Patents by Inventor Robert S. Steffan

Robert S. Steffan 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).

  • Systems and methods for indicating the presence of a child in a vehicle
    Patent number: 8477024
    Abstract: Systems and methods which provide for an alarm or notification that a child is in a car seat. The systems generally determine if a child is in the seat and that the seat, and therefore the vehicle, is not in motion. Upon detecting both situations, the notification or alarm is activated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: Cars-N-Kids LLC
    Inventors: Gregory B. Schoenberg, Robert S. Steffan
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INDICATING THE PRESENCE OF A CHILD IN A VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20120242476
    Abstract: Systems and methods which provide for an alarm or notification that a child is in a car seat. The systems generally determine if a child is in the seat and that the seat, and therefore the vehicle, is not in motion. Upon detecting both situations, the notification or alarm is activated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2012
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Inventors: Gregory B. Schoenberg, Robert S. Steffan