Patents by Inventor Wesley E. Thomas

Wesley E. Thomas 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: 8424900
    Abstract: Stroller trays and methods of mounting the same on strollers are disclosed. An example stroller tray mates with a tray mount mounted to the stroller frame proximate a seat. The example tray includes a tray portion and an arm. The tray portion is cantilevered on the arm to extend in front of or over a portion of the seat. When mounted to the stroller, the stroller tray does not extend completely from one side of the stroller frame to the other to facilitate egress to the stroller seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Kolcraft Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Christine A. Ryan, Rachel Fine, Ross Carl, Chen Er-Jui, Iftinca Ioan Liviu, Matthew James Oblak, Wesley E. Thomas
  • Publication number: 20090039620
    Abstract: Stroller trays and methods of mounting the same on strollers are disclosed. An example stroller tray mates with a tray mount mounted to the stroller frame proximate a seat. The example tray includes a tray portion and an arm. The tray portion is cantilevered on the arm to extend in front of or over a portion of the seat. When mounted to the stroller, the stroller tray does not extend completely from one side of the stroller frame to the other to facilitate egress to the stroller seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2008
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Inventors: Christine A. Ryan, Rachel Fine, Ross Carl, Chen Er-Jui, Iftinca Ioan Liviu, Matthew James Oblak, Wesley E. Thomas
  • Patent number: 5277644
    Abstract: A doll includes a torso having a bodice portion assembled thereto and defining an interior cavity. A battery powered source and lamp are supported within the torso in an operative coupling arrangement. A plurality of fiber optic elements are optically coupled to the lamp source through a movable color filter having a plurality of differently colored filtered segments. The remaining ends of the fiber optic elements extend outwardly and upwardly from the junction between the doll bodice piece and the torso in a neckline array. A movable belt ornament is operatively coupled to the filter to provide selection of the filter segment aligned with and interposed between the lamp and the interior ends of the fiber optic elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 11, 1994
    Assignee: Mattel, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian G. Osborne, Wesley E. Thomas, Linda K. Bennett