Patents Issued in September 11, 2014
  • Publication number: 20140250555
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to ballistic material with structural stays, in particular, the disclosure relates to ballistic material having resilient structural stays woven directly into the ballistic material. Ballistic material having structural stays resists bunching or pulling, providing improved force distribution and better user protection in the event of multiple ballistic strikes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2013
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Inventor: Richard A. Carlson
  • Publication number: 20140250556
    Abstract: The invention provides an eye patch (2). The eye patch comprises a concave section (4), which, in use, is adapted to cover a subject's eye. The eye patch comprises a peripheral edge (6) extending around at least a portion of the concave section and comprising an adhesive (12), which, in use, is adapted to secure the eye patch to the subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2012
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Inventor: Musarat Eliza Awan
  • Publication number: 20140250557
    Abstract: A bib having a first panel and a storage container. The first panel has a collar constructed in a first end. The storage container has a first and a second side, an upper opening and a lower closed end. The first panel also has a second end which is attached to an upper end of the second side of the storage container in order to capture spillage while the bib is in use. The first panel can also be folded down into the storage container and secured by a fastener about the upper opening of the storage container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Inventor: Caroline AMRIKHAS
  • Publication number: 20140250558
    Abstract: A baby teether bodysuit is provided. The baby teether bodysuit may include a garment with a teething collar and a bib integrated thereto. A user may be clothed in the garment so as to use the teething collar so that the bib wicks away user saliva and other moisture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Inventor: Nicholas Guy RUSSO
  • Publication number: 20140250559
    Abstract: A device that can be worn by a person getting their hair washed and/or cut is described and taught. The device has a cape and a mask that the user can comfortably wear throughout the duration of the washing and cutting process. The device may take many forms but has a transparent mask that attaches to a water proof cape. The mask may also have ear protection and a padded perimeter to provide further comfort for the wearer. In some cases, the ear protection may have integrated speakers for the playing of music or listening to a proximal television. The device further has a trough for collecting excess water or hair. The attachment mechanism employed by the device can vary but will include snaps, hook and loop fasteners, zippers, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Inventor: Widemonde Lafond
  • Publication number: 20140250560
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of a bib having a first surface and a removable second surface may be described. The bib may have a first surface made from a variety of cloth materials and a removable second surface that can couple to the first surface. The removable second surface can be decoupled from the first surface when stained or soiled so that a wearer may be wearing a clean bib at all times.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Inventors: Wendy Paola Martinez, Syed Joynal Abedin
  • Publication number: 20140250561
    Abstract: A swimsuit comprising an inner compression layer attached to an outer layer in a free floating manner is provided. The inner compression layer shapes, contours and slims the wearer's body, whereas the outer layer provides an aesthetically pleasing design. The inner and outer layers are positioned substantially independent from each other on the wearer's body for their respective purposes. It is further contemplated that the outer layer provides an additional shaping, contouring and slimming function in addition to the inner compression layer. Left and right leg openings of the inner and outer layers may be spot attached to each other at one or more locations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Inventor: Joseph DiLorenzo
  • Publication number: 20140250562
    Abstract: A multi-spectral concealment assembly includes a garnish panel having a panel perimeter and a web spanning the panel perimeter. The web includes garnish bands extending across the panel perimeter. Gaps are positioned between each of the garnish bands. A method for assembling a garment panel includes joining the garnish panel with a liner. Joining includes fixing a garnish panel first location to a liner first location, gathering the garnish panel at the garnish panel first location, and fixing a garnish panel second location at a liner second location. A method for cutting plies of a multi-spectral concealment laminate includes stacking the laminate into plies and interposing an isolation sheet between each ply. The garnish panels are laser cut from the plies, and seared along respective edges. The searing of the edges of each garnish panel is isolated from searing along edges of other garnish panels with the isolation sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Inventors: Brad Lee Matthies, Cody John Christenson, Patricia Mary Beernink, Charlene Gertrude Rust, Jennifer Joi Ellis, Wilma Kay Morrison, Francis James Farke, John Calvin Zumhofe, Brian Everett Pearson
