Patents by Inventor Shannon R. Bickel

Shannon R. Bickel 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: 11903495
    Abstract: A travel nursery apparatus having a scissoring frame defining four faces of a parallelepiped. A flexible receptacle is engaged to the scissoring frame where the flexible receptacle defines five faces of a parallelepiped. An infant bassinet may be engaged to the scissoring frame and depend into the flexible receptacle, with a floor of the infant bassinet being spaced from a floor of the flexible receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Regalo International, LLC
    Inventors: Shannon R. Bickel, Heidi C. Leighton, Kasey L. Pipo
  • Patent number: 11737578
    Abstract: The present playyard floor apparatus includes a lower floor that is essentially one-piece with a flexible pen and an upper floor that is removably engaged to the lower floor with a quick connect mechanism. The quick connect mechanism has inner and outer portions. The inner portion of the quick connect mechanism is disposed on the underside of the upper floor and spaced from a periphery of the upper floor. The outer portion of the quick connect mechanism is engaged to a periphery of the lower floor and includes interlocking elements that are spaced from the periphery of the lower floor. The upper floor is resilient and extends over the inner and outer portions of the quick connect mechanism and further extends to the sidewall of the flexible pen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Regalo International, LLC
    Inventor: Shannon R. Bickel
  • Patent number: 11627817
    Abstract: The present bassinet apparatus includes a receptacle having an open top, a closed bottom, and an endless sidewall between the open top and closed bottom. A floor portion in the closed bottom is rotatable onto itself for reduction in size of the receptacle for shipment and storage. A frame for the receptacle includes an oblong portion that is breakable down and legs that are breakable down to reduce the size of the frame for shipment and storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Regalo International, LLC
    Inventors: Mark A. Flannery, William D. Butterfield, Shannon R. Bickel