Patents Examined by Peter M. Cuomo
  • Patient transfer device
    Patent number: 11331236
    Abstract: An apparatus for transferring a patient or other body comprises a housing, a deck at least partially disposed within the housing, and a continuous belt disposed about the deck. The housing is formed with first and second sides coupled to first and second ends, and a panel attached to the sides and ends to provide structural rigidity to the apparatus. The deck is coupled to the housing, and the continuous belt circulates around the deck to transfer a body from a first surface at a first side of the housing to a second surface at a second side of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: CEGA Innovations, Inc.
    Inventors: Aaron J. Emerson, Ty A. White, Matthew Rust, Hakeem Nizar
  • Furniture objects for storing foldable beds
    Patent number: 11324327
    Abstract: A chest may be configured to transition between an open position and a closed position, the chest including an enclosure configured to store a foldable mattress supported by a sleeping platform when the foldable mattress is in an unfolded state. The chest may include a top panel, a front panel, and side panels, the top panel configured to be manually lifted off of the chest to form a lower portion of the sleeping platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: NIGHT AND DAY FURNITURE LLC
    Inventors: Joel Grossman, Howard Porter
  • Multi-zone temperature modulation system for bed or blanket
    Patent number: 11324330
    Abstract: A temperature modulation system for a bed, blanket, or other furniture includes a fluid for moderating temperature change, a number of conduit circuits for directing the fluid through respective zones, a control unit including a thermoelectric device for modulating temperature of the fluid, and a pump. Each of the conduit circuits selectively and independently directs fluid through its respective zone in order to produce a temperature within the zone that is independent of the temperature outside the zone. The system also includes an arrangement of one or more zones in an arrangement in which the control unit is programmed to vary the zone temperature over time according to a schedule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: SLEEPME INC.
    Inventors: Todd Youngblood, Tara Youngblood
  • Adjustable bed with folding mechanism
    Patent number: 11317729
    Abstract: An adjustable bed includes: a head frame and a foot frame; a head lifting assembly including a head lifting bracket pivotally connected to the head frame, and a head lifting actuator pivotally connected between the head lifting bracket and the head frame for operably driving the head lifting bracket to pivotally move in an upward rotating direction or a downward rotating direction; a foot lifting assembly including a foot lifting bracket pivotally connected to the foot frame, and a foot lifting actuator pivotally connected between the foot lifting bracket and the foot frame for operably driving the foot lifting bracket to pivotally move in an upward rotating direction or a downward rotating direction; and a folding mechanism connecting the head frame and the foot frame such that the head frame and the foot frame are pivotably foldable to one another at the folding mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: NISCO CO., LTD
    Inventors: Wei Wang, Jian Xie, Yifan Mao, Hailong Sun, Jinquan Ren
  • Apparatus for creating a sleeping surface
    Patent number: 11319073
    Abstract: A sleeping apparatus comprising a textile fiber shell, a plurality of adjustable straps coupled to the textile fiber shell and a plurality of anchors, wherein each anchor is coupled to one of the plurality of adjustable straps, wherein the anchors are configured to attach to one or more structures such that the textile fiber shell forms a flat sleeping surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Inventor: Michelle O'Doherty
  • Mattresses including an elastomeric cushioning element and a pocketed coil layer and related methods
    Patent number: 11317733
    Abstract: A mattress assembly includes a base layer, a coil layer disposed over the base layer, an upper layer disposed over the coil layer, and an elastomeric cushioning element disposed over the upper layer. The coil layer may include a plurality of pocketed coils. Furthermore, the elastomeric cushioning element may have a thickness within a range of about 2.0 inches to about 4.5 inches. Furthermore, the elastomeric cushioning element may form between about 15.0% and about 32.0% of an overall thickness of the mattress assembly. A method of forming a mattress assembly includes disposing a coil layer over a base layer, disposing an upper layer over the coil layer, disposing an elastomeric cushioning element over the upper layer, and disposing an outer covering over at least the upper layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Purple Innovation, LLC
    Inventors: Tony M. Pearce, Lars Christen Hamilton, Tanner Rick Wheadon
  • Femoral lift device
    Patent number: 11318060
    Abstract: A femoral lift apparatus for an operating table having a side rail, the apparatus engageable with the femur of a patient. The apparatus includes a lift mountable to the side rail. An extension arm is receivable on the lift, the extension arm extending transversely from the lift when the extension arm is received on the lift. A plurality of apertures can be defined along the extension arm, and a femoral hook can be receivable in one of the apertures in the extension arm, the femoral hook having a hook end shaped to be received under and contour the femur of the patient positioned on the operating table when the lift is mounted to the side rail of the table, the extension arm is received on the lift, and the femoral hook is received in one of the apertures of the extension arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Hy Innovation, LLC
    Inventors: Steele Yancey, Jeff Hodrick
  • Supple member with adjustable stiffness for lying and/or sitting furniture
