Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Steininger

Jeffrey Steininger 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: 7523984
    Abstract: An infant activity center comprising: (a) an infant-activity center tray having an infant seat; (b) a ring having a cushion extending across the diameter of the ring; and (c) a plurality of repositionable pylons concurrently mounted to the ring and the tray, the repositionable pylons being repositionable between a use position and a storage position, wherein the distance between the tray and the cushion is greater when the pylons are in the use position than in the storage position, and wherein each of the pylons cooperates with the ring to form a biased latch securing each pylon in at least the use position or the storage position, and wherein at least one of the cushion and the ring includes a catch operative to interact with the tray to secure the pylons in the storage position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2009
    Assignee: Evenflo Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Jeffrey Steininger
  • Publication number: 20070236056
    Abstract: An infant activity center comprising: (a) an infant-activity center tray having an infant seat; (b) a ring having a cushion extending across the diameter of the ring; and (c) a plurality of repositionable pylons concurrently mounted to the ring and the tray, the repositionable pylons being repositionable between a use position and a storage position, wherein the distance between the tray and the cushion is greater when the pylons are in the use position than in the storage position, and wherein each of the pylons cooperates with the ring to form a biased latch securing each pylon in at least the use position or the storage position, and wherein at least one of the cushion and the ring includes a catch operative to interact with the tray to secure the pylons in the storage position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2007
    Publication date: October 11, 2007
    Inventor: Jeffrey Steininger
  • Publication number: 20050221715
    Abstract: An infant activity center includes a tray, a base and substantially-straight pylons. The tray has an infant-receiving opening. Each pylon has a lower portion which is directly or indirectly rotatably attached to the base and each pylon has an upper portion which is directly or indirectly rotatably attached to the tray enabling the tray and the base to be relatively rotated and folded from a use position to a storage position. Each of the pylons is substantially vertical when the tray and the base are in the use position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2005
    Publication date: October 6, 2005
    Inventors: Paul Fair, Jeffrey Steininger
  • Patent number: 6896575
    Abstract: An infant activity center includes a tray, a base and substantially-straight pylons. The tray has an infant-receiving opening. Each pylon has a lower portion which is directly or indirectly rotatably attached to the base and each pylon has an upper portion which is directly or indirectly rotatably attached to the tray enabling the tray and the base to be relatively rotated and folded from a use position to a storage position. Each of the pylons is substantially vertical when the tray and the base are in the use position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2005
    Assignee: Evenflo Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Fair, Jeffrey Steininger
  • Publication number: 20040253903
    Abstract: An infant activity center includes a tray, a base and substantially-straight pylons. The tray has an infant-receiving opening. Each pylon has a lower portion which is directly or indirectly rotatably attached to the base and each pylon has an upper portion which is directly or indirectly rotatably attached to the tray enabling the tray and the base to be relatively rotated and folded from a use position to a storage position. Each of the pylons is substantially vertical when the tray and the base are in the use position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2003
    Publication date: December 16, 2004
    Inventors: Paul Fair, Jeffrey Steininger
  • Patent number: 5937140
    Abstract: A plug-in diffuser, for use with a substance to be thermally diffused, includes first and second electrical assemblies, each including a male terminal and a female terminal electrically connected to the male terminal. A thermal cutoff mechanism switches from a conductive state to a non-conductive state at a threshold temperature. The male and female terminals of at least one of the terminal assemblies is electrically connected through the thermal cutoff mechanism. A receptacle holds the substance, and a heating element is connected between the first and second terminal assemblies for heating the substance held in the receptacle when the diffuser is plugged into an electrical outlet via the male terminals. The female terminals cooperate to form an electrical socket into which an external device can be plugged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 10, 1999
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen B. Leonard, James R. Crapser, Jeffrey A. Steininger
  • Patent number: 5725393
    Abstract: An electrical connector for connecting an electrical plug having prongs to circuitry has a pair of electrically conductive sockets adapted to receive the plug prongs. Each socket has an inner leg, an outer leg, and a portion which is narrower than a plug prong. An elastically deformable supporting member supports the sockets with a pair of cantilevered inner supports, which support the inner legs and define a cavity between the sockets into which the inner supports can be deflected. This allows the inner legs to deflect when the plug prongs are inserted into the sockets past the narrow portions. An intermediate member is disposed in the cavity and contacts at least one inner support at a fulcrum point at which the intermediate member opposes deflection of the inner support into the cavity, causing the corresponding inner leg to grip the plug prong with a retention force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 10, 1998
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. Steininger, Stephen B. Leonard