Assignee: The First Years Inc.

Location: Avon, MA
No. of patents: 33

Number	Title	Issue Date
8079975	Pump apparatus An apparatus for use in extracting milk from a human breast includes a pliant receiving member having an inner receiving portion sized to receive the human breast and an adjacent inner connecting portion defining an opening extending therethrough. The receiving memb...	12/20/2011
7810181	Infant sleep positioner A device for stabilizing the position of an infant while sleeping features a shell assembly including a base panel having two longitudinal sides and two lateral sides, an end wall extending generally upwardly from one of the lateral sides, two side walls extending g...	10/12/2010
7610633	Securing bath seats A child bath seat, adapted for use with a bathtub, includes a seat body that includes both a seat and a retaining structure extending above the seat for laterally retaining a child seated in the seat body. The seat also includes a bracing structure that holds the se...	11/03/2009
7569031	Breast pump A portable pumping device for drawing milk from a human breast includes a breast shield adapted to fit over a nipple of a breast and a flow line coupled to the breast shield. The flow line is adapted to allow air to flow there through a pump coupled to the breast sh...	08/04/2009
7444694	Infant sleep positioner A device for stabilizing the position of an infant while sleeping features a shell assembly including a base panel having two longitudinal sides and two lateral sides, an end wall extending generally upwardly from one of the lateral sides, two side walls extending g...	11/04/2008
7396339	Pumping breast milk An apparatus for use in extracting milk from a human breast includes a pliant receiving member having an inner receiving portion sized to receive the human breast and an adjacent inner connecting portion defining an opening extending therethrough. The receiving memb...	07/08/2008
7243380	Securing bath seats A child bath seat, adapted for use with a bathtub, includes a seat body that includes both a seat and a retaining structure extending above the seat for laterally retaining a child seated in the seat body. The seat also includes a bracing structure that holds the se...	07/17/2007
7237285	Adjustable bed rail A safety bed rail for preventing an individual from falling out of a bed including a frame of sufficient width to span a width of the bed and having left and right portions adjustably connected by a releasable latch defining a plurality of discrete frame widths corr...	07/03/2007
D544704	Travel container for powdered substances	06/19/2007
7211102	Pressure-activated vibrating teether A teething device is provided which includes a fluid-filled membrane sized to be at least partially received in the mouth of a child, a housing attached to the fluid-filled membrane, a handle sized to be grasped by a child, a vibrator configured to impart vibration ...	05/01/2007
7210591	Nipple with a compromisable seal for a baby bottle A nipple for a baby bottle includes both inner and outer separable members. The inner member defines a valve passage that can be selectively obstructed by a flap of the outer member. The outer and inner members have respective flexible membranes that define a holdin...	05/01/2007
7196293	Timed accessory adapter An electric adapter for providing output power to an accessory includes an adapter housing having a projection configured for insertion into a DC power accessory port, the projection carrying an electrical input conductor, a power outlet cord extending from the hous...	03/27/2007
7185784	Drinking containers A disposable child's drinking cup has a lid with a drinking spout defining multiple open holes sized to resist leakage in the absence of suction, such as by the development of surface tension at the holes, and to allow flow when suction is applied. The holes are for...	03/06/2007
7178685	Straw receptacle lid A lids for a child's drinking cup has a projection extending integrally from an underside of the lid, the projection defining, in an upper surface of the lid body, a straw receptacle. The projection defines a plurality of break lines, such as slits, terminating at b...	02/20/2007
7178792	Child safety barriers A child safety gate includes a flexible barrier that is retractable into a housing and extendable across a passageway to inhibit passage by a child. An electrically operable extension lock solenoid inhibits barrier extension until activated by a parent. The gate inc...	02/20/2007
6964572	Interactive toy A developmental toy for small children includes a contacting member is rotated by an electric motor and a controller that, in response to input from a sensor, signals the electric motor to move the toy from a starting position for an initial period of time in an ini...	11/15/2005
