Patents by Inventor Mitchell Shellenberger
Mitchell Shellenberger 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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Patent number: 12600272Abstract: A child restraint includes a seat foundation and a juvenile seat including a seat back fixed to the seat foundation for movement therewith and a seat bottom coupled to the seat back. The seat foundation is adapted to rest on a vehicle seat. The juvenile seat is supported by the seat foundation on the vehicle seat.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2023Date of Patent: April 14, 2026Assignee: Dorel Juvenile Group, Inc.Inventor: Mitchell Shellenberger
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Publication number: 20260097692Abstract: A child restraint includes a seat foundation and a juvenile seat including a seat back fixed to the seat foundation for movement therewith and a seat bottom coupled to the seat back. The seat foundation is adapted to rest on a vehicle seat. The juvenile seat is supported by the seat foundation on the vehicle seat.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2025Publication date: April 9, 2026Inventor: Mitchell SHELLENBERGER
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Patent number: 12528391Abstract: A child restraint includes a seat foundation and a juvenile seat including a seat back fixed to the seat foundation for movement therewith and a seat bottom coupled to the seat back. The seat foundation is adapted to rest on a vehicle seat. The juvenile seat is supported by the seat foundation on the vehicle seat.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2023Date of Patent: January 20, 2026Assignee: Dorel Juvenile Group, Inc.Inventor: Mitchell Shellenberger
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Publication number: 20250187519Abstract: Systems and methods for a convertible car seat with removable cup holder in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. In one embodiment, a convertible car seat includes an outer shell having a seat portion and a back portion, and a removable cup holder assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2024Publication date: June 12, 2025Inventor: Mitchell Shellenberger
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Publication number: 20250145063Abstract: A child seat includes a tensioning mechanism that selectively applies tension to a seat belt to secure the child seat to a car seat. The child seat includes a base that defines a receiving region. The tensioning mechanism includes a bottom arm pivotably attached to the base within the receiving region and a top arm pivotably attached to the bottom arm. The tensioning mechanism is adjustable between a first configuration and a second configuration relative to the base. In both the first configuration and the second configuration, the tensioning mechanism defines a tortuous, nonlinear belt pathway. In the first configuration, the tensioning mechanism receives a portion of the seat belt, and in the second configuration, the tensioning mechanism applies tension to the portion of the seat belt.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2025Publication date: May 8, 2025Inventors: Mark Messner, Mitchell Shellenberger, Quentin G. Walsh, Brandon Hoover
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Patent number: 12221014Abstract: A child seat includes a tensioning mechanism that selectively applies tension to a seat belt to secure the child seat to a car seat. The child seat includes a base that defines a receiving region. The tensioning mechanism includes a bottom arm pivotably attached to the base within the receiving region and a top arm pivotably attached to the bottom arm. The tensioning mechanism is adjustable between a first configuration and a second configuration relative to the base. In both the first configuration and the second configuration, the tensioning mechanism defines a tortuous, nonlinear belt pathway. In the first configuration, the tensioning mechanism receives a portion of the seat belt, and in the second configuration, the tensioning mechanism applies tension to the portion of the seat belt.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2023Date of Patent: February 11, 2025Assignee: Britax Child Safety, Inc.Inventors: Mark Messner, Mitchell Shellenberger, Quentin G. Walsh, Brandon Hoover
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Publication number: 20240025309Abstract: A child seat includes a tensioning mechanism that selectively applies tension to a seat belt to secure the child seat to a car seat. The child seat includes a base that defines a receiving region. The tensioning mechanism includes a bottom arm pivotably attached to the base within the receiving region and a top arm pivotably attached to the bottom arm. The tensioning mechanism is adjustable between a first configuration and a second configuration relative to the base. In both the first configuration and the second configuration, the tensioning mechanism defines a tortuous, nonlinear belt pathway. In the first configuration, the tensioning mechanism receives a portion of the seat belt, and in the second configuration, the tensioning mechanism applies tension to the portion of the seat belt.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2023Publication date: January 25, 2024Inventors: Mark Messner, Mitchell Shellenberger, Quentin G. Walsh, Brandon Hoover
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Patent number: 11807139Abstract: A child seat includes a tensioning mechanism that selectively applies tension to a seat belt to secure the child seat to a car seat. The child seat includes a base that defines a receiving region. The tensioning mechanism includes a bottom arm pivotably attached to the base within the receiving region and a top arm pivotably attached to the bottom arm. The tensioning mechanism is adjustable between a first configuration and a second configuration relative to the base. In both the first configuration and the second configuration, the tensioning mechanism defines a tortuous, nonlinear belt pathway. In the first configuration, the tensioning mechanism receives a portion of the seat belt, and in the second configuration, the tensioning mechanism applies tension to the portion of the seat belt.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2021Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: Britax Child Safety, Inc.Inventors: Mark Messner, Mitchell Shellenberger, Quentin G. Walsh, Brandon Hoover
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Publication number: 20230339372Abstract: A child restraint includes a seat foundation and a juvenile seat including a seat back fixed to the seat foundation for movement therewith and a seat bottom coupled to the seat back. The seat foundation is adapted to rest on a vehicle seat. The juvenile seat is supported by the seat foundation on the vehicle seat.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2023Publication date: October 26, 2023Inventor: Mitchell SHELLENBERGER
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Publication number: 20220081971Abstract: A folding safety gate includes a pass through door, and an L-frame, the pass through door linked to the L-frame, the L-frame comprising a vertical section and a horizontal section, the pass through door hinged to the vertical section by an upper hinge and a lower hinge, the horizontal section spanning a gap from a bottom of the vertical section to an opposite side on the pass through door and configured to unlatch and fold vertically.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2021Publication date: March 17, 2022Inventors: Mitchell Shellenberger, Dana E. Chicca, Paul MacPhail Brown
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Publication number: 20210053471Abstract: A car seat configured for attachment to a vehicle seat in a selectable forward facing position or rear-facing position. An example embodiment is a car seat that includes a chassis having a backrest portion coupled to a base portion, a seat portion releasably attached to the base portion, and a release handle coupled to the seat portion for enabling detachment of the seat portion from the base. The seat portion can be detached and used as a stand-alone booster. The car seat includes a tension arm for releasably securing the car seat in a forward-facing position onto a vehicle seat. The car seat can include a belt clamp, configured to be acted on by the tension arm, for releasably securing the car seat in a rear-facing position onto a vehicle seat. The car seat can include a rebound bar that can be retracted or folded into the seat.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2020Publication date: February 25, 2021Inventor: Mitchell Shellenberger
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Patent number: 10737593Abstract: An car seat that can be quickly attached and detached to a vehicle seat and a stroller. An example embodiment is a car seat that includes a carrier portion, a base portion, and a release handle coupled to the carrier for enabling detachment of the carrier from the base and stroller. The car seat includes a tension arm for releasably clamping a vehicle belt onto the base and tensioning the belt to secure the base portion to a vehicle seat.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2019Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: Summer Infant (USA), Inc.Inventor: Mitchell Shellenberger
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Publication number: 20060201118Abstract: A system for measuring fume generation rates and total fume emissions of welding and allied processes includes a fume collection chamber and an automated welding assembly. The fume collection chamber includes a fume chamber housing, a door attached to the housing, a filter support connected to the housing, a hood connected to the housing and a connector attached to the housing and/or the hood. The automated welding assembly includes a rail, a carriage moveably mounted on the rail, a gun arm connected to the carriage and a welding gun mounted to the gun arm.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2005Publication date: September 14, 2006Inventors: Gerald Dudash, David Fedor, Jason Sattesson, Mitchell Shellenberger