Patents by Inventor Heather TOOTELL

Heather TOOTELL 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: 11304539
    Abstract: A child support device includes a seat and a panel included in or adjacent to the seat. The panel includes a first panel portion including a panel edge defining a panel opening. The first panel portion has a first heat transfer coefficient. A location of the panel opening corresponds to a heat transfer region in which an expected heat received from a child in the seat is greater than a heat reception threshold. A second panel portion is in the panel opening and attached to the panel edge. The second panel portion includes a layered mesh having a second heat transfer coefficient greater than the first heat transfer coefficient and greater than a threshold heat transfer coefficient at which a temperature of the second panel portion while receiving the expected heat is greater than a room temperature by less than a threshold difference, wherein the threshold difference is at most five degrees Fahrenheit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: KIDS2, INC.
    Inventors: Heather Tootell, Casey Harris, Stephen Burns, Eric Lange
  • Publication number: 20190274448
    Abstract: A child support device (200) includes a seat (204) and a panel (208) included in or adjacent to the seat. The panel includes a first panel portion (212) including a panel edge (216) defining a panel opening. The first panel portion has a first heat transfer coefficient. A location of the panel opening corresponds to a heat transfer region in which an expected heat received from a child in the seat is greater than a heat reception threshold, A second panel portion is in the panel opening and attached to the panel edge. The second panel portion includes a layered mesh having a second heat transfer coefficient greater than the first heat transfer coefficient and greater than a threshold heat transfer coefficient at which a temperature of the second panel portion while receiving the expected heat is greater than a room temperature by less than a threshold difference, wherein the threshold difference is at most five degrees Fahrenheit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2017
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Applicant: KIDS II, INC.
    Inventors: Heather TOOTELL, Casey HARRIS, Stephen BURNS, Eric LANGE