Patents Examined by Robert G. Santos
  • Patent number: 11969100
    Abstract: A non-powered mattress including a cover enclosing a frame structure and a bladder assembly, the cover adapted to engage an articulated frame to control movement of portions of the foam frame and the bladder assembly in response to movement of the articulated frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Hill-Rom Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Catherine Wagner, Darrell Borgman, Travis Pelo, Douglas E. Borgman, Kelsey G. Eikens
  • Patent number: 11969099
    Abstract: An inflatable bed includes a bed body and a mattress body, the bed body includes an outer support part and an inner support portion, the outer support part includes a top sheet, a first surrounding frame and a bottom sheet, the top sheet and the bottom sheet cover the first surrounding frame, the top sheet, the bottom sheet and the first surrounding frame are surrounding to form an inflatable cavity of the bed body, the inner support portion is arranged in the inside of the outer support part and is configured to support the outer support part; and a mattress body, the mattress body is arranged on a top of the bed body, the mattress body includes a comfort layer, a fixing layer, a sponge layer, a second fixing layer and a second surrounding frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Dongguan Hongyu Plastic Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Juying Shi
  • Patent number: 11963628
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a pillow. The pillow includes a first pillow body and a second pillow body. The first pillow body is stacked on the second pillow body. The first pillow body and the second pillow body are connected to form a channel. So that when a user can take a rest on a desk with the pillow, the user lets the arms pass through the channel. The first pillow body and the second pillow body support the arms above and below the arms, so that a pressure on the arms can be reduced. Meanwhile, the head is placed on the pillow, which can improve the sleep experience.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: PLESON (HK) TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventor: Xin Chen
  • Patent number: 11957260
    Abstract: A sleeping bag that allows a user to comfortably sleep on their side without their sleeping bag twisting or otherwise hindering their ability to rest and sleep. The sleeping bag has an increased amount of insulation in one or more of the hip region, the shoulder region, and the footbox as compared to the torso region and the leg region. The sleeping bag may have two different types of insulation in the region having the increased amount of insulation versus one type of insulation in the other areas of the bag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: BIG AGNES, INC.
    Inventors: Sally House, Paige Baker
  • Patent number: 11951054
    Abstract: A hospital bed having foot egress, including a foot section with a pair of foot panels that can pivot upward and be locked into place to provide a support structure for standing and ambulation Each of the pair of foot section panels can include a grab handle for assistance in standing. The foot end of the frame of the bed includes a retractable crossbar which supports the foot panels, and which can be reversibly retracted towards the middle of the bed frame and beneath the seat section of the bed to provide a clearing at the distal foot end of the bed for the patient to stand and exit the bed safely and efficiently. In one embodiment, the foot panels are each supported by their own support bar, each of which can be reversibly retracted laterally towards the lateral rails to expose the clearing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Safe Harbor Hospital Beds, LLC
    Inventor: Leslie Dale Foster
  • Patent number: 11937702
    Abstract: Device (10, 110, 210) including at least one flexible pouch (12, 21, 22) delimiting an interior volume, one air inlet opening (13) per flexible pouch to allow air to pass into an interior volume of the pouch, a closure for closing the air inlet in an airtight manner, the closure including two flexible strips (14, 16) located at the periphery of the air inlet opening, the strips being connected at their ends and adapted to be pressed against one another. A rigid movable part (24, 25, 26) is pivotally connected to one of the ends of the strips so that the movable part can be positioned around the strips in a closed position in which the two strips are kept clamped together so as to prevent air from escaping the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Inventor: Geoffrey Charpiot
  • Patent number: 11938062
    Abstract: A foldable survival stretcher is an apparatus that enables the user to carry an injured person without help from another person during emergencies. The apparatus is a practical stretcher that can be easily and quickly deployed so that the user can transport the injured person to safety in various emergency situations. The apparatus includes a stretcher canvas, a pair of pulling straps, a head-restraining band, a chest-retraining band, a pelvis-restraining band, and a feet-restraining pocket. The stretcher canvas is a resilient structure able to support the injured person while the user carries the injured person using the apparatus. The pair of pulling straps enables the user to carry the stretcher canvas like a backpack. The head-restraining band, the chest-restraining band, and the pelvis-restraining band help secure the injured person to the stretcher canvas. The feet-restraining pocket also helps secure the feet of the injured person to the stretcher canvas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Inventor: Margaret Ann Lockridge
