James J Britto, Age 668 Pond Dr, Horseneck Beach, MA 02790

6536502, Mar 25, 2003

Jun 5, 2001

09/874735

James J. Britto - Westport MA
Robert D. Monahan - Canton MA
Thomas A. Hagerty - Somerville MA
Jon R. Rossman - Chelmsford MA
Bryan R. Hotaling - Arlington MA

First Years Inc., The - Lake Forest CA

E06B 908

160 231, 1602931, 160294, 160305, 2423824

A method is disclosed of installing a barrier device at a passageway. The method includes attaching a barrier housing containing a retractable barrier to a structural element on one side of the passageway, extending the barrier a desired distance from the barrier housing, with the barrier so extended, setting an extension limit of the barrier to prevent subsequent extension of the barrier beyond the desired distance from the barrier housing and, with the extension limit set, retracting the barrier into the housing. The set extension limit can permit subsequent retraction and re-extension of the barrier up to the set extension limit.

6658681, Dec 9, 2003

Apr 19, 2002

10/126046

James J. Britto - Westport MA
Richard M. Foley - Medfield MA

The First Years, Inc. - Lake Forest CA

A47G 910

5655, 5636, 5640

A nursing pillow has a flexible, positionable spine that allows the pillow to be deformed into a number of stable shapes. The spine is enclosed within a resilient body forming a medial region and first and second cantilever arms extending from opposite ends of the medial region to define a central opening between the arms in an unloaded, nominal shape. The spine is of sufficient stiffness to keep the pillow from returning from an adjusted shape to its nominal shape when unloaded. The spine may be formed of articulating links, or a malleable rod.

6673036, Jan 6, 2004

Oct 13, 2000

09/687452

James Joseph Britto - Westport MA

The First Years Inc. - DE

A61M 106

604 74, 604346

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 produced by a continuously running diaphragm pump. A needle valve permits user vacuum level adjustment, but no other user control is required. A flapper valve in the top of the bottle reduces the suction rise time but incorporates a fixed amount of leakage to build a small amount of bottle pressure for pulling collected milk into the bottle during the release portion of the cycle. An improved bulkhead design helps to keep milk from entering the diaphragm pump if the unit is shaken or turned on its side.

6692072, Feb 17, 2004

May 10, 2001

09/852549

Elizabeth Nelson - Walpole MA
Gerry J. Kaeblein - North Attleboro MA
Vincent J. DeSanto - Lincoln RI
John P. Kearney - North Attleboro MA
Dana L. Padula - Cumberland RI
Kyle A. Nanna - Westwood MA
Susan M. Grassel - Lincoln RI
James J. Britto - Westport MA

The First Years Inc. - Avon MA

A47C 102

2972501, 297485, 297467, 297129

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 folded toward and secured against the base for storage, an adjustable strap extending from the booster seat a length sufficient to secure the booster seat upon a chair, wherein the upper surface and the lower surface are spaced apart by at least about 1 inch when supporting a child weighing about 20 pounds thereupon to provide an elevated seating position, and wherein, with the seat back folded against the upper surface of the base for storage, the booster seat has an overall thickness, measured perpendicularly to the lower surface of the base, of less than about 3 inches.

6749582, Jun 15, 2004

Apr 30, 2002

10/135288

James J. Britto - Westport MA
Richard M. Foley - Medfield MA
Brian R. DAmelio - Maynard MA
Thomas A. Hagerty - Somerville MA
Bryan R. Hotaling - Arlington MA
James R. Varney - Medford MA
Jon R. Rossman - Chelmsford MA

The First Years Inc. - Lake Forest CA

A61M 106

604 74, 604316

A breast pump provides multiple orientations of the pumping lever with respect to the breast shield. A breast pump includes a liner extending from the breast shield, through the suction chamber, and out of the suction chamber, which liner shields other components of the pump from contamination by the flow of milk through the pump during pumping operation. A breast pumping device includes a pumping lever for manually providing a cyclical vacuum within the suction chamber and an external pumping source, connected to the suction bell, that the user can activate to provide a cyclical vacuum within the suction chamber. A breast pump provides a smaller change in the grip width from when the lever is fully-extended to when the lever is fully-retracted, allowing more comfortable manual pumping.

6840918, Jan 11, 2005

Jul 18, 2001

09/908053

James J. Britto - Westport MA, US
Shiu Hung Li - Taipo, HK

The First Years Inc. - Avon MA

A61M 106

604 74, 604364

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 produced by a continuously running diaphragm pump. A needle valve permits user vacuum level adjustment, but no other user control is required. A flapper valve in the top of the bottle reduces the suction rise time but incorporates a fixed amount of leakage to build a small amount of bottle pressure for pulling collected milk into the bottle during the release portion of the cycle. An improved bulkhead design helps to keep milk from entering the diaphragm pump if the unit is shaken or turned on its side.

6910594, Jun 28, 2005

Nov 19, 2002

10/299968

Richard M. Foley - Medfield MA, US
James J. Britto - Westport MA, US
Ryan Shafer - Uxbridge MA, US

The First Years Inc. - Lake Forest CA

A61J009/00
A61J011/00

215 111, 215 113, 215 116, 22049503

A method of and apparatus for nursing in which a container is filled with milk. The container has flexible membrane forming a pouch for holding the milk. A rim defines a stable opening of the pouch, and a lid is secured to the rim to cover the opening. The container is inserted into a nursing device and the lid is opened to expose the milk. A nursing nipple is secured to the nursing device with the container disposed therein.

6923337, Aug 2, 2005

Aug 27, 2003

10/648974

John A. Hession - Braintree MA, US
James J. Britto - Westport MA, US

The First Years Inc. - Avon MA

A47G019/22

220714, 215388, 220717

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 from the aperture to a spout outlet. The outer member has an inner surface that contacts the inner member about the aperture to block flow along the channel with the spout in a first position, the inner surface of the outer member being displaced from the inner member in response to movement of the spout to a second position to enable flow along the channel.