Patents by Inventor Philip Woods McCarty
Philip Woods McCarty 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).
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Patent number: 11432658Abstract: A bed base is configured as a light weight, collapsible bed base having a plurality of separate and independent bed sections. A pair of brackets are provided, and each bracket is releasably attachable to each one of the plurality of separate and independent bed sections to form the bed base. The plurality of separate and independent bed sections connected only through the pair of brackets.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2019Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: PPJ, LLCInventors: Philip Reid Sherman, Horace Robert Eskridge, III, Philip Woods McCarty, Chuan-Hang Shih
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Patent number: 11185170Abstract: Furniture such as a mattresses and beds containing mattresses include transducers disposed within the furniture and exposed from external surfaces of the furniture to deliver sounds or ranges of sonic frequencies in a sonic wave vibration format through the furniture to the occupant of the furniture and audible format through external speakers to an area around the furniture.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2019Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Assignee: PPJ, LLCInventors: Philip Reid Sherman, Horace Robert Eskridge, III, Philip Woods McCarty
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Patent number: 11103081Abstract: A climate control system provides the desired climate conditions of temperature and humidity at a contact surface of a multi-layered structure. The climate control system includes a heating mechanism disposed between one or more foam layers of structure and configured to deliver heat to the contact surface and a separate cooling mechanism disposed in the foam layers. The cooling mechanism includes at least one fan assembly, air channels and reticulated foam layers configured to draw air away from the contact surface toward the bottom of the structure. An operational control system is used to control the heating mechanism and cooling mechanism to achieve the desired climate conditions on the contact surface in accordance with a desired time-based climate control algorithm.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2017Date of Patent: August 31, 2021Assignee: PPJ, LLCInventors: Philip Reid Sherman, Philip Woods McCarty, Horace Robert Eskridge, III, Chuan-Hang Shih
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Patent number: 10932974Abstract: A rotating and articulating bed includes a fixed bed frame with a horizontal support surface, an articulating bed member and a rotating and pivoting frame mounted on the horizontal support surface and in communication with the articulating bed member. The rotating and pivoting frame includes a bearing plate and a plurality of discrete bearings disposed between the bearing plate and the horizontal support surface. The rotating and pivoting frame is rotatable with respect to the horizontal support surface on the plurality of discrete bearings around a vertical axis passing through the horizontal support surface.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2018Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: PPJ, LLCInventors: Horace Robert Eskridge, III, Philip Reid Sherman, Philip Woods McCarty, Chuan-Hang Shih
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Patent number: 10918550Abstract: A rotating and articulating bed includes a fixed bed frame with a horizontal support surface and an articulating bed member attached to the horizontal support surface. The articulating bed member includes an articulating head portion and a separate articulating foot portion. A rotating and pivoting frame mounted on the horizontal support surface and connect to the articulating head portion and the articulating foot portion rotates with respect to the horizontal support surface around a vertical axis passing through the horizontal support surface and provides pivoting movement of the articulating bed member with respect to the horizontal support surface to tilt the articulating bed member toward at least one of the articulating head portion and the articulating foot portion.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2017Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignee: PPJ, LLCInventors: Philip Reid Sherman, Philip Woods McCarty, Chuan-Hang Shih, Horace Robert Eskridge, III
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Patent number: 10898008Abstract: A rotating and articulating bed has a fixed bed frame, a rotation assembly mounted on the fixed bed frame, a pivot assembly mounted on the rotation assembly and an articulating bed frame mounted on the pivot assembly. The articulating bed frame contains a plurality of pivotally connected distinct portions. The rotation assembly rotates the pivot assembly and the articulating bed frame with respect to the fixed bed frame on a plurality of discrete wheel bearings around a vertical axis passing through the rotating and articulating bed. The articulating bed frame articulates the distinct portions and the pivot assembly tilts the articulating bed frame with respect to a horizontal plane that is perpendicular to the vertical axis independent of rotation by the rotation assembly and articulation by the articulating bed frame.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2018Date of Patent: January 26, 2021Assignee: PPJ, LLCInventors: Horace Robert Eskridge, III, Philip Reid Sherman, Philip Woods McCarty, Chuan-Hang Shih
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Publication number: 20200107646Abstract: Furniture such as a mattresses and beds containing mattresses include transducers disposed within the furniture and exposed from external surfaces of the furniture to deliver sounds or ranges of sonic frequencies in a sonic wave vibration format through the furniture to the occupant of the furniture and audible format through external speakers to an area around the furniture.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2019Publication date: April 9, 2020Inventors: Philip Reid SHERMAN, Horace Robert ESKRIDGE, III, Philip Woods MCCARTY
