Patents by Inventor Ralph M. Nowak

Ralph M. Nowak 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: 5993478
    Abstract: A teether includes a frame adapted for teething by a child, the frame including a base, a first side extending upwardly from a first end of the base, and a second side extending upwardly from a second end of the base, wherein the first and second sides are integrally connected to the base and are connected to each other remote from the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 30, 1999
    Assignee: The First Years Inc.
    Inventor: Ralph M. Nowak
  • Patent number: 5761756
    Abstract: A portable bed rail is provided including first and second foot members, each having a first end dimensioned for insertion under a mattress and a second end spaced from said first end, and a side panel positioned to provide a barrier to falling from the bed. The side panel includes first and second vertical members extending upwardly from the second ends of the foot members, first and second spaced horizontal rails extending between the vertical members to define a frame, each of the rails having a first and second end, which ends are received by the first and second vertical members, and a flexible cover removably mounted on the frame. The flexible cover is dimensioned to extend around the first and second ends of the horizontal rails and thereby retain the ends in engagement with the first and second vertical members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 9, 1998
    Assignee: The First Years Inc.
    Inventors: Ralph M. Nowak, John B. Morse
  • Patent number: 5669665
    Abstract: A child's safety seat cushion including a back, defining a head support region and a seat portion, and a pair of side supports projecting forward from each side of and in spaced-apart fixed relation to the head support region, wherein each side support includes an associated laterally adjustable ancillary support member which is adjustably connected to the side support and configured to cooperate with the side support. The ancillary support members adjustably connected to the side supports form an adjustable space therebetween for the head of a child with the ancillary support members are in spaced-apart relation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 23, 1997
    Assignee: The First Years Inc.
    Inventor: Ralph M. Nowak
  • Patent number: D436800
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2001
    Assignee: The First Years Inc.
    Inventors: Ralph M. Nowak, James D. Orr, Michael A. Lorenz, Jr.
  • Patent number: D443233
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2001
    Assignee: The First Years Inc.
    Inventors: Pierre Gaudet, Stephane Lepage, Ralph M. Nowak
  • Patent number: D379495
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 27, 1997
    Assignee: The First Years Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald J. Sidman, Ralph M. Nowak
  • Patent number: D383911
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 23, 1997
    Assignee: The First Years Inc.
    Inventors: Carl J. Conforti, Ralph M. Nowak, Jean Laverdure
  • Patent number: D386104
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 11, 1997
    Assignee: The First Years Inc.
    Inventor: Ralph M. Nowak
  • Patent number: D386703
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 25, 1997
    Assignee: The First Years Inc.
    Inventor: Ralph M. Nowak
  • Patent number: D389359
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 20, 1998
    Assignee: The First Years Inc.
    Inventor: Ralph M. Nowak
  • Patent number: D396292
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 21, 1998
    Assignee: The First Years Inc.
    Inventor: Ralph M. Nowak
  • Patent number: D396717
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 4, 1998
    Assignee: The First Years Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald J. Sidman, Ralph M. Nowak, Bruce J. Benedetto
  • Patent number: D412292
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 27, 1999
    Assignee: The First Years, Inc.
    Inventors: Ralph M. Nowak, Carl J. Conforti, Bruce P. Popek
  • Patent number: D417914
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 21, 1999
    Assignee: The First Years Inc.
    Inventor: Ralph M. Nowak
  • Patent number: D421125
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2000
    Assignee: The First Years Inc.
    Inventor: Ralph M. Nowak
  • Patent number: D421126
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2000
    Assignee: The First Years Inc.
    Inventor: Ralph M. Nowak
  • Patent number: D424203
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2000
    Assignee: The First Years, Inc.
    Inventor: Ralph M. Nowak
  • Patent number: D424958
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
    Assignee: The First Years, Inc.
    Inventor: Ralph M. Nowak
  • Patent number: D430052
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2000
    Assignee: The First Years Inc.
    Inventor: Ralph M. Nowak
  • Patent number: D430737
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2000
    Assignee: The First Years, Inc.
    Inventors: Ralph M. Nowak, Carl J. Conforti, Scott A. Johnstone, Glen Nielsen