    Patent number: 11311112
    Abstract: The invention relates to a supple member with adjustable stiffness for lying and/or sitting furniture. This member includes one or more adjustable helical springs and a rotary part. The rotary part includes a hub able to rotate about the central axis and one or more elastically flexible fingers. Each finger extends from a first end secured to the hub of the rotary part, over an arc of circle about the central axis, to a second end, and cooperates with a corresponding end of one or more of the adjustable helical springs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: TOURNADRE SA STANDARD GUM
    Inventors: Géraud Cailley, Pascal Lobry, Jacques Lobry
  • Manual lift system for bed power assist wheel
    Patent number: 11311439
    Abstract: A lift mechanism for a wheel assembly includes a lever arm having a first axis of rotation, and a first torque transfer plate having a second axis of rotation coincident with the first axis of rotation. A lift block is engageable by the first torque transfer plate and has a first angularly disposed surface and a resting surface adjacent to the first angularly disposed surface. The lift mechanism is configured such that rotation of the lever arm causes the first torque transfer plate to rotate into engagement with the lift block, thereby causing linear motion of the lift block. The wheel assembly is raised and lowered by contact between a portion of the wheel assembly and the first angularly disposed surface of the lift block and held in a raised position when the portion of the wheel assembly is positioned with respect to the resting surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: Huntleigh Technology Limited
    Inventors: Kevin Wilson, Thomas Anthony Dellaca
  • Height-adjustable supple member
    Patent number: 11311113
    Abstract: The invention relates to a height-adjustable supple member for lying and/or sitting furniture, including one or more adjustable springs and a rotary part. Each adjustable spring is configured to change in height along a central axis under the effect of a radial stress relative to the central axis. The rotary part includes one or more rails each extending over an angular sector about the central axis, in a plane perpendicular to the central axis, from a first end to a second end more distant from the central axis than the first end. Each rail cooperates, in the radial direction relative to the central axis, with a corresponding adjustable spring among the one or more adjustable. The rotary part is able to rotate, about the central axis, so as to exert, through each rail, said radial stress on the corresponding adjustable spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: TOURNADRE SA STANDARD GUM
    Inventors: Géraud Cailley, Pascal Lobry, Jacques Lobry
  • Patient support apparatus with adaptive user interface
    Patent number: 11304865
    Abstract: A patient support apparatus for patients. The patient support apparatus comprises a base and a litter supported by the base. The patient support apparatus also comprises powered devices that perform one or more predetermined functions on the patient support apparatus. A user interface is employed to control the powered devices. The user interface is designed to enable caregivers to cause operation of the powered devices with fewer buttons, while retaining functionality in using powered devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Stryker Corporation
    Inventors: Aaron Douglas Furman, Daniel Brosnan, Janani Gopalkrishnan, Darren G. Schaaf, Christopher Gentile, Ross T. Lucas
  • Patient support systems with a chair configuration and a stowable foot section
    Patent number: 11304864
    Abstract: A patient support system comprises a patient support apparatus for patients. The patient support apparatus comprises a base and a litter supported by the base via a lift system. The litter comprises a seat section and a foot section movable relative to the seat section. The lift system comprises lift members. The lift system moves the litter from a first configuration in which the seat and foot sections are generally horizontal relative to a floor surface to a second configuration where the foot section is below the seat section and between the lift members. The patient support apparatus also comprises a mattress assembly integrated with the foot section to move with the foot section between the first and second configurations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Stryker Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher Ryan Sweeney, Gary L. Bartley, William Dwight Childs, Connor Feldpausch St. John
  • Product includes a lip projecting from an outer perimeter of an underside of a mattress to define a recessed cavity and having gaps in the lip for passage of a power cord
    Patent number: 11291308
    Abstract: A product upon which a person may lie down that includes a mattress whose underside has a peripheral flange or perimeter wall, i.e., a lip, that bounds a recessed cavity. The lip has gaps to accommodate passage of a power cord from within the recessed cavity to without. The lip and the mattress may have separate covers or both be within the same cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: BedJet LLC
    Inventor: Mark Darius Aramli
  • Barrier for mattress and bed deck
    Patent number: 11284726
    Abstract: A barrier for a mattress and a bed deck is provided. The barrier includes a mattress cover portion and a skirt. The mattress cover portion is configured to fit over a top and sides of a mattress. The skirt extends beneath the mattress cover portion. The skirt comprises an upper panel and a lower panel. The upper panel is coupled with the mattress cover portion along a first perimeter. The lower panel is coupled with the upper panel along a second perimeter. The lower panel comprises a lower edge that defines a third perimeter. The lower panel is configured for selective coupling to a bed deck.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Trinity Guardion, Inc.
