Patents by Inventor Stephen R. Burns

Stephen R. Burns 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: 20170367492
    Abstract: A child containment device and a mattress support assembly for a child containment device providing a generally flat mattress configuration under load of a child supported thereon; a multi-paneled mattress for a child containment device allowing repositioning of mattress panels between an expanded state and a compact state, and wherein in the expanded state, structural couplings maintain the mattress in a generally flat configuration; and a chamfered corner arrangement for resisting curling of a mattress for a child containment device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2017
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Applicant: KIDS II, INC.
    Inventors: John M. THOMSON, Stephen R. BURNS, Joseph W. STALEY, Chaitanya TADIPATRI, Frank (CHIH-FENG) CHEN, Mark MENDES
  • Publication number: 20170360216
    Abstract: A wood gliding bassinet to impart a gliding motion to soothe a child occupant includes a frame and an infant receiving receptacle. In example forms, the frame is wooden and includes four legs for supporting the frame on a support surface. The infant receiving receptacle is pivotally mounted to the frame such that the infant receiving receptacle is capable of gliding relative to the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2017
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Applicant: KIDS II, INC.
    Inventors: Jacob SCLARE, Stephen R. BURNS
  • Publication number: 20170340137
    Abstract: A child motion device including a support frame, a frame hub coupled to the support frame, a gliding swing mechanism pivotally mounted to the frame hub, and a cantilevered child support portion pivotally mounted to the gliding swing mechanism. In example embodiments, the child support portion can be in the form of a child seat or a bassinet. In example embodiments, the child support portion can be oriented between multiple seat-facing orientations for providing either of a side-to-side gliding movement or a front-to-back gliding movement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Applicant: KIDS II, INC.
    Inventors: Chaitanya TADIPATRI, Stephen R. BURNS, Jacob SCLARE
  • Publication number: 20170318983
    Abstract: A convertible children's walker device includes a seated walker portion and a standing walker portion. The standing walker portion is detachably mounted to the seated walker portion in a first seated-support mode wherein the standing walker portion is used in combination with the seated walker portion, and the standing walker portion is detached from the seated walker portion in a standing-support mode of use independent of the seated walker portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Applicant: KIDS II, INC.
    Inventor: Stephen R. BURNS
  • Publication number: 20170282951
    Abstract: A mobile child support and entertainment device includes a base panel having roller elements for rolling support along a support surface, an upper support body having a seat positioned generally centrally therein for receiving a child, and at least one support leg extending between the base panel and the upper support body. The device allows a caregiver to move the child in the device from location to location, and provides entertainment and activity for the child. Embodiments of the device are configured for ease of maneuverability and access.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Applicant: KIDS II, INC.
    Inventors: Stephen R. BURNS, Jacob SCLARE
  • Patent number: 9775445
    Abstract: A collapsible swing frame for supporting a child receiving receptacle includes first and second support members, and upper swing mechanism, and a cross-brace pivotally coupled between the first and second support members. Preferably, the collapsible swing frame is movable between an expanded configuration and a collapsed configuration. Preferably, the cross-brace provides a rigid and substantially supportive connection between the first and second support members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: KIDS II, INC.
    Inventors: Stephen R. Burns, John Matthew Thomson, Chaitanya Tadipatri
  • Patent number: 9763523
    Abstract: A child containment device and a mattress support assembly for a child containment device providing a generally flat mattress configuration under load of a child supported thereon; a multi-paneled mattress for a child containment device allowing repositioning of mattress panels between an expanded state and a compact state, and wherein in the expanded state, structural couplings maintain the mattress in a generally flat configuration; and a chamfered corner arrangement for resisting curling of a mattress for a child containment device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: KIDS II, INC.
    Inventors: John M. Thomson, Stephen R. Burns, Joseph W. Staley, Chaitanya Tadipatri, Frank Chih-Feng Chen, Mark Mendes
  • Patent number: 9756962
    Abstract: An access-optimized infant support device comprising a lower support frame and a seat or resting portion supported on the lower support frame, whereby the lower support frame maintains the seat or resting portion at a height allowing a line-of-sight eye-contact interaction between an infant on the seat or resting portion and an adult seated at a standard dining table, and also allows close proximity between the infant on the seat or resting portion and an adult seated on a standard sofa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: KIDS II, INC.
    Inventors: Thomas M. Perrin, Stephen R. Burns
  • Publication number: 20170245658
    Abstract: A compact jumper for an infant or young child. The compact jumper includes a support frame, at least one resilient member, and a child-receiving apparatus. The support frame is configured for resting on a support surface and the at least one resilient member is coupled to a portion of the support frame. The child-receiving apparatus is supported by the at least one resilient member, with a collar mounting the resilient member to the child-receiving apparatus, and is guided by a portion of the support frame. The child-receiving apparatus is movable with respect to the support surface as the child moves and jumps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2017
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Applicant: KIDS II, INC.
    Inventors: Stephen R. BURNS, Alex SORIANO, Blake D. POMEROY, Cary COSTELLO
  • Patent number: 9701331
    Abstract: A mobile child support and entertainment device includes a base panel having roller elements for rolling support along a support surface, an upper support body having a seat positioned generally centrally therein for receiving a child, and at least one support leg extending between the base panel and the upper support body. The device allows a caregiver to move the child in the device from location to location, and provides entertainment and activity for the child. Embodiments of the device are configured for ease of maneuverability and access.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: KIDS II, INC.
