Patents by Inventor Quentin G. Walsh

Quentin G. Walsh 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).

  • Publication number: 20250145063
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2025
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Inventors: Mark Messner, Mitchell Shellenberger, Quentin G. Walsh, Brandon Hoover
  • Publication number: 20250108852
    Abstract: A purpose-built storage compartment of a stroller includes a compartment housing configured to be fitted into a selected position of a stroller, a cover, and a pair of adapters configured to pivotally connect with the compartment housing and be movable between a storage position inside the compartment housing and a deployed position to engage with a detachable apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2024
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Inventor: Quentin G. Walsh
  • Publication number: 20250108851
    Abstract: A stroller, includes a front wheel assembly and a rear wheel assembly. The front wheel assembly includes two front wheels respectively disposed at a left and a right side of the stroller. The rear wheel assembly includes two rear wheels respectively disposed at the left and the right side of the stroller. The front and rear wheels define a footprint of the stroller on a walking surface. The front wheel assembly is configured to be movable relative to the rear wheel assembly with one degree of freedom to change the footprint of the stroller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2024
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Inventor: Quentin G Walsh
  • Publication number: 20250108850
    Abstract: A collapsible stroller includes an upper handlebar assembly, a lower handlebar assembly connected to the upper handlebar assembly, a pair of rear leg frames, and a control module. The pair of rear leg frames is pivotally connected with the lower handlebar assembly on a left side and a right side of the stroller, respectively. The control module is configured to extend or retract the upper handlebar assembly in relation to the lower handlebar assembly via a first control mode, and further configured to collapse the pair of rear leg frames with respect to the lower handlebar assembly via a second control mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2024
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Inventor: Quentin G Walsh
  • Patent number: 12221014
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: Britax Child Safety, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Messner, Mitchell Shellenberger, Quentin G. Walsh, Brandon Hoover
  • Publication number: 20240317121
    Abstract: A child seat comprising: an outer shell supporting an inner shell therein, the inner shell and the outer shell together defining a child protection region within the seat; an adjustment mechanism disposed between the inner shell and the outer shell defining a trajectory of movement for the inner shell relative to the outer shell, wherein relative movement between the inner shell and the outer shell along the trajectory of movement adjusts a size and a shape of the child protection region of the seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2024
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Inventors: Quentin G. Walsh, Mitchell L. Shellenberger, Brandon Hoover, Mark Matthew Messner
  • Patent number: 12030411
    Abstract: A child seat comprising: an outer shell supporting an inner shell therein, the inner shell and the outer shell together defining a child protection region within the seat; an adjustment mechanism disposed between the inner shell and the outer shell defining a trajectory of movement for the inner shell relative to the outer shell, wherein relative movement between the inner shell and the outer shell along the trajectory of movement adjusts a size and a shape of the child protection region of the seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: BRITAX CHILD SAFETY, INC.
    Inventors: Quentin G. Walsh, Mitchell L. Shellenberger, Brandon Hoover, Mark Matthew Messner
  • Publication number: 20240025309
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Mark Messner, Mitchell Shellenberger, Quentin G. Walsh, Brandon Hoover
  • Patent number: 11807139
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Britax Child Safety, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Messner, Mitchell Shellenberger, Quentin G. Walsh, Brandon Hoover
  • Publication number: 20230311721
    Abstract: An infant car seat system includes a base including a first pair of brackets and a second pair of brackets; and an infant car seat including a first pair of locking pins positioned and arranged to be locked via the first pair of brackets and a second pair of locking pins positioned and arranged to be locked via the second pair of brackets, the infant car seat further including a release handle configured to allow the user to unlock the first pair of locking pins from the first pair of brackets, after which the user is able to at least partially lift the infant car seat from the base, the at least partial lifting causing the second pair of locking pins to become unlocked from the second pair of brackets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Mark Matthew Messner, Mitchell L. Shellenberger, Quentin G. Walsh, Brandon Hoover
  • Publication number: 20230242015
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a child seat comprising: an outer shell supporting an inner shell therein, the inner shell and the outer shell together defining a child protection region within the seat; an adjustment mechanism disposed between the inner shell and the outer shell defining a trajectory of movement for the inner shell relative to the outer shell, wherein relative movement between the inner shell and the outer shell along the trajectory of movement adjusts a size and a shape of the child protection region of the seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: Quentin G. Walsh, Mitchell L. Shellenberger, Brandon Hoover, Mark Matthew Messner
  • Publication number: 20220105836
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: Mark Messner, Mitchell Shellenberer, Quentin G. Walsh, Brandon Hoover