Patents by Inventor Todd Grintz

Todd Grintz 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).

  • Foldable stroller and fold interlock mechanism
    Patent number: 8474854
    Abstract: A foldable stroller has a frame assembly with a frame fold joint and is reconfigurable between an in-use configuration and a folded configuration. A child support structure is repositionable between a usable state on the frame assembly in the in-use configuration and an unusable state not suitable to support a child on the frame assembly. An interlock mechanism cooperates with the child support structure and is movable between a locked state preventing the frame assembly from being folded from the in-use configuration to the folded configuration and an unlocked state permitting the frame assembly to be folded. With the frame assembly in the in-use configuration and the child support structure on the frame assembly in the usable state, the interlock mechanism is retained in the locked state. The interlock mechanism is unlocked when the child support structure is moved to the unusable state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: Graco Children's Products Inc.
    Inventors: Roy L. Dean, Stephen Ahnert, Robert Pike, Damaso A. Lamos, Daniel Newhard, Todd Grintz, Branden McCorkel
  • Foldable Stroller and Fold Interlock Mechanism
    Publication number: 20100244408
    Abstract: A foldable stroller has a frame assembly with a frame fold joint and is reconfigurable between an in-use configuration and a folded configuration. A child support structure is repositionable between a usable state on the frame assembly in the in-use configuration and an unusable state not suitable to support a child on the frame assembly. An interlock mechanism cooperates with the child support structure and is movable between a locked state preventing the frame assembly from being folded from the in-use configuration to the folded configuration and an unlocked state permitting the frame assembly to be folded. With the frame assembly in the in-use configuration and the child support structure on the frame assembly in the usable state, the interlock mechanism is retained in the locked state. The interlock mechanism is unlocked when the child support structure is moved to the unusable state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2009
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: Graco Children's Products Inc.
    Inventors: Roy L. Dean, Stephen Ahnert, Robert Pike, Damaso Lamos, Daniel Newhard, Todd Grintz, Branden McCorkel
  • Pedestal fan
    Patent number: D412743
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 10, 1999
    Assignee: Lasko Holdings, Inc
    Inventors: Charles Litvin, William E. Lasko, Todd Grintz