    Inventors: Stephen R. Burns, Jacob Sclare
  • Publication number: 20170119172
    Abstract: A booster seat includes a storage compartment for a tray and/or a storage compartment for securing straps. The tray-storage compartment can be formed in a base of the seat and include an access opening through a sidewall of the base. The tray-storage compartment can include two opposite and inwardly-extending lips that support the tray in the stowed position, and a support foot that moves between a use position in the compartment where it helps support the seat and a stored position displaced from the compartment. Also, the tray-storage compartment can include ribs that engage the tray in the stowed position to retain it there. The strap-storage compartment can be formed in the base and include an access opening with a closure for retaining the straps in the compartment. A base panel can be provided for stability and support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Applicant: KIDS II, INC.
    Inventors: Jacob SCLARE, John M. THOMSON, Cary COSTELLO, Patrick B. NOLAN, Michael A. DOTSEY, Noah E. DINGLER, Stephen R. BURNS
  • Patent number: 9615673
    Abstract: A compact jumper for an infant or young child. The compact jumper includes a support frame, at least one resilient member, and a child-receiving apparatus. The support frame is configured for resting on a support surface and the at least one resilient member is coupled to a portion of the support frame. The child-receiving apparatus is supported by the at least one resilient member, with a collar mounting the resilient member to the child-receiving apparatus, and is guided by a portion of the support frame. The child-receiving apparatus is movable with respect to the support surface as the child moves and jumps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Inventors: Stephen R. Burns, Alex Soriano, Blake D. Pomeroy, Cary Costello
  • Publication number: 20170065099
    Abstract: A convertible children's walker device includes a seated walker portion and a standing walker portion. The standing walker portion is detachably mounted to the seated walker portion in a first seated-support mode wherein the standing walker portion is used in combination with the seated walker portion, and the standing walker portion is detached from the seated walker portion in a standing-support mode of use independent of the seated walker portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2016
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Applicant: KIDS II, INC.
    Inventor: Stephen R. BURNS
  • Publication number: 20160374481
    Abstract: A modular reconfigurable child containment and entertainment product, including a foldable frame structure to which one or more accessories or modules are interchangeably attached. A stationary module and a mobile module can be used in combination, or the mobile module can be used independently of the stationary module, for example as a co-sleeper. A projector or other entertainment features can be included, as well as a child monitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2016
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Applicant: KIDS II, INC.
    Inventors: Jacob SCLARE, Stephen R. BURNS, Eric LANGE
  • Publication number: 20160309914
    Abstract: A depth-adjustable fabric liner for removable attachment to a structural support fame for use as a child containment device. In example forms, the depth-adjustable fabric liner provides for adjustability to the depth of the floor or bottom of the liner such that the bottom or floor portion of the liner is adjustable between at least two different heights. In example forms, the depth-adjustable fabric liner is adjustable relative to the structural support frame between a first floor position, a second floor position, and a third floor position such that the child containment device is generally convertible between the play yard configuration, a bassinet configuration, and a sleeper configuration. In some example forms, the liner is substantially elastic and stretchable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2016
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Applicant: KIDS II, INC.
    Inventors: Stephen R. BURNS, Jacob SCLARE, Yuk Tong POON
  • Publication number: 20160309915
    Abstract: A collapsible swing frame for supporting a child receiving receptacle includes first and second support members, and upper swing mechanism, and a cross-brace pivotally coupled between the first and second support members. Preferably, the collapsible swing frame is movable between an expanded configuration and a collapsed configuration. Preferably, the cross-brace provides a rigid and substantially supportive connection between the first and second support members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2016
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Applicant: KIDS II, INC.
    Inventors: Stephen R. BURNS, John Matthew THOMSON, Chaitanya TADIPATRI
  • Publication number: 20160309909
    Abstract: A child support device, such as a high chair, having a tray base, an entertainment component thereon, and an optional tray liner. The device allows a child to be entertained, stimulated, and/or distracted during feeding times. The device further allows a child to clean food from his hands while engaging the entertaining component. For example, the entertainment component can function as a squeegee. The entertainment component can also prevent a child from dragging food into his lap from the tray.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2016
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Applicant: KIDS II, INC.
    Inventors: Cary COSTELLO, Stephen R. BURNS, Matthew GUNTER
  • Patent number: 9464646
    Abstract: A male inserter and a female receiver fixed to a toy bar and a child-support device for relative movement between upright locked and inclined unlocked positions. The male inserter includes a lock element and the female receiver includes a catch surface. In the upright unlocked position, the male inserter can pass through the female receiver. But in the inclined locked position, the lock element engages and locks against the catch surface. If a child in the child-support device pulls down and/or forward on the toy bar in the locked position, it does not move to the unlocked position. But an upward lifting force applied to the toy bar causes it to pivot from the locked position to the unlocked position and to then detach from the child-support device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: KIDS II, INC.
    Inventors: Stephen R. Burns, Mark Mendes
  • Publication number: 20160288813
    Abstract: A mobile child support and entertainment device includes a base panel having roller elements for rolling support along a support surface, an upper support body having a seat positioned generally centrally therein for receiving a child, and at least one support leg extending between the base panel and the upper support body. The device allows a caregiver to move the child in the device from location to location, and provides entertainment and activity for the child. Embodiments of the device are configured for ease of maneuverability and access.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Applicant: KIDS II, INC.
    Inventors: Stephen R. BURNS, Jacob SCLARE
  • Publication number: 20160286977
    Abstract: A child support device is provided with a height that is easily adjustable. The child support device includes a seat assembly suspended from at least one upright frame member extending above the seat assembly by at least one support member. The upright frame member includes a cap through which the support member is threaded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Applicant: KIDS II, INC.
    Inventors: John Matthew THOMSON, Yuk Tong POON, Stephen R. BURNS