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Publication number: 20190223609Abstract: A bed base is configured as a light weight, collapsible bed base having a plurality of separate and independent bed sections. A pair of brackets are provided, and each bracket is releasably attachable to each one of the plurality of separate and independent bed sections to form the bed base. The plurality of separate and independent bed sections connected only through the pair of brackets.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2019Publication date: July 25, 2019Inventors: Philip Reid SHERMAN, Horace Robert ESKRIDGE, III, Philip Woods MCCARTY, Chuan-Hang SHIH
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Publication number: 20190000238Abstract: A rotating and articulating bed has a fixed bed frame, a rotation assembly mounted on the fixed bed frame, a pivot assembly mounted on the rotation assembly and an articulating bed frame mounted on the pivot assembly. The articulating bed frame contains a plurality of pivotally connected distinct portions. The rotation assembly rotates the pivot assembly and the articulating bed frame with respect to the fixed bed frame on a plurality of discrete wheel bearings around a vertical axis passing through the rotating and articulating bed. The articulating bed frame articulates the distinct portions and the pivot assembly tilts the articulating bed frame with respect to a horizontal plane that is perpendicular to the vertical axis independent of rotation by the rotation assembly and articulation by the articulating bed frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2018Publication date: January 3, 2019Inventors: Horace Robert ESKRIDGE, III, Philip Reid SHERMAN, Philip Woods MCCARTY, Chuan-Hang SHIH
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Publication number: 20180369049Abstract: A rotating and articulating bed includes a fixed bed frame with a horizontal support surface, an articulating bed member and a rotating and pivoting frame mounted on the horizontal support surface and in communication with the articulating bed member. The rotating and pivoting frame includes a bearing plate and a plurality of discrete bearings disposed between the bearing plate and the horizontal support surface. The rotating and pivoting frame is rotatable with respect to the horizontal support surface on the plurality of discrete bearings around a vertical axis passing through the horizontal support surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2018Publication date: December 27, 2018Inventors: Horace Robert ESKRIDGE, III, Philip Reid SHERMAN, Philip Woods MCCARTY, Chuan-Hang SHIH
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Publication number: 20180028385Abstract: A rotating and articulating bed includes a fixed bed frame with a horizontal support surface and an articulating bed member attached to the horizontal support surface. The articulating bed member includes an articulating head portion and a separate articulating foot portion. A rotating and pivoting frame mounted on the horizontal support surface and connect to the articulating head portion and the articulating foot portion rotates with respect to the horizontal support surface around a vertical axis passing through the horizontal support surface and provides pivoting movement of the articulating bed member with respect to the horizontal support surface to tilt the articulating bed member toward at least one of the articulating head portion and the articulating foot portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2017Publication date: February 1, 2018Inventors: Philip Reid SHERMAN, Philip Woods McCARTY, Chuan-Hang SHIH, Horace Robert ESKRIDGE, III
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Publication number: 20180027981Abstract: A climate control system provides the desired climate conditions of temperature and humidity at a contact surface of a multi-layered structure. The climate control system includes a heating mechanism disposed between one or more foam layers of structure and configured to deliver heat to the contact surface and a separate cooling mechanism disposed in the foam layers. The cooling mechanism includes at least one fan assembly, air channels and reticulated foam layers configured to draw air away from the contact surface toward the bottom of the structure. An operational control system is used to control the heating mechanism and cooling mechanism to achieve the desired climate conditions on the contact surface in accordance with a desired time-based climate control algorithm.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2017Publication date: February 1, 2018Inventors: Philip Reid SHERMAN, Philip Woods McCARTY, Horace Robert ESKRIDGE, III, Chuan-Hang SHIH
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Patent number: 9226588Abstract: A knockdown bed is formed of a first bed frame and a second bed frame. The first bed frame includes a top side, a bottom side, and an insertion member. The insertion member has an insertion end, a fixed end connected with the bottom side, two lateral sides, and two abutment surfaces connected with the two lateral sides. The two abutment surfaces gradually approach each other from the fixed end to the insertion end. The second bed frame includes a top side, a bottom side, and a slot member adjacent to the first bed frame. The slot member is formed of two sidewalls, two abutment walls connected with the two sidewalls, and a slot, into which the insertion member can be inserted to interconnect the first and second bed frames. In this way, the knockdown bed can be easily assembled and structurally firm.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2013Date of Patent: January 5, 2016Assignees: RUOEY LUNG ENTERPRISE CORP., PPJ. LLCInventors: Philip Woods McCarty, Philip Reid Sherman, Chuan-Hang Shih
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Patent number: 9204219Abstract: A stereophonic device for a bed disposed adjacent to at least a wave reflecting object is provided. The bed has an upper side and a lower side. The stereophonic device includes a loudspeaker disposed on the lower side of the bed. The loudspeaker is adapted to generate direct sound waves radially propagating therefrom. A part of the direct sound waves propagate through the bed toward the upper side of the bed, and another part of the direct sound waves propagate toward the wave reflecting object, reflected by the wave reflecting object and becoming a reflected sound waves. The reflected sound waves then propagate toward the upper side of the bed and demonstrate stereophonic sound along with the direct sound waves propagating theretoward.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: December 1, 2015Assignees: Ruoey Lung Enterprise Corp., PPJ.LLCInventors: Philip Woods McCarty, Philip Reid Sherman, Chuan-Hang Shih
