Patents by Inventor Frank V. Thomas

Frank V. Thomas 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).

  • Apparatus for applying motion simulating a moving vehicle to an infant's carrier
    Patent number: 7814587
    Abstract: An apparatus for applying a motion simulating a moving vehicle to an infant's carrier. A platform supporting the carrier is suspended on flexible members in an open-topped enclosure. A pair of crank shafts with cranks upon which are mounted frictional members positioned under the platform. The frictional members cause the platform to rise and fall and sets it into complex motion on the flexible members while the motion of the frictional members gently bounces an infant in the carrier. By varying the length of the flexible members and the speed of the crank shafts, a user may find a setting effective at calming the infant and inducing sleep.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Inventor: Frank V. Thomas
  • Apparatus for Applying Motion Simulating a Moving Vehicle to an Infant's Carrier
    Publication number: 20090183310
    Abstract: An apparatus for applying a motion simulating a moving vehicle to an infant's carrier. A platform supporting the carrier is suspended on flexible members in an open-topped enclosure. A pair of crank shafts with cranks upon which are mounted frictional members positioned under the platform. The frictional members cause the platform to rise and fall and sets it into complex motion on the flexible members while the motion of the frictional members gently bounces an infant in the carrier. By varying the length of the flexible members and the speed of the crank shafts, a user may find a setting effective at calming the infant and inducing sleep.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2008
    Publication date: July 23, 2009
    Inventor: Frank V. Thomas