  • Publication number: 20140250563
    Abstract: A garment to be worn on a person for compressing and enhancing the shape of the person's body. Worn as either an outer garment or as an under garment, using padding in the shape of muscles or other body parts to enhance to look of the person. The padding is bonded directly to the garment or fitable within a pocket in a desired location. The pocket being maintained in a closed position by a zipper or other releasable closure device. The padding can be used to enhance or replace breasts. The compression characteristics of the garment and the enhanced muscle shaped padding creates a desirable look for a person.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Inventor: Theodore P. Tippmann
  • Publication number: 20140250564
    Abstract: A leather laminating method and an apparatus manufactured by applying the leather laminating method. A waterproof membrane may be sandwiched between two layers of breathable materials, and a waterproof breathable (WPB) material may be formed. The WPB material may be laminated to a leather material by using a dot adhesive, and a laminate construction may be created. The laminate construction may be cut into pieces, and the pieces may be sewn together into a hand-covering garment. The garment may be taped at seams to prevent water from passing through the garment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: THE NORTH FACE APPAREL CORP.
    Inventor: Daniel RAMOS
  • Publication number: 20140250565
    Abstract: A transformable glove is formed from multiple panels covering the fingertips, palm, and palm heel of a user. In one version, a back panel is joined to a finger panel, a palm panel, and a palm heel panel along side edges to form a glove, while creating openings allowing fingers to be extended outside the glove as desired. The finger panel combines with the distal end of the back panel to form a finger pocket which can be inverted to allow the fingers to emerge from the glove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: Amphipod, Inc.
    Inventors: Keith S. Willows, June A. Angus, Antonio Del Rosario
  • Publication number: 20140250566
    Abstract: An adjustable hairband may include an outer layer of fabric, an inner layer of fabric fastened to outer layer to form a fabric tube comprising two channels between the layers, a first cord disposed within and extending out of a first plurality of openings to allow the layers to be cinched by the first cord, and a second cord disposed within and extending out of a second plurality of openings to allow the layers to be cinched by the second cord. A method for adjusting the hairband may include placing the hairband around a user's head to encompass the user's hair, pulling the first cord to tighten a first end of the hairband, securing the first cord in a tightened position with a lock, pulling the second cord to tighten an opposite end of the hairband, and securing the second cord in a tightened position with a lock.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: Project Ward, LLC
    Inventor: Henry Willem Ward Stegerhoek
  • Publication number: 20140250567
    Abstract: Cycling shorts for protecting a rider from harmful effects occasioned by the design of the substantially unpadded seat of a racing-type cycle. Fabric shorts of conventional or elongated design include a interior protective pad. The pad includes adjoined seat and crotch sections and is symmetrical with respect to an axis of symmetry. It includes an interior chamber for receiving pressurized air. A pump for delivering selectively pressurized air communicates with the interior chamber by means of a conduit. The chamber includes internally honeycombed sections for minimizing air flow so that the cushioning effect of the pad is preserved despite the force exerted by the weight of a wearer on the hard and relatively-inflexible seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2013
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Inventors: Ray Kaviani, Behzad Bavarian
  • Publication number: 20140250568
    Abstract: A slip-resistant hosiery is provided to reduce slipping of a foot within a shoe. In an example embodiment, a slip-resistant hosiery includes a body adapted to cover a foot of a wearer, a first gripping surface positioned at an outer surface section of the body, and a second gripping surface positioned at an interior surface section of the body. The first and second gripping surfaces are adapted to cover a posterior surface of a heel of the foot. The gripping surfaces may be at least semi-transparent. In another example embodiment, a slip-resistant hosiery includes a body adapted to cover a foot of a wearer, a first gripping surface positioned at an outer surface section of the body adapted to cover a surface above the plantar surface of the foot, and the first gripping surface is at least semi-transparent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2013
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Inventors: Jovana MacDONALD, Vanja Petkovic
