Patents by Inventor Stephen B. Oltman

Stephen B. Oltman 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: 20260109275
    Abstract: A child restraint includes a seat base adapted to be secured to a vehicle seat. The seat base includes a seat-base foundation formed to include a vehicle seatbelt path and a vehicle seatbelt retainer coupled to the seat-base foundation and configured to pivot between a released position spaced away from the vehicle seatbelt path and a clamped position overlying the vehicle seatbelt path to clamp a vehicle seat belt to the seat-base foundation to secure the seat base to the vehicle seat. The child restraint further includes a juvenile seat adapted to be secured to the seat base and a seat connection system configured to maintain connection between the juvenile seat and the seat base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2025
    Publication date: April 23, 2026
    Inventors: Stephen B. OLTMAN, Jeffrey A. PEMBERTON
  • Publication number: 20260109277
    Abstract: A child restraint includes a seat bottom and a seat back coupled to the seat bottom. The seat back includes a backrest configured to extend upwardly from the seat bottom and a headrest coupled to the backrest for supporting a head of a child. The headrest includes a rear section arranged along the backrest, a first side section extending outwardly away from the rear section, and a second side section extending outwardly away from the rear section and away from the first side section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2025
    Publication date: April 23, 2026
    Inventor: Stephen B. OLTMAN
  • Patent number: 12600271
    Abstract: A child restraint includes a seat base adapted to be secured to a vehicle seat. The seat base includes a seat-base foundation formed to include a vehicle seatbelt path and a vehicle seatbelt retainer coupled to the seat-base foundation and configured to pivot between a released position spaced away from the vehicle seatbelt path and a clamped position overlying the vehicle seatbelt path to clamp a vehicle seat belt to the seat-base foundation to secure the seat base to the vehicle seat. The child restraint further includes a juvenile seat adapted to be secured to the seat base and a seat-release system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2026
    Assignee: Dorel Juvenile Group, Inc.
    Inventor: Stephen B. Oltman
  • Publication number: 20260054618
    Abstract: A child restraint includes a seat bottom and a seat back coupled to the seat bottom. The seat back includes a backrest configured to extend upwardly from the seat bottom and a headrest coupled to the backrest for supporting a head of a child. The headrest includes a rear headrest wall, a first headrest side wall extending outwardly away from the rear headrest wall, and a second headrest side wall extending outwardly away from the rear headrest wall and away from the first headrest side wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2025
    Publication date: February 26, 2026
    Inventor: Stephen B. OLTMAN
  • Patent number: 12539791
    Abstract: A child restraint includes a seat base adapted to be secured to a vehicle seat. The seat base includes a seat-base foundation formed to include a vehicle seatbelt path and a vehicle seatbelt retainer coupled to the seat-base foundation and configured to pivot between a released position spaced away from the vehicle seatbelt path and a clamped position overlying the vehicle seatbelt path to clamp a vehicle seat belt to the seat-base foundation to secure the seat base to the vehicle seat. The child restraint further includes a juvenile seat adapted to be secured to the seat base and a seat connection system configured to maintain connection between the juvenile seat and the seat base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2026
    Assignee: Dorel Juvenile Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen B. Oltman, Jeffrey A. Pemberton
  • Patent number: 12515568
    Abstract: A child restraint includes a seat bottom and a seat back coupled to the seat bottom. The seat back includes a backrest configured to extend upwardly from the seat bottom and a headrest coupled to the backrest for supporting a head of a child. The headrest includes a rear section arranged along the backrest, a first side section extending outwardly away from the rear section, and a second side section extending outwardly away from the rear section and away from the first side section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2026
    Assignee: Dorel Juvenile Group, Inc.
    Inventor: Stephen B. Oltman
  • Patent number: 12472854
    Abstract: A child restraint includes a seat bottom and a seat back coupled to the seat bottom. The seat back includes a backrest configured to extend upwardly from the seat bottom and a headrest coupled to the backrest for supporting a head of a child. The headrest includes a rear headrest wall, a first headrest side wall extending outwardly away from the rear headrest wall, and a second headrest side wall extending outwardly away from the rear headrest wall and away from the first headrest side wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2025
    Assignee: Dorel Juvenile Group, Inc.
    Inventor: Stephen B. Oltman
  • Publication number: 20250276620
    Abstract: A child restraint includes a seat bottom and a seat back coupled to the seat bottom. The seat back includes a backrest configured to extend upwardly from the seat bottom and a headrest coupled to the backrest for supporting a head of a child. The headrest includes a rear section arranged along the backrest, a first side section extending outwardly away from the rear section, and a second side section extending outwardly away from the rear section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2025
    Publication date: September 4, 2025
    Inventor: Stephen B. OLTMAN
  • Patent number: 12370929
    Abstract: A child restraint includes a seat bottom and a seat back coupled to the seat bottom. The seat back includes a backrest configured to extend upwardly from the seat bottom and a headrest coupled to the backrest for supporting a head of a child. The headrest includes a rear section arranged along the backrest, a first side section extending outwardly away from the rear section, and a second side section extending outwardly away from the rear section and away from the first side section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2025
    Assignee: Dorel Juvenile Group, Inc.
    Inventor: Stephen B. Oltman
  • Publication number: 20250145062
    Abstract: A child restraint includes a seat shell and a child-restraint harness coupled to the seat shell. The seat shell is formed to include a child-receiving space configured to hold a child for transportation in a vehicle. The child-restraint harness is fixed to the seat shell and is configured to secure the child to the seat shell within the child-receiving space. The child-restraint harness includes a plurality of harness straps coupled to the seat shell, a pair of harness latches coupled to respective harness straps included in the plurality of harness straps, and a latch anchor coupled to a crotch strap included in the plurality of harness straps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2024
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Inventors: Stephen B. OLTMAN, Jonathan M. HOLTMAN, Timothy L. EDWARDS, Said S. NAKHLA
  • Patent number: 12162387
    Abstract: A child restraint includes a seat bottom and a seat back coupled to the seat bottom. The seat back includes a backrest configured to extend upwardly from the seat bottom and a headrest coupled to the backrest for supporting a head of a child. The headrest includes a rear section arranged along the backrest, a first side section extending outwardly away from the rear section, and a second side section extending outwardly away from the rear section and away from the first side section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: Dorel Juvenile Group, Inc.
    Inventor: Stephen B. Oltman
  • Publication number: 20240326666
    Abstract: A child restraint includes a seat bottom and a seat back coupled to the seat bottom. The seat back includes a backrest configured to extend upwardly from the seat bottom and a headrest coupled to the backrest for supporting a head of a child. The headrest includes a rear section arranged along the backrest, a first side section extending outwardly away from the rear section, and a second side section extending outwardly away from the rear section and away from the first side section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2024
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Inventor: Stephen B. OLTMAN
  • Publication number: 20240116412
    Abstract: A child restraint includes a seat base adapted to be secured to a vehicle seat. The seat base includes a seat-base foundation formed to include a vehicle seatbelt path and a vehicle seatbelt retainer coupled to the seat-base foundation and configured to pivot between a released position spaced away from the vehicle seatbelt path and a clamped position overlying the vehicle seatbelt path to clamp a vehicle seat belt to the seat-base foundation to secure the seat base to the vehicle seat. The child restraint further includes a juvenile seat adapted to be secured to the seat base and a seat-release system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventor: Stephen B. OLTMAN
  • Publication number: 20240116410
    Abstract: A child restraint includes a seat base adapted to be secured to a vehicle seat. The seat base includes a seat-base foundation formed to include a vehicle seatbelt path and a vehicle seatbelt retainer coupled to the seat-base foundation and configured to pivot between a released position spaced away from the vehicle seatbelt path and a clamped position overlying the vehicle seatbelt path to clamp a vehicle seat belt to the seat-base foundation to secure the seat base to the vehicle seat. The child restraint further includes a juvenile seat adapted to be secured to the seat base and a seat connection system configured to maintain connection between the juvenile seat and the seat base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Stephen B. OLTMAN, Jeffrey A. PEMBERTON
  • Publication number: 20240101004
    Abstract: A child restraint includes a seat bottom and a seat back coupled to the seat bottom. The seat back includes a backrest configured to extend upwardly from the seat bottom and a headrest coupled to the backrest for supporting a head of a child. The headrest includes a rear headrest wall, a first headrest side wall extending outwardly away from the rear headrest wall, and a second headrest side wall extending outwardly away from the rear headrest wall and away from the first headrest side wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventor: Stephen B. OLTMAN
  • Publication number: 20240101003
    Abstract: A child restraint includes a seat bottom and a seat back coupled to the seat bottom. The seat back includes a backrest configured to extend upwardly from the seat bottom and a headrest coupled to the backrest for supporting a head of a child. The headrest includes a rear section arranged along the backrest, a first side section extending outwardly away from the rear section, and a second side section extending outwardly away from the rear section and away from the first side section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventor: Stephen B. OLTMAN
  • Publication number: 20230001832
    Abstract: A child restraint includes a seat bottom and a seat back coupled to the seat bottom. The seat back includes a backrest configured to extend upwardly from the seat bottom and a headrest coupled to the backrest for supporting a head of a child. The headrest includes a rear section arranged along the backrest, a first side section extending outwardly away from the rear section, and a second side section extending outwardly away from the rear section and away from the first side section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventor: Stephen B. OLTMAN
  • Publication number: 20160059749
    Abstract: A child restraint includes a juvenile vehicle seat and an energy-absorption apparatus coupled to the juvenile vehicle seat. The energy-absorption apparatus is configured to absorb external energy associated with an external impact force applied to the energy-absorption apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2015
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventors: Stephen B. Oltman, Rajiv A. Menon, Mei-Hui Lin
  • Patent number: 9221366
    Abstract: A child restraint includes a juvenile vehicle seat and an energy-absorption apparatus coupled to the juvenile vehicle seat. The energy-absorption apparatus is configured to absorb external energy associated with an external impact force applied to the energy-absorption apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: Dorel Juvenile Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen B. Oltman, Rajiv A. Menon, Meihui Lin
  • Patent number: RE47971
    Abstract: A child restraint includes a juvenile vehicle seat and an energy-absorption apparatus coupled to the juvenile vehicle seat. The energy-absorption apparatus is configured to absorb external energy associated with an external impact force applied to the energy-absorption apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: Dorel Juvenile Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan Tanner, Kim Tat, Stephen B. Oltman, Meihui Lin