Patents by Inventor Eugene Balensiefer

Eugene Balensiefer 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: 7390064
    Abstract: A juvenile restraint system includes a juvenile seat and a tether coupled at one end to the juvenile seat and at an opposite end to an anchor provided in a vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2008
    Assignee: Cosco Management, Inc.
    Inventors: William Horton, Stephen Oltman, Eugene Balensiefer, Richard Glover
  • Publication number: 20070284925
    Abstract: A juvenile seat includes a base having a bottom seat portion, a lower back section coupled to the base and positioned to lie at an angle relative to the bottom seat portion, and a headrest coupled to the lower back section for up and down movement relative to the base and the lower back section. The juvenile seat also includes a height-adjustment mechanism coupled to the headrest for up and down movement with the headrest to adjust the height of the headrest above the bottom seat portion. The height-adjustment mechanism is movable between a locked position to prevent up and down movement of the headrest relative to the lower back section and an unlocked position to permit up and down movement of the headrest relative to the lower back section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2007
    Publication date: December 13, 2007
    Applicant: COSCO MANAGEMENT, INC.
    Inventor: Eugene Balensiefer
  • Patent number: 7246852
    Abstract: A juvenile seat includes a base having a bottom seat portion, a lower back section coupled to the base and positioned to lie at an angle relative to the bottom seat portion, and a headrest coupled to the lower back section for up and down movement relative to the base and the lower back section. The juvenile seat also includes a height-adjustment mechanism coupled to the headrest for up and down movement with the headrest to adjust the height of the headrest above the bottom seat portion. The height-adjustment mechanism is movable between a locked position to prevent up and down movement of the headrest relative to the lower back section and an unlocked position to permit up and down movement of the headrest relative to the lower back section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2007
    Assignee: Cosco Management, Inc.
    Inventor: Eugene Balensiefer
  • Publication number: 20070024103
    Abstract: A juvenile restraint system includes a juvenile seat and a tether coupled at one end to the juvenile seat and at an opposite end to an anchor provided in a vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2006
    Publication date: February 1, 2007
    Applicant: COSCO MANAGEMENT, INC.
    Inventors: William Horton, Stephen Oltman, Eugene Balensiefer, Richard Glover
  • Publication number: 20060261105
    Abstract: An incant basin is adapted to be mounted in a basin-receiving cavity of a seat shell. A shoulder strap is provided for the infant basin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2006
    Publication date: November 23, 2006
    Applicant: Cosco Management, Inc.
    Inventors: Eugene Balensiefer, Jeffrey Deboer, Evan Carpenter-Crawford
  • Patent number: 7083237
    Abstract: A juvenile restraint system includes a juvenile seat and a tether coupled at one end to the juvenile seat and at an opposite end to an anchor provided in a vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2006
    Assignee: Cosco Management, Inc.
    Inventors: William Horton, Steven Oltman, Eugene Balensiefer, Richard Glover
  • Publication number: 20060138848
    Abstract: A juvenile vehicle seat includes a seat base and a backrest. The backrest is mounted on the seat base and includes a seat back that is retained in an upright fixed seat-forming position relative to a seat bottom included in the seat base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2004
    Publication date: June 29, 2006
    Inventors: Eugene Balensiefer, Philip Burbrink, Ronald Munn, William Horton
  • Publication number: 20060113826
    Abstract: A juvenile vehicle seat includes first and second cup holders and a seat bottom located between the first and second cup holders. The juvenile vehicle seat is adapted to be mounted in a restrained position on a seat in a vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2004
    Publication date: June 1, 2006
    Inventors: Eugene Balensiefer, Philip Burbrink, Ronald Munn, William Horton
  • Publication number: 20060108845
    Abstract: A juvenile vehicle seat includes a seat shell and a child-restraint belt coupled to the seat shell. A seat pad is provided on the seat shell and the child-restraint belt passes through apertures formed in the seat pad.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2004
    Publication date: May 25, 2006
    Inventors: Eugene Balensiefer, Jason Crowell, William Horton
  • Patent number: 7021710
    Abstract: A juvenile seat includes a base and a lower back section coupled to the base. The base includes a bottom seat portion and the lower back section is positioned to lie at an angle relative to the bottom seat portion. The lower back section includes a planar front surface. A headrest of the juvenile seat is coupled to the lower back section for up and down movement relative to the base and the lower back section. The headrest includes a planar front surface and is positioned forward the planar front surface of the lower back section. The headrest and lower back section cooperate to provide a back rest surface for the juvenile seated therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2006
    Assignee: Cosco Management, Inc.