  • Publication number: 20140250569
    Abstract: A child's sock includes a sock body having an upper portion, a heel portion, a sole portion and a toe portion. At least one connector is secured to the sock body and is adapted to connect with a complementary connector of a complementary sock.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Inventors: ARNEJA RILEY, Michelle Jervey
  • Publication number: 20140250570
    Abstract: An anti-riding undergarment having a waistband; at least one fabric portion, having a top portion attached to the waistband and a bottom portion divided into two leg portions; a seam extending vertically along a rear seat portion of the undergarment from a point on the fabric portion positioned between the two leg portions to the waistband; and one or more bands spanning the seam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Inventor: Curtis WEBER
  • Publication number: 20140250571
    Abstract: A safety helmet for displaying dynamic designs comprising: a non-opaque protective shell including an outer surface and an inner surface; an inner padding, including an outer surface and an inner surface, wherein a portion of the inner padding is surrounded by the inner surface of the outer shell; a dynamic visual display adapted to display one or more images or video, wherein the dynamic visual display is mounted inside the space defined by the inner surface of the protective shell and the outer surface of the inner padding, wherein the dynamic visual display fills a viewable surface as viewed through the protective shell; and a display controller in electronic communication with the dynamic visual display such that the display controller communicates the one or more images or video to the dynamic visual display and control the operation of the dynamic visual display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Inventors: Paris Allen Pippillion, Mary Pippillion
  • Publication number: 20140250572
    Abstract: A belt fastener for detachably connecting two belt ends comprises a housing and a plug, which can be clipped into in the housing. The belt fastener is a safety fastener opening if a predetermined tensile load acts on the belt ends. A separate finger flap is hinged to a front end of the plug for clipping it into the housing. The finger flap preloaded outwards in direction away from the plug by a separate spring. The finger flap can be brought in abutment with a stop surface of the housing by means of a stop surface opposite of the attachment point. Both stop surfaces are tilted forward by an angle of inclination (?) of >0°, particularly of 20°. In addition, two stop surfaces are convexly or concavely curved, wherein the stop surface the finger flap has a smaller radius of curvature than the stop surface of the finger opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2012
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Inventors: Martin Greber, Anton Pfanner
  • Publication number: 20140250573
    Abstract: Examples of strap attachment systems and goggles including same are described. Goggles according to the present examples may include a lens, a strap connector attached to the lens, and a strap including an attachment portion configured to be removably coupled to the strap connector. The strap connector may be fixedly or removably attached to the lens, and in certain examples the strap connector is pivotally coupled to the lens. A strap connector according to some examples herein includes a first molded body including a passage and a second molded body including a post, the passage configured to engage the post when inserted into the passage to secure the connector to the lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: SMITH OPTICS, INC.
    Inventor: JOSEPH R. MCNEAL
  • Publication number: 20140250574
    Abstract: An adjusting strap is provided. The adjusting strap has a strap body and at least one fastening portion. An end zone of the strap body has at least one fastening hole, which is disposed along the strap body in a lengthwise direction. The fastening portion is disposed on the strap body and located at an inside area adjacent to the fastening hole, the at least one fastening portion is integrally formed with the strap body and extends away from a top surface of the strap body. When the end zone of the strap is bent in reverse, the fastening portion is capable of threading through the fastening hole to be in position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: QBAS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Chih-Cheng SHIUE
  • Publication number: 20140250575
    Abstract: An alternate quilting method and an apparatus manufactured by applying the alternate quilting method. Multiple layers may be arranged in layer sets, the layers of each layer set may be quilt-stitched to each other, and as a result, stitches may be formed. A space between the layers of each layer set may be filled with a thermal insulation material. The layer sets may be offset with respect to each other, in order for the stitches of one layer set to be blocked by the area of another layer set abundant with the insulation material, the objective of which may be to block flow of cold air through the alternate quilting construction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: THE NORTH FACE APPAREL CORP.
