet carrier for transporting a pet in a vehicle. The pet carrier includes a housing comprising a back wall, a front wall opposite the back wall, a first side wall, a second side wall opposite the first side wall, a top wall, a bottom wall opposite the top wall, and a door formed in at least one of the first side wall and the second side wall. At least one dimension of the housing is adjustable. The pet carrier also includes a wall reinforcement system. The wall reinforcement system includes at least one front reinforcement strap, coupled to and extending across the front wall, and side reinforcement straps each, coupled to and extending across corresponding ones of the first side wall and the second side wall. The at least one front reinforcement strap is coupled to the side reinforcement straps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Laurie M. Chinn, Erin A. Hochschild, Sun Min Jung, Ionut Sava
  • PET CARRIER FOR TRANSPORTING A PET IN A VEHICLE AND ASSOCIATED METHOD
    Publication number: 20190350163
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a pet carrier for transporting a pet in a vehicle. The pet carrier includes a housing comprising a back wall, a front wall opposite the back wall, a first side wall, a second side wall opposite the first side wall, a top wall, a bottom wall opposite the top wall, and a door formed in at least one of the first side wall and the second side wall. At least one dimension of the housing is adjustable. The pet carrier also includes a wall reinforcement system. The wall reinforcement system includes at least one front reinforcement strap, coupled to and extending across the front wall, and side reinforcement straps each, coupled to and extending across corresponding ones of the first side wall and the second side wall. The at least one front reinforcement strap is coupled to the side reinforcement straps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2018
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventors: Laurie M. Chinn, Erin A. Hochschild, Sun Min Jung, Ionut Sava