    Inventors: James Kain, Eugene Balensiefer, William Horton
  • Publication number: 20050268381
    Abstract: A side impact protector is configured to be worn by a youth seated in a child-restraint system anchored in place on a vehicle seat. Such a protector may also be worn by a person of any age seated in a vehicle and restrained using a seat belt harness of the type found onboard a vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2005
    Publication date: December 8, 2005
    Inventors: Eugene Balensiefer, Bruce Cazenave, Kelley Clayburn
  • Publication number: 20050212342
    Abstract: A juvenile seat includes a base and a lower back section coupled to the base. The base includes a bottom seat portion and the lower back section is positioned to lie at an angle relative to the bottom seat portion. The lower back section includes a planar front surface. A headrest of the juvenile seat is coupled to the lower back section for up and down movement relative to the base and the lower back section. The headrest includes a planar front surface and is positioned forward the planar front surface of the lower back section. The headrest and lower back section cooperate to provide a back rest surface for the juvenile seated therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2004
    Publication date: September 29, 2005
    Inventors: James Kain, Eugene Balensiefer, William Horton
  • Publication number: 20050200177
    Abstract: A juvenile seat includes a base having a bottom seat portion, a lower back section coupled to the base and positioned to lie at an angle relative to the bottom seat portion, and a headrest coupled to the lower back section for up and down movement relative to the base and the lower back section. The juvenile seat also includes a height-adjustment mechanism coupled to the headrest for up and down movement with the headrest to adjust the height of the headrest above the bottom seat portion. The height-adjustment mechanism is movable between a locked position to prevent up and down movement of the headrest relative to the lower back section and an unlocked position to permit up and down movement of the headrest relative to the lower back section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2004
    Publication date: September 15, 2005
    Inventor: Eugene Balensiefer
  • Publication number: 20050173956
    Abstract: A juvenile vehicle seat includes a seat shell having a seat bottom and a back support coupled to the seat bottom. A headrest of the juvenile vehicle seat is coupled to the seat shell for up-and-down movement relative to the seat shell to adjust a height of the headrest above the seat bottom of the seat shell. The juvenile vehicle seat further includes a height-adjustment mechanism arranged to adjust the height of the headrest above the seat bottom. The height-adjustment mechanism is arranged to move between a locked position to prevent up-and-down movement of the headrest and an unlocked position to permit up-and-down movement of the headrest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2004
    Publication date: August 11, 2005
    Inventors: Eugene Balensiefer, Philip Burbrink, Trevor Brown
  • Publication number: 20050151402
    Abstract: A booster seat includes a juvenile seat configured to mount on a tiltable base. By adjusting the tilting orientation of the base relative to an underlying vehicle seat, a caregiver can control the orientation of the juvenile seat relative to the underlying vehicle seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2004
    Publication date: July 14, 2005
    Inventors: Eugene Balensiefer, Philip Burbrink, Trevor Brown
  • Patent number: 6752462
    Abstract: A juvenile vehicle seat assembly includes a seat having a side wall, an armrest mount coupled to the side wall of the seat, and an armrest coupled to the armrest mount for movement relative to the seat about a pivot axis between a raised position and a lowered position. The armrest mount includes an outer wall formed to define a first notch and a second notch spaced-apart from the first notch. The armrest includes an outer wall and a top wall coupled to the outer wall to cooperate with the outer wall to define a cavity formed to receive the outer wall of the armrest mount therein. A lug of the armrest is located within the first notch of the armrest mount in the raised position and is located within the second notch of the armrest mount in the lowered position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2004
    Assignee: Cosco Management, Inc.
    Inventors: James M. Kain, Eugene Balensiefer, William Horton
  • Publication number: 20040095004
    Abstract: A juvenile restraint system includes a juvenile seat and a tether coupled at one end to the juvenile seat and at an opposite end to an anchor provided in a vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2003
    Publication date: May 20, 2004
    Inventors: William Horton, Steven Oltman, Eugene Balensiefer, Richard Glover
  • Patent number: 6543847
    Abstract: A juvenile seat assembly includes a seat panel formed to include an opening, a harness including a strap and a mount coupled to the strap, and a retainer coupled to the seat panel. The mount is inserted through the opening and is held in place relative to the seat panel by the retainer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2003
    Assignee: Cosco Management, Inc.
    Inventor: Eugene Balensiefer
  • Patent number: 6428100
    Abstract: A juvenile transportation system is provided which includes a seat shell detachably mountable on a small base wherein the small base is formed to be mounted on a vehicle seat with a seat belt. The small base is adapted to be mounted on a rear portion of a vehicle seat such that a portion of the seat shell lies on a forward portion of the vehicle seat when the seat shell is coupled with the small base. A large base can also be provided, the seat shell being adapted to be mounted on either the small base or the large base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2002
    Assignee: Cosco Management, Inc.
    Inventors: James M. Kain, Eugene Balensiefer, Steven Oltman, William Horton, Richard Glover
  • Publication number: 20020036419
    Abstract: A juvenile seat assembly includes a seat panel formed to include an opening, a harness including a strap and a mount coupled to the strap, and a retainer coupled to the seat panel. The mount is inserted through the opening and is held in place relative to the seat panel by the retainer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2001
    Publication date: March 28, 2002
    Inventor: Eugene Balensiefer