    Inventor: Luk Kin MAN
  • Publication number: 20140250576
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a spraying device for spraying an enclosure with a liquid cleanser. The device comprises a metering system communicating with a reservoir and a spray head containing a vibrating mesh spray actuator. The metering system comprises a metering chamber, a weir member and a conduit means. The device is rotatable between a first recharging orientation and a second dispensing orientation. The conduit means comprises an element selected from a check valve and a channel. In particular, the invention relates to a spraying device which is suited for automatically cleaning a toilet bowl. The invention also relates to a cartridge configured to be received by the spraying device. Furthermore the invention relates to a method for spraying an enclosure comprising a rotatable lid with a liquid cleanser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Federico PASQUINI, Davide PIETRASANTA, Guy Richard THOMPSON
  • Publication number: 20140250577
    Abstract: A urinal with a sanitation device capable of preventing the generation of a smell and urine scale with reliability without reducing a water conservation effect. In the urinal US, a liquid agent is ejected in different modes by predetermined timing according to areas on the urinal US.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: TOTO LTD.
    Inventors: Yusuke NAKAMURA, Yusuke ARAKI, Koichi TOYODA, Aiko ITAMI, Masahiro YAMAMOTO, Akemi TAKESHITA, Hiroyuki KAMESHIGE
  • Publication number: 20140250578
    Abstract: Various disclosed systems relate to fixtures, such as toilets, that include a lighting mechanism for illuminating portions of the fixture. One embodiment relates to a toilet. The seat assembly of the toilet includes a hinge assembly having a hinge housing and a lighting mechanism. The lighting mechanism is at least partially encapsulated by the hinge housing. The lighting mechanism including a first light source and a power source. The seat assembly further includes a lid pivotally connected to the hinge assembly. The seat assembly includes a ring pivotally connected to the hinge assembly. The lighting mechanism is configured to direct light at the tank and to direct light into the bowl such that light is reflected off of the tank and off of an interior of the bowl.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: KOHLER CO.
    Inventors: Roger W. Murphy, Michael Luettgen, Gary Clarke, Joseph L. Stauber
  • Publication number: 20140250579
    Abstract: A wave park for an open or large body of water is disclosed. The wave park includes a body of water, and a track positioned in or proximate the body of water. The wave park further includes at least one foil coupled to move along the track, the at least one foil being at least partially submerged in the body of water. The at least one foil has a curvilinear cross-sectional geometry that includes a leading surface that is concave about a vertical axis to provide drag to generate a primary wave laterally in water of the body of water that contacts the leading surface of the foil, and a trailing surface that narrows from a maximum width of the foil adjacent the leading surface to a point at an end of the foil, the trailing surface to decrease the drag of the foil and to minimize oscillatory waves that trail the primary wave from the water moving past the leading surface of the foil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Inventors: KELLY SLATER, Adam Fincham
  • Publication number: 20140250580
    Abstract: A pump system including a motor, a fluid pump powered by the motor, a temperature sensor, and a controller. The controller including a processor and a computer readable memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the controller to receive a first temperature value from the temperature sensor, receive a second temperature value from the temperature sensor, calculate a rate of temperature change by comparing the first temperature value and the second temperature value, calculate a heating offset value based on the rate of temperature change, and calculate an ambient temperature based on the second temperature value and the heating offset value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Inventor: Justin M. Magyar
  • Publication number: 20140250581
    Abstract: A sump drain includes a ring-shaped chamber having an inner sidewall with a diameter of at least about 18 inches and an outer sidewall, and a circular opening between the sidewalls preferably about an inch wide and optionally having a grid cover. Preferably the inner sidewall has a number of ports extending inwardly to radial conduits to a central hub for tying into a pool or spa filtering system, with the central hub operating as a clean out and having a removable cap. Upon installation, plaster substantially fills the space between the chamber and the central hub, such that the sump drain attractively blends in with the pool or spa floor. When installed, the top opening is preferably substantially flush with the pool or spa floor while being safely unblockable. And the sump drain preferably further includes channels both outboard and inboard from the chamber top opening and around the central hub, to help prevent water from passing through the plaster into the shotcrete of the pool or spa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Inventor: Olaf Mjelde
