Patents by Inventor Norman Raul Shimizu

Norman Raul Shimizu 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: 8590075
    Abstract: A mattress assembly structured for comfortable support of an infant, such as a prematurely born or newborn infant. The mattress assembly includes a base and a compressible material border disposed on the base in at least partially retaining and surrounding relation to a cushioning assembly. The cushioning assembly comprises a plurality of compartments containing a viscous material, such as silicone, collectively underlying and disposed in alignment with the placement area. A smoothing section is disposed and structured to prevent excessive sinking of the infant into the plurality of compartments. Damage to the infant's skin is prevented or reduced by the provision of a particulate section comprising a casing at least partially filled with a plurality of silicone microbeads, and a contact section formed of shear resistant material collectively defining outer portions of the mattress assembly and extending throughout the placement area on which the infant is intended to be disposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Inventors: Ibrahim H. Amjad, Norman Raul Shimizu
  • Patent number: 8333420
    Abstract: A sling seat includes a seat back and a seat bottom cushion connected by resilient arms. Flexible supports and emergency release connectors suspend the seat from an overhead structure. The height of the seat, and the position of the seat back relative to the seat bottom cushion, are adjustable. The seat may be used in a military vehicle, for example as a gunner sling seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Assignee: BAE Systems Safety Products Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Alan Mehl, Andrew Walker, Norman Raul Shimizu, Jorge Cuervo, Michael Duncan, Marianne Kump
  • Publication number: 20110241373
    Abstract: A sling seat includes a seat back and a seat bottom cushion connected by resilient arms. Flexible supports and emergency release connectors suspend the seat from an overhead structure. The height of the seat, and the position of the seat back relative to the seat bottom cushion, are adjustable. The seat may be used in a military vehicle, for example as a gunner sling seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2011
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Applicant: BAE Systems Safety Products Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Alan Mehl, Andrew Walker, Norman Raul Shimizu, Jorge Cuervo, Michael Duncan, Marianne Kump