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Publication number: 20140259396Abstract: A knockdown bed is formed of a first bed frame and a second bed frame. The first bed frame includes a top side, a bottom side, and an insertion member. The insertion member has an insertion end, a fixed end connected with the bottom side, two lateral sides, and two abutment surfaces connected with the two lateral sides. The two abutment surfaces gradually approach each other from the fixed end to the insertion end. The second bed frame includes a top side, a bottom side, and a slot member adjacent to the first bed frame. The slot member is formed of two sidewalls, two abutment walls connected with the two sidewalls, and a slot, into which the insertion member can be inserted to interconnect the first and second bed frames. In this way, the knockdown bed can be easily assembled and structurally firm.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2013Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicants: PPJ. LLC, RUOEY LUNG ENTERPRISE CORP.Inventors: Philip Woods MCCARTY, Philip Reid SHERMAN, Chuan-Hang SHIH
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Publication number: 20140270283Abstract: A stereophonic device for a bed disposed adjacent to at least a wave reflecting object is provided. The bed has an upper side and a lower side. The stereophonic device includes a loudspeaker disposed on the lower side of the bed. The loudspeaker is adapted to generate direct sound waves radially propagating therefrom. A part of the direct sound waves propagate through the bed toward the upper side of the bed, and another part of the direct sound waves propagate toward the wave reflecting object, reflected by the wave reflecting object and becoming a reflected sound waves. The reflected sound waves then propagate toward the upper side of the bed and demonstrate stereophonic sound along with the direct sound waves propagating theretoward.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2013Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicants: PPJ. LLC, RUOEY LUNG ENTERPRISE CORP.Inventors: Philip Woods MCCARTY, Philip Reid SHERMAN, Chuan-Hang SHIH
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Publication number: 20140276282Abstract: The present invention provides an air massage device for a bed. The air massage device includes at least one air wave generator disposed on the bed. The air wave generator includes a shell, a permanent magnet disposed in the shell, a coil electromagnet movably disposed in the shell and a membrane attached to the coil electromagnet. When the coil electromagnet is powered by an alternating current, the coil electromagnet moves reciprocatingly relative to the permanent magnet along with the membrane so that the membrane generates an air wave which is adapted to massage people on the bed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2013Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicants: PPJ. LLC, RUOEY LUNG ENTERPRISE CORP.Inventors: Philip Woods McCARTY, Philip Reid SHERMAN, Chuan-Hang SHIH
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Publication number: 20140270238Abstract: A synchronous loudspeaking system comprises a first Bluetooth receiver, a first processor, a first speaker, a second Bluetooth receiver, a second processor and a second speaker. The first Bluetooth receiver receives a first signal. The first processor electrically connects to the first Bluetooth receiver. The first speaker has a first input terminal electrically connected to the first processor, and a first output terminal. The second Bluetooth receiver optionally receives a second signal. The second processor electrically connects to the second Bluetooth receiver. The second speaker has a second input terminal electrically connected to the second processor and optionally connected to the first output terminal, and a second output terminal. The two speakers sound synchronously when the second input terminal and the first output terminal is electrically connected.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2013Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicants: PPJ. LLC, RUOEY LUNG ENTERPRISE CORP.Inventors: Philip Woods MCCARTY, Philip Reid SHERMAN, Chuan-Hang SHIH
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Publication number: 20140250600Abstract: An electric folding bed includes a base having a load-bearing element for supporting hips of a user and at least a track extending along a head-to-foot axis of the bed, a telescopic actuator having a body pivotally attached to the base and a telescoping element linearly moveable relative to the body along the head-to-foot axis substantially, a connecting unit pivotally connected with the telescoping element, a backboard fastened to the connecting unit for the user to lean thereon, at least a supporting element pivotally attached to the base and the connecting unit, and at least a moving element disposed to the track and pivotally attached to the connecting unit. The telescoping element drives the connecting unit and the backboard to swing up and displace away from the load-bearing element. Therefore, the electric folding bed can avoid user's uncomfort and injury when the user sits up.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2013Publication date: September 11, 2014Applicants: PPJ. LLC, RUOEY LUNG ENTERPRISE CORP.Inventors: Philip Woods MCCARTY, Philip Reid SHERMAN, Chuan-Hang SHIH
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Patent number: 8776294Abstract: A bracket, which is adapted for retaining a mattress, includes two hinge bases for being mounted on a bed frame, two rotating members and a connector. Each of the rotating members has a pivot and a first coupling portion extending from the pivot and being substantially perpendicular to the pivot. The pivots are respectively connected with the hinge bases rotatably. The connector has a transverse portion and two second coupling portions respectively provided at two ends of the transverse portion and coupled with the first coupling portions. As a result, the connector can be easily dismounted from and mounted to the rotating members. When the connector is dismounted from the rotating members, the bed frame is conveniently wrapped and transported.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2013Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Inventors: Philip Woods McCarty, Philip Reid Sherman, Chuan-Hang Shih, Liang Liu