  • Publication number: 20140250582
    Abstract: A bathtub exercise auxiliary apparatus includes: a first support, a bathtub, a second support, a traction unit and an exercise rack. The first support includes a plurality of base rods, traverse rods, longitudinal support rods, and longitudinal assembling rods. The bathtub is disposed in the first support and includes a trough and a plurality of housing portions. The second support is removably fixed to the first support, located above the bathtub, and includes a plurality of longitudinal connecting rods fixed to the longitudinal assembling rods, two parallel traverse connecting rods connected to the longitudinal connecting rods, two traverse rods connected between the longitudinal connecting rods, and two longitudinal rods connected to the traverse rods. The traction unit is disposed at the connections of the longitudinal rods and the traverse rods. The exercise rack is disposed between the traverse connecting rods, bridges over the trough, and includes a griping portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Inventor: CHUNG-PAO LIN
  • Publication number: 20140250583
    Abstract: An anti-bacterial and anti-fungal foot bath liner device for lining a pedicure or foot treatment tub while providing antibacterial properties to prevent transmission of infection includes a liner. The liner has a perimeter edge, an upper surface and a lower surface. The upper surface of the liner is impregnated with silver nanoparticles wherein the liner is configured for preventing bacterial infection. The liner is configured for positioning in a tub wherein the upper surface of the liner lines the tub.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Inventors: Emanuel P. Sergi, Anna Maltese-Sergi
  • Publication number: 20140250584
    Abstract: A shower door assembly is provided comprising a stationary frame, a movable frame having at least one through hole, and at least one adjusting assembly, wherein each of the at least one adjusting assembly comprises a fixing block located between the stationary frame and the movable frame, and receivable in the stationary frame, the fixing block having a channel, a deformable element receivable in the channel of the fixing block, and a fastening element passing through the through hole of the movable frame to connect with the deformable element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2013
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Inventor: Wuxiang WEI
  • Publication number: 20140250585
    Abstract: A shower enclosure comprises a plurality of prefabricated panels that are arranged to at least partially surround a space for bathing. At least one of the panels is a layered structure having a first layer, a second layer, and a third layer. The first layer forms an interior surface of the shower enclosure exposed to the space for bathing. The third layer is arranged between the first layer and the second layer, and is coupled to the first layer and the second layer. The layered structure is a sandwich structured composite comprising the first layer, second layer, and third layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Inventors: Erich D. Slothower, Mary J. Reid, Clayton C. Garrels
  • Publication number: 20140250586
    Abstract: A water shower system has an overhead shower, a hand-held shower, a water distributing element connected to a source of water and also to the overhead shower and to the hand-held shower and having a valve located between the source of water and the overhead shower and the hand-held shower, and a switch located outside of the water distributing element and spaced from the water distributing element and the valve, operatable by a user and having a first position in which the valve provides a water supply to the hand-held shower so that water issues from the latter, and a second position in which the valve provides a water supply to the overhead shower so that water issues from the latter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2013
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Inventors: Eli Zhadanov, Sam Zhadanov
  • Publication number: 20140250587
    Abstract: The toilet and shower chair for the disabled is a medical appliance that enables a disabled person to perform toilet and shower functions safely without assistance from an escort. The chair has a frame that includes legs, armrests, a backrest portion, and a centrally positioned seating portion. A showerhead overlies the seating portion. Multiple spraying devices are arranged on the backrest portion for applying water and a water/soap mixture to a user's back. The legs of the chair are vertically adjustable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2013
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Inventor: ABDULREIDHA ABDULRASOUL ALSAFFAR
  • Publication number: 20140250588