    Inventors: David John Ulrich, Bruce M. Rippe
  • Topper with targeted fluid flow distribution
    Patent number: 11278125
    Abstract: A topper (38) for a bed extends in longitudinal and lateral directions and includes a fluid flowpath (60) for channeling fluid through the topper from an inlet (62) to an outlet (64). The flowpath is configured to distribute the fluid to a preferred target region (50) of the topper. A bed which includes the topper has a blower (72) connected to the topper inlet for supplying air (88) to the flowpath.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: Hill-Rom Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles A. Lachenbruch, Rachel L. Williamson, Timothy J. Receveur, Christopher R. O'Keefe
  • Restorative head and neck pillow
    Patent number: 11278136
    Abstract: The present invention relates to head and neck pillows configured to provide proper support and advantageous positions of the head and neck for reducing spinal stress, maximizing air flow via the respiratory pathway and promoting healthy restorative sleep in a user. The head and neck pillow comprises an open head positioning support area, neck support areas when the user is resting in supine position. The invention further discloses a first side and a second side of the head and neck pillow comprising support areas for the side of the head and neck as well as curved transition surfaces for smooth transitioning of the head and neck of the user from supine or prone to side resting positions. In an embodiment, the invention discloses a head and neck pillow with an open head positioning area, a neck support area and a handle positioned adjacent to the open head positioning area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Inventor: Timothy Michael Murphy
  • Mattress with automatic pressure optimization
    Patent number: 11266556
    Abstract: The technical solution relates to a mattress for a hospital bed, e.g.: to a therapeutic inflatable mattress and to the improvement of the control system with the help of a detection system comprising a contact member and a valve for optimizing the air pressure in response to the weight distribution and position of the patient on the mattress.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Linet spol. s.r.o.
    Inventors: Martin Toms, Ian Ryall
  • Inflatable pillow
    Patent number: 11266250
    Abstract: The invention provides an inflatable pillow or cushion that is configured to transition between a deflated state in which the pillow conforms to a substantially planar profile within at least one plane, and an inflated state in which the pillow conforms to a non-planar profile within the at least one plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: DG International Holdings Limited
    Inventor: Cedric Henri Nicolas Blanc
  • Patient transport apparatus
    Patent number: 11266557
    Abstract: A system includes an inflatable device having a top sheet of material and a bottom sheet of material, wherein the top sheet of material is connected to the bottom sheet of material thereby defining a cavity therebetween to be inflated. The device further includes a plurality of passages in the bottom sheet extending from the cavity to an exterior of the device, wherein the passages are configured to permit air to pass from the cavity to the exterior of the device. The inflatable device further includes a plurality of inflation-limiting members connecting the top sheet to the bottom sheet, and an input configured for receiving air to inflate the device. The system further includes an absorbent body pad configured to be positioned between the top sheet of material and a patient positioned on the inflatable device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: SAGE PRODUCTS, LLC
    Inventors: Ryan A. Alvarez, David P. Beck, Jay Roberts, Michael J. Rigoni, Garret W. Sweetwood, Hester C. Fletcher, Thomas Keaty, Jr., Gregory T. Davis, Paul H. Hanifl
  • Mattress with crowned panel
    Patent number: 11259647
    Abstract: Mattresses and improved fabric covers for providing mattresses that have smooth surfaces. Additionally, methods for manufacturing non-quilted mattress covers and for manufacturing mattresses employing non-quilted mattress covers. The systems and methods described herein include mattress panels that can be manufactured separate from the inner core construction, and laid over the inner core to be fastened in place as a sleeping surface for the mattress. Optionally, these mattress panels can include a layer of fire retardant material, that may be added as a layer of material or that may be incorporated into one or more of the layers, such as a filler layer, in the mattress panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: DREAMWELL, LTD.
    Inventors: Richard F. Gladney, Corey Westerman