Patents by Inventor Lisbeth Hals Lehan

Lisbeth Hals Lehan 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: 10441090
    Abstract: A carrier [100] for transporting a child [105] by a transporting individual [140]. The carrier [100] includes a belt [120], a seat [110], a torso support [115], and one or more couplers [125]. The belt [120] is configured for securing about the waste and/or hips of the transporting individual [140]; the seat [110] is coupled to the belt [120], is configured for at least partially supporting the child [105] if the child [105] is seated in the carrier [100], and has a surface [130] configured for at least partially supporting at least part of the posterior of the child [105]; the torso support [115] is coupled to the seat [110] by one or more couplers [125] and is configured for supporting at least part of the torso of the child [105]; and the one or more couplers [125] are configured to enable adjustment of a distance [220] between one or more coupling locations [210] for each of the one or more couplers [125] and a selected reference point [200].
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: LILLEbaby, LLC
    Inventor: Lisbeth Hals Lehan
  • Publication number: 20180000258
    Abstract: A carrier [100] for transporting a child [105] by a transporting individual [140]. The carrier [100] includes a belt [120], a seat [110], a torso support [115], and one or more couplers [125]. The belt [120] is configured for securing about the waste and/or hips of the transporting individual [140]; the seat [110] is coupled to the belt [120], is configured for at least partially supporting the child [105] if the child [105] is seated in the carrier [100], and has a surface [130] configured for at least partially supporting at least part of the posterior of the child [105]; the torso support [115] is coupled to the seat [110] by one or more couplers [125] and is configured for supporting at least part of the torso of the child [105]; and the one or more couplers [125] are configured to enable adjustment of a distance [220] between one or more coupling locations [210] for each of the one or more couplers and a selected reference point [200].
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2015
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventor: Lisbeth Hals Lehan
  • Patent number: 9314113
    Abstract: A carrier for transporting a child by a transporting individual. The carrier includes a belt, a seat, a torso support, and one or more couplers. The belt is configured for securing about the waste and/or hips of the transporting individual; the seat is coupled to the belt, is configured for at least partially supporting the child if the child is seated in the carrier, and has a surface configured for at least partially supporting at least part of the posterior of the child; the torso support is coupled to the seat by one or more couplers and is configured for supporting at least part of the torso of the child; and the one or more couplers are configured to enable adjustment of a distance between one or more coupling locations for each of the one or more couplers and a selected reference point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Inventor: Lisbeth Hals Lehan
  • Patent number: 8701949
    Abstract: A carrier for transporting a child by a transporting individual The carrier includes a torso support part configured for supporting at least part of the torso of the child if the child is seated in the carrier, a seat support part coupled to the torso support part and configured for supporting the posterior of the child, and a hip belt coupled to the seat support part and configured for securing about the hips of the transporting individual. The seat support part is configured for enabling one or both upper legs of the child to hang substantially unsupported and in at least one alternative configuration at least one upper-leg-support part is coupled to the seat support part and to the hip belt and is configured for supporting at least part of one or both upper legs of the child.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Inventors: Lisbeth Hals Lehan, Stephen Boyer Lehan
  • Patent number: 8424732
    Abstract: A carrier for transporting a child by a transporting individual The carrier includes a torso support part configured for supporting at least part of the torso of the child if the child is seated in the carrier, a seat support part coupled to the torso support part and configured for supporting the posterior of the child, and a hip belt coupled to the seat support part and configured for securing about the hips of the transporting individual. The seat support part is configured for enabling one or both upper legs of the child to hang substantially unsupported and in at least one alternative configuration at least one upper-leg-support part is coupled to the seat support part and to the hip belt and is configured for supporting at least part of one or both upper legs of the child.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Inventors: Lisbeth Hals Lehan, Stephen Boyer Lehan
  • Patent number: 8172116
    Abstract: A carrier for transporting a child by a transporting individual. The carrier includes a torso support part configured for supporting the torso of the child, a seat support part coupled to the torso support part, and at least one strap coupled to the torso support part and/or to the seat support part and with the torso support part and the seat support part configured to encircle at least part of the torso of the transporting individual. The seat support part is configured for supporting the posterior of the child in a sitting position in a first configuration, and the seat support part is configured for supporting the posterior of the child in a hanging position in a second configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Inventors: Lisbeth Hals Lehan, Stephen Boyer Lehan
  • Patent number: D693569
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Lehan Imports, LLC
    Inventor: Lisbeth Hals Lehan