    Abstract: A convertible sink configuration device and method converts a counter recessed sink into an infinity sink and back again. The method and device enable the covering of a drain and the majority of a counter recessed sink opening area to present a spa like infinity sink and back again with ease. The device may include a sink insert attached to a base support. The base support may attach to a supporting mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Inventor: James Pey Chen
  • Publication number: 20140250589
    Abstract: A sink assembly includes a basin including one or more sidewalls having interior and exterior surfaces, the one or more sidewalls defining an interior and a top opening; a layer of bonding material provided on the exterior surfaces of the one or more sidewalls and extending about the top opening; and a mounting flange coupled to the layer of bonding material and extending about the top opening of the basin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: BRADLEY FIXTURES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jonathan Ross Sgarlata, Robert Michael Piekarski
  • Publication number: 20140250590
    Abstract: A plumbing fixture at least having a first housing section and a second housing section which are arranged movable to one another, whereby the first housing section together with the second housing section forms an electrical sensor. In particular, an electrically conductive and simultaneously sealing coupling component is provided between the housing sections, whereby further an electrically conductive coupling component is provided between the first housing section and the second housing section and the coupling component comprises an electrically conductive plastic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: Grohe AG
    Inventors: Hans Dieter KEITER, Achim MIELKE, Frank-Thomas LUIG, Gunter GAEBEL
  • Publication number: 20140250591
    Abstract: A transporting and lifting device for handicapped person includes a seat attached to a carrier for supporting a user, a front sling coupled to the front portion of the carrier and a rear sling coupled to the rear portion of the carrier for hanging and lifting and elevating the carrier and the user. The carrier includes an anchoring device attached to front portion of the carrier for connecting to the front sling with a hanging strap, and another anchoring device attached to rear portion of the carrier for connecting to the rear sling with a back board. A retaining strap is coupled to the rear sling for engaging with the user and for stably retaining the user to the rear sling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: SPORTS ART INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hai Pin KUO
  • Publication number: 20140250592
    Abstract: An infant calming/sleep-aid device includes a main moving platform that moves in a reciprocating manner and an actuator that drives the reciprocating movement of the main moving platform. The moving head platform is linked to the main moving platform and at least one of a motion sensing device and a sound sensing device are either at or proximate to a moving head platform that is pivotally linked to the main moving platform. A logic circuit links at least one of the motion and sound sensing devices of the infant calming/sleep aid-device to the main moving platform whereby signals detected modulate movement of the main moving platform. A sound generating device is linked to the logic circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2012
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Inventors: Harvey Neil Karp, Matthew R. Berlin, Jesse V. Gray, Bill Walter Washabaugh, Deb Kumar Roy
  • Publication number: 20140250593
    Abstract: The present invention relates to lightweight collapsible portable and configurable furniture. In one embodiment, a table includes a collapsible top with optional slat(s), a collapsible top support frame, a collapsible leg frame and leg extenders. The top support frame provides tension to the top. The leg frame is coupled to top support frame. The leg extenders extend independently from the leg frame to provide stability. In another embodiment, a cot includes collapsible top(s), corresponding pair(s) of support bars and legs. The legs are coupled to the support bar pairs to provide support and tension to the top(s).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Inventors: Tae Wan Kim, Kang S. Lim
  • Publication number: 20140250594
    Abstract: This disclosure concerns an adjustable bed with a deck-on-deck appearance. A concealing assembly is attached to the center frame of an articulating bed, wherein the concealing assembly is situated below the mattress platform and conceals the base frame as the center frame moves along the base frame when the bed articulates. In other embodiments, such as for non-wall hugger beds where the center frame is stationary, a concealing assembly may still be used but will also be stationary.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: ASCION, LLC
    Inventor: Martin B. Rawls-Meehan
  • Publication number: 20140250595
    Abstract: A blanket assembly for swaddling an infant (e.g., newborn baby) includes a blanket body defining a pocket between an upper layer and a lower layer of the body at one end of the blanket body, the pocket accessible via an opening selectively closeable to seal the pocket. A neck, spine and spