Patents by Inventor Marsha Merianos

Marsha Merianos 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).

  • Pressure-activated vibrating teether
    Patent number: 7211102
    Abstract: A teething device is provided which includes a fluid-filled membrane sized to be at least partially received in the mouth of a child, a housing attached to the fluid-filled membrane, a handle sized to be grasped by a child, a vibrator configured to impart vibration to the fluid-filled membrane and a pressure switch selectively connecting the vibrator to a power source when a threshold pressure is applied to an outer surface of the membrane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2007
    Assignee: The First Years Inc.
    Inventors: Vasco DeSousa, Joseph F. Brewin, James J. Britto, Lawrence J. Salvo, Marsha Merianos
  • Projection mobile
    Publication number: 20060260663
    Abstract: A device for entertaining a child including a base configured to attach to a side railing of a crib, a mast positioned above the base and connected thereto by an arm, a canopy mounted to the mast including an inner surface directed toward the crib, and a projection device mounted to the mast for rotation and configured to project discrete moving images upon the inner surface of the canopy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2005
    Publication date: November 23, 2006
    Inventors: Joseph Sejnowski, John Kearney, Marsha Merianos, Aidan Petrie
  • Articulating mobile
    Publication number: 20060264148
    Abstract: An apparatus for entertaining a child, the apparatus including a mobile body configured to attach to a side railing of a crib, a plurality of arms pivotally extending from the mobile body along a first end, and a motor operably connected to the arms and including a controller. The arms articulate according to a predetermined sequence of the controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2005
    Publication date: November 23, 2006
    Inventors: Joseph Sejnowski, John Kearney, Marsha Merianos, Aidan Petrie
  • Pressure-activated vibrating teether
    Publication number: 20040093033
    Abstract: A teething device is provided which includes a fluid-filled membrane sized to be at least partially received in the mouth of a child, a housing attached to the fluid-filled membrane, a handle sized to be grasped by a child, a vibrator configured to impart vibration to the fluid-filled membrane and a pressure switch selectively connecting the vibrator to a power source when a threshold pressure is applied to an outer surface of the membrane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2003
    Publication date: May 13, 2004
    Inventors: Vasco Desousa, Joseph F. Brewin, James J. Britto, Lawrence J. Salvo, Marsha Merianos