  • Patent number: 11930938
    Abstract: A fall preventing barrier including a base assembly, a barrier assembly, a soothing assembly, and a cover assembly is disclosed herein. The base assembly includes a base that is configured to be placed on top of a mattress or on the floor. A plurality of barriers from said barrier assembly are mounted on top of said base, covering both lateral sides and a top side. The plurality of barriers is configured to impede a person from falling from a bed. The soothing assembly includes a plurality of lights, a plurality of voice recorders and a book holder to provide comfort. The soothing assembly is mounted on said plurality of barriers. Said cover assembly includes a cover that envelop the base assembly and the barrier assembly. The fall preventing barrier can be folded in order to be stored easily.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Inventors: Josh Elliott, Vinneth Carvalho
  • Patent number: 11931299
    Abstract: The eye covering includes an elongated sleeve filled with media, such as beads. The sleeve is divided into separate cells. Preferably two central cells are provided for covering the eyes with two lateral cells provided for covering ears. End structures on the sleeve are configured with a retainer to allow the end structures to be attached together. One form of retainer is a slit in one of the end structures. The other end structure is fed through this slit so that the sleeve is formed into a circuit which can fit around the head. Another optional retainer includes a loop, such as a tag, joined to one of the end structures with a gap beneath the tag. A strap can join lateral edges of the eye covering to provide a sleep mask embodiment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Inventor: Melissa Bamberg
  • Patent number: 11930952
    Abstract: A sleeping bag includes a top cover and bottom sheet. The bottom sheet can be secured to a sleeping pad and includes a sheet portion and lateral flaps connected to the sheet portion along opposite lateral edges of the sleeping pad when the bottom sheet is secured thereto. The top cover and lateral flaps enable attachment, detachment, and reattachment of the lateral flaps along their lateral edges to a top cover outer surface along corresponding attachment paths displaced medially from top cover lateral edges, enabling a top cover headward portion to assume wrapped and expanded configurations, and enabling conversion between those configurations. When wrapped, headward portions of the top cover outer surface, that are lateral of the attachment paths, are positioned against the sheet portion; when expanded, the lateral flaps and lateral portions of the top cover extend upward or laterally away from the sleeping pad lateral edges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: ZENBIVY LLC
    Inventor: Michael Glavin
  • Patent number: 11925583
    Abstract: A rescue litter relates generally to a person, animal, and provisions carrying apparatus for purposes of human or animal recovery and relief missions. The carrying apparatus has commonalities with portable beds. The rescue litter aids manually carrying a casualty. The rescue litter comprises a stretcher sheet. The rescue litter also comprises at least one strap along the stretcher sheet to support the weight of the casualty. The stretcher sheet comprises guides to direct progressive motion of the strap(s) from a strap holder on the stretcher sheet where the strap(s) is/are held, to a head end where the strap(s) is/are free to grasp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Inventor: Emil Reynolds
  • Patent number: 11918120
    Abstract: The present utility model relates to an inflatable bed, comprising: a top sheet provided with at least one through hole; a bottom sheet; a lateral confining sheet, an upper edge of the lateral confining sheet being connected to an outer edge of the top sheet, and a lower edge of the lateral confining sheet being connected to an outer edge of the bottom sheet; and at least one tensioning member, the tensioning member comprising: a upper tensioning part, comprising a upper side wall and a bottom, an upper edge of the upper side wall being connected to a periphery of the through hole of the top sheet, so that the upper side wall fits the through hole of the top sheet, and a lower edge of the upper side wall being connected to the bottom; and a lower tensioning part for connecting the bottom of the upper tensioning part to the bottom sheet to form a tensioning effect at least between the bottom of the upper tensioning part and the bottom sheet; wherein the upper tensioning part of the tensioning member, the top s
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: BESTWAY INFLATABLES & MATERIAL CORP.
    Inventor: Shuiyong Huang
  • Patent number: 11918118
    Abstract: A knee cushion is disclosed which includes an integral foam member having a first major surface, an oppositely aligned second major surface, at least one side wall joining the first major surface to the second major surface. Leg depressions are formed in both the first and second major surfaces. The leg depressions are arranged in the shape of a modified peace symbol. The leg depressions permit a person to position the knee cushion between their knees while sleeping on their side to assist in aligning their hips and for keeping their spine straight. The integral foam member also includes a circular depression located in a central portion of the modified peace symbol on both the first and second major surfaces. Lastly the integral foam member has an Indentation Force Deflection at 25% of from between about 8 pounds-force to about 18 pounds-force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Inventor: James J Smidel
  • Patent number: 11918123
    Abstract: A connecting piece (100) comprises a first body (101), two supporting legs (102) respectively connected to the left and right sides of the first body (101), a supporting arm (103) connected to the first body (101) and extends upward; the first body (101) has a first mounting hole (1011) opening forward; the supporting arm (103) has a second mounting hole (1031). It is convenient to assemble and simplifies the connection operation of a cot. A tensioning piece comprises a second body (201), a clamping portion (202), the second body (201) has a connecting hole (2011), the clamping portion (202) has an opening (2021) for clamping onto a side rod (400) of the cot, and the opening (2021) is arc-shaped. So it can be easily disassembled and assembled without additional tools. And a cot is convenient to store and disassemble and assemble.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Inventor: Feijun Zhu
  • Patent number: 11910945
    Abstract: A bed linen combination for use on a mattress. The combination includes a bottom fitted sheet having a first side, an opposing second side, a top edge and a foot-end which is sized and shaped to fit over the mattress. The combination also includes a top flat sheet attached to the bottom fitted sheet at the foot-end and a portion of the first and second sides of the bottom fitted sheet at first and second side attachment segments. Tags may also be affixed at the ends of the side attachment segments to the top flat sheet and bottom fitted sheet. In another embodiment of the present invention, a blanket may be magnetically held in place at the foot-end of the top flat sheet and bottom fitted sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Inventor: Michael Connolly
  • Patent number: 11903507
    Abstract: Presented herein is an article of bedding, which includes a body portion and a flap portion. The body portion includes a substantially elongated member configured to cover, or be covered by, at least a first portion of each of one or more users' bodies. The flap portion includes at least one other member configured to cover, or be covered by, at least a second portion of each user's body. For example, the flap portion can extend along a top portion of the user's body when the body portion extends along a bottom portion of the user's body. The flap portion defines one or more sets of one or more flaps, which may be selectively wrapped and unwrapped around at least part of the second portion of each user's body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Inventors: Samuel Bagley, Margo Andrea Bagley
  • Patent number: 11903489
    Abstract: An inflatable bed with mattress includes a bed body including a top panel, a bottom panel and a first side panel, whose top is connected to the edge of the top panel while whose bottom is connected to the edge of the bottom panel, all three enclose a gas chamber, a connecting side panel extends vertically from the top of the first side panel, and a mattress including a first cloth adhesion layer, a sponge layer and a second cloth adhesion layer, a second side panel is arranged around the sponge layer, the top of the second side panel is connected to the peripheral edge of the first cloth adhesion layer, the bottom of the second side panel is connected to the peripheral edge of the second cloth adhesion layer, and the top of the connecting side panel is connected to the peripheral edge of the first cloth adhesion layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Wuzhou Baofeng Plastic Products Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Bo Zhong
  • Patent number: 11896133
    Abstract: A bed sheet is provided that includes a knitted performance fabric having a plurality of spaced apart ventilation ports. The knitted performance fabric has a gauge per square inch, grams per square meter, air permeability and material content that are pre-selected to provide the knitted performance fabric with one or more selected physical features.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: BEDGEAR, LLC
    Inventor: Eugene Alletto
  • Patent number: 11889940
    Abstract: A pillow has a supporting structure, a cushion, multiple flexible sensors, and a controlling unit. The supporting structure has a supporting plate. The supporting plate has multiple supporting elements disposed at intervals. Each of the supporting elements is sheet-like. Each of the supporting elements is independently deformable by being independently pressed and independently restoring. The cushion is elastic and is supported by the supporting structure. Each of the flexible sensors is mounted to a corresponding one of the multiple supporting elements. The controlling unit is electrically connected to the multiple flexible sensors. When a user rests his head on the pillow, the user may press the flexible sensors to control a controlled device such as a speaker or a projector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Inventor: Shun-Tien Hung
  • Patent number: 11890241
    Abstract: A system and a method for managing patient therapy protocols are disclosed. The system includes a patient support apparatus for supporting a patient, a first input device for use by a first caregiver, a location system for determining a location of the first caregiver, and a therapy management system. The therapy management system receives a location of the first caregiver and a selection of a patient therapy protocol, which includes a location requirement. The therapy management system then determines whether the first caregiver location input signal satisfies the location requirement before initiating the selected patient therapy protocol or notifying the second caregiver if the location of the first caregiver does not satisfy the location requirement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Stryker Corporation
    Inventors: Anuj Sidhu, Alexander Bodurka, Krishna Sandeep Bhimavarapu