6954955	Infant sleep positioner A device for stabilizing the position of an infant while sleeping including a substantially rigid basin assembly having three sides and a base and defining an open end. A basin cover conforms generally to the basin and defines a sleep space, sized and configured for...	10/18/2005
6928674	Swaddling blanket A swaddling blanket is provided which includes a tri-fold fabric sheet having a middle section with a pocket secured to an inner side of the fabric sheet on two adjacent sides to form a pouch for receiving an infant feet-first, the pouch being open on two other adja...	08/16/2005
6923337	Drinking container A drinking valve assembly includes an inner member with an aperture and an outer member with a movable drinking spout extending from an upper surface of the outer member. The inner member and the outer member of the drinking valve assembly form a channel extending f...	08/02/2005
D502551	Safety gate	03/01/2005
6840918	Pumping breast milk A portable, electric breast pump has an electronic controller adapted to track time and operate a solenoid to automatically maintain a predetermined suction and release rhythm as a function of time to mimic the natural sucking rhythm of an infant. Suction is produce...	01/11/2005
6802757	Developmental toy A toy includes a display component and an arrangement of opaque walls defining together with the display component a plurality of illuminable cavities separated from one another by the opaque walls. The opaque walls are disposed directly behind the display component...	10/12/2004
6692072	Booster seat A booster seat comprises a base having a lower surface sized to rest upon a chair seat and an upper surface generally parallel to the lower surface, a seat back hinged connected to the base at a rearward portion of the booster seat and constructed to be f...	02/17/2004
6033019	Feeding seat A child's feeding seat includes a base, a tiltable seat for holding a child, and a removable feeding tray. The base has a bottom surface for supporting the seat upon a horizontal support. The tiltable seat includes a seat frame with a back portion and a p...	03/07/2000
6000750	Convertible play center for children Convertible furniture for children for use in different configurations as either a table or child's seat. The furniture comprises a base, vertical supports, and a removable top. The top includes a rotating fabric sling seat for very young children. With t...	12/14/1999
5993285	Teething device A teething device is provided, including a web of sheet material constructed to be positioned around an infant's hand without substantially confining the infant's fingers, and a toy, mounted on the web of sheet material in a position so that it rests on t...	11/30/1999
5833189	Clamp for mounting children's articles to a surface An attachment system for attaching a children's article, e.g., a toy or feeding bowl, to another object is provided. The attachment system includes (a) a children's article, and (b) an attachment device. The children's article includes (i) a base having a...	11/10/1998
5772088	Adjustable infant carrier An infant carrier including a sack of flexible sheet material dimensioned to receive an infant, an elongate crotch portion extending from the lower front portion of the sack to the rear of the sack and positioned to be placed between the infant's legs to ...	06/30/1998
5765715	Drinking cup and cup holder A drinking cup and a cup holder having mating radially extending flanges and tabs permitting the cup to be inserted into and removed from the holder in one rotative position of the cup and in a second rotative position of the cup permitting engagement of ...	06/16/1998
5763796	Rotating fabric-covered box A box having a base, a top rotatable relative to the base, and a motor connected within the box to the base and the top for causing the relative rotation thereof. The base and top are each covered with fabric secured thereto within the interior of the box...	06/09/1998
5761756	Portable bed rail A portable bed rail is provided including first and second foot members, each having a first end dimensioned for insertion under a mattress and a second end spaced from said first end, and a side panel positioned to provide a barrier to falling from the b...	06/09/1998
5755489	Adjustable chair An adjustable chair with a seat having leg connectors and lock members along two sides, a chair back attached along and rising from the rear of the seat, and two side sections forming legs. Each side section comprises substantially vertical slots that rel...	05/26/1998
5669665	Car seat cushion A child's safety seat cushion including a back, defining a head support region and a seat portion, and a pair of side supports projecting forward from each side of and in spaced-apart fixed relation to the head support region, wherein each side support in...	09/23/1997

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Assignee: The First Years Inc.