Patents by Inventor Stephen PANKRATZ

Stephen PANKRATZ 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: 20240057783
    Abstract: A seat assembly comprises a booster seat with a lower support surface and an upper seating surface. A back support extends upwardly at the rear of the upper seating surface and side supports extend from the back support around the lateral edges of the seating surface to merge with the upper seating surface. A supplementary base has a peripheral edge to engage the periphery of the lower surface to provide increased lift. The base has an aperture dimensioned to receive the back support and side supports so that the base may be inverted and nested on the upper seating surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventor: Stephen PANKRATZ
  • Publication number: 20240016308
    Abstract: A seat structure for a baby or young infant that can facilitate an anterior pelvic tilt and hip abduction, while supporting the infant in an upright position. The infant seat structure described herein comprises a seat that is forward tilted. A pommel is provided at a forward edge of the seat that is wide enough to splay the infant's legs, provides support for the infant, and maintains their position in the seat structure. The infant seat structure also includes a back support and side supports to support the infant's/baby's upright position. The side supports do not extend substantially forward past the infant's hip joints, and therefore allow for substantial splaying of their legs. An infant's legs are able to project outwardly from the seat structure on either side of the pommel, through the two spaces that are each situated between the pommel and side supports. A mat is placed beneath the base and a tether is secured between the mat and seat to inhibit the child imparting a tipping force to the seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventor: Stephen Pankratz
  • Patent number: 10952541
    Abstract: A seat structure for a baby or young infant that can facilitate an anterior pelvic tilt and hip abduction, while supporting the infant in an upright position. The infant seat structure described herein comprises a seat that is forward tilted. A pommel is provided at a forward edge of the seat that is wide enough to splay the infant's legs, provides support for the infant, and maintains their position in the seat structure. The infant seat structure also includes a back support and side supports to support the infant's/baby's upright position. The side supports do not extend substantially forward past the infant's hip joints, and therefore allow for substantial splaying of their legs. A infant's legs are able to project outwardly from the seat structure on either side of the pommel, through the two spaces that are each situated between the pommel and side supports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: NUVATE INC.
    Inventor: Stephen Pankratz
  • Publication number: 20200046140
    Abstract: A seat structure for a baby or young infant that can facilitate an anterior pelvic tilt and hip abduction, while supporting the infant in an upright position. The infant seat structure described herein comprises a seat that is forward tilted. A pommel is provided at a forward edge of the seat that is wide enough to splay the infant's legs, provides support for the infant, and maintains their position in the seat structure. The infant seat structure also includes a back support and side supports to support the infant's/baby's upright position. The side supports do not extend substantially forward past the infant's hip joints, and therefore allow for substantial splaying of their legs. A infant's legs are able to project outwardly from the seat structure on either side of the pommel, through the two spaces that are each situated between the pommel and side supports.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2018
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventor: Stephen PANKRATZ
  • Patent number: D957147
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: NUVATE INC.
    Inventor: Stephen Pankratz