Patents by Inventor Kara Krumpe

Kara Krumpe 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).

  • Reconfigurable swing/glider device
    Patent number: 7475942
    Abstract: The child receiving device includes a seat, seat suspension arms for supporting the seat portion, and a support frame for supporting the seat suspension arms and the seat above a supporting surface. Two front seat suspension arms are pivotally connected at their lower ends to opposite front ends of the seat and two rear seat suspension arms are pivotally connected at their lower ends to opposite rear ends of the seat. The support frame includes a suspension guide, the upper ends of the front and rear seat suspension arms being pivotally connected to the suspension guide. The suspension guide includes a slot along which the upper ends of the front seat suspension arms may be moved toward and away from the upper ends of the rear seat suspension arms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2009
    Assignees: Mattel, Inc., Ideo
    Inventors: Brendan John Boyle, Alexander Coriano, James Adam Skaates, Michelle Sau Kuen Lee, Eric Kenji Toyofuku, Kara Krumpe, Judy May Lee
  • RECONFIGURABLE SWING/GLIDER DEVICE
    Publication number: 20080111413
    Abstract: The child receiving device of the present invention includes a seat, seat suspensions arms for supporting the seat portion, and a support frame for supporting the seat suspension arms and the seat above a supporting surface. Two front seat suspension arms are pivotally connected at their lower ends to opposite front ends of the seat and two rear seat suspension arms are pivotally connected at their lower ends to opposite rear ends of the seat. The support frame includes a suspension guide, the upper ends of the front and rear seat suspension arms being pivotally connected to the suspension guide. The suspension guide includes a slot along which the upper ends of the front seat suspension arms may be moved toward and away from the upper ends of the rear seat suspension arms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2007
    Publication date: May 15, 2008
    Applicant: Mattel, Inc.
    Inventors: Brendan John Boyle, Alexander Coriano, James Adam Skaates, Michelle Sau Kuen Lee, Eric Kenji Toyofuku, Kara Krumpe, Judy May Lee