Patents by Inventor John M. THOMSON
John M. THOMSON 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).
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Publication number: 20170367492Abstract: A child containment device and a mattress support assembly for a child containment device providing a generally flat mattress configuration under load of a child supported thereon; a multi-paneled mattress for a child containment device allowing repositioning of mattress panels between an expanded state and a compact state, and wherein in the expanded state, structural couplings maintain the mattress in a generally flat configuration; and a chamfered corner arrangement for resisting curling of a mattress for a child containment device.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2017Publication date: December 28, 2017Applicant: KIDS II, INC.Inventors: John M. THOMSON, Stephen R. BURNS, Joseph W. STALEY, Chaitanya TADIPATRI, Frank (CHIH-FENG) CHEN, Mark MENDES
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Patent number: 9801473Abstract: A child containment device including a frame having at least one upper frame member, and a liner for removable attachment to the frame. The liner includes at least one wall portion for placement inside of the frame, a flap portion for extending over at least a portion of the upper frame member and outside of the frame, and a fastener securable on an exterior surface of the at least one wall portion of the liner.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2013Date of Patent: October 31, 2017Assignee: KIDS II, INC.Inventors: Peter Jackson, Chaitanya Tadipatri, John M. Thomson
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Patent number: 9763523Abstract: A child containment device and a mattress support assembly for a child containment device providing a generally flat mattress configuration under load of a child supported thereon; a multi-paneled mattress for a child containment device allowing repositioning of mattress panels between an expanded state and a compact state, and wherein in the expanded state, structural couplings maintain the mattress in a generally flat configuration; and a chamfered corner arrangement for resisting curling of a mattress for a child containment device.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2013Date of Patent: September 19, 2017Assignee: KIDS II, INC.Inventors: John M. Thomson, Stephen R. Burns, Joseph W. Staley, Chaitanya Tadipatri, Frank Chih-Feng Chen, Mark Mendes
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Publication number: 20170119172Abstract: A booster seat includes a storage compartment for a tray and/or a storage compartment for securing straps. The tray-storage compartment can be formed in a base of the seat and include an access opening through a sidewall of the base. The tray-storage compartment can include two opposite and inwardly-extending lips that support the tray in the stowed position, and a support foot that moves between a use position in the compartment where it helps support the seat and a stored position displaced from the compartment. Also, the tray-storage compartment can include ribs that engage the tray in the stowed position to retain it there. The strap-storage compartment can be formed in the base and include an access opening with a closure for retaining the straps in the compartment. A base panel can be provided for stability and support.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2016Publication date: May 4, 2017Applicant: KIDS II, INC.Inventors: Jacob SCLARE, John M. THOMSON, Cary COSTELLO, Patrick B. NOLAN, Michael A. DOTSEY, Noah E. DINGLER, Stephen R. BURNS
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Patent number: 9603464Abstract: A booster seat includes a storage compartment for a tray and/or a storage compartment for securing straps. The tray-storage compartment can be formed in a base of the seat and include an access opening through a sidewall of the base. The tray-storage compartment can include two opposite and inwardly-extending lips that support the tray in the stowed position, and a support foot that moves between a use position in the compartment where it helps support the seat and a stored position displaced from the compartment. Also, the tray-storage compartment can include ribs that engage the tray in the stowed position to retain it there. The strap-storage compartment can be formed in the base and include an access opening with a closure for retaining the straps in the compartment.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2014Date of Patent: March 28, 2017Inventors: Jacob Sclare, John M. Thomson, Cary Costello, Patrick B. Nolan, Michael A. Dotsey, Noah E. Dingler
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Publication number: 20140368004Abstract: A booster seat includes a storage compartment for a tray and/or a storage compartment for securing straps. The tray-storage compartment can be formed in a base of the seat and include an access opening through a sidewall of the base. The tray-storage compartment can include two opposite and inwardly-extending lips that support the tray in the stowed position, and a support foot that moves between a use position in the compartment where it helps support the seat and a stored position displaced from the compartment. Also, the tray-storage compartment can include ribs that engage the tray in the stowed position to retain it there. The strap-storage compartment can be formed in the base and include an access opening with a closure for retaining the straps in the compartment.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2014Publication date: December 18, 2014Applicant: KIDS II, INC.Inventors: Jacob SCLARE, John M. THOMSON, Cary COSTELLO, Patrick B. NOLAN, Michael A. DOTSEY, Noah E. DINGLER
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Publication number: 20140068856Abstract: A child containment device and a mattress support assembly for a child containment device providing a generally flat mattress configuration under load of a child supported thereon; a multi-paneled mattress for a child containment device allowing repositioning of mattress panels between an expanded state and a compact state, and wherein in the expanded state, structural couplings maintain the mattress in a generally flat configuration; and a chamfered corner arrangement for resisting curling of a mattress for a child containment device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2013Publication date: March 13, 2014Applicant: KIDS II, INC.Inventors: John M. THOMSON, Stephen R. BURNS, Joseph W. STALEY, Chaitanya TADIPATRI, Frank Chih-Feng CHEN, Mark MENDES
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Publication number: 20140068857Abstract: A child containment device including a frame having at least one upper frame member, and a liner for removable attachment to the frame. The liner includes at least one wall portion for placement inside of the frame, a flap portion for extending over at least a portion of the upper frame member and outside of the frame, and a fastener securable on an exterior surface of the at least one wall portion of the liner.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2013Publication date: March 13, 2014Applicant: KIDS II, INC.Inventors: Peter JACKSON, Chaitanya TADIPATRI, John M. THOMSON