Patents by Inventor Margaret A. Colombo

Margaret A. Colombo 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: 5800018
    Abstract: A pillow is attachable to the window of an automobile or other vehicle via one or more suction cups. The pillow comprises a cushion portion consisting of foam rubber or other soft, resilient material, a fabric cover for the cushion that may be removable, a vertical back portion to which one or more suction cups are attached and which comprises a nonskid material on the side that faces the vehicle window to minimize vertical and horizontal slippage of the pillow when in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1998
    Inventors: John P Colombo, Margaret A Colombo
  • Patent number: 5224637
    Abstract: An infant carrier adapted to be worn about the waist of an adult for supporting and transporting an infant on the hip region of the wearer. According to a preferred embodiment, such carrier comprises a fabric belt and an integral fabric seat portion which is adapted to receive and support an infant who is positioned to face the adult wearer with legs straddling the wearer's waist. The integral seat portion is defined by a section of the belt, a loop of fabric extending away from and back to the belt section at spaced locations, and a pair of spaced gussets, positioned one above the other and connecting the belt section and the loop portion. A compressible member, such as polyurethane, foam rubber, or a bladder of air, is disposed in the volume defined by the aforementioned seat-defining members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 1991
    Date of Patent: July 6, 1993
    Inventor: Margaret A. Colombo
  • Patent number: 4901898
    Abstract: An infant carrier adapted to be worn about the waist of an adult for supporting and transporting an infant on the hip of the wearer. According to a preferred embodiment, such carrier comprises a shaped member having first and second contoured portions joined along an arcuate line approximating the waist line of the intended wearer. The first contoured portion is shaped to receive and support the buttocks and legs of an infant who is positioned to face the adult wearer with legs straddling the wearer's waist. The second contoured portion is shaped to the hip region of the wearer. The carrier may also include a belt for securing the shaped member to the wearer's waist. By virtue of its design, the weight of the infant is broadly distributed about the wearer's waist and hip region, thereby avoiding the neck and shoulder strain characteristic of heretofore proposed infant carriers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 1988
    Date of Patent: February 20, 1990
    Inventors: Richard J. Colombo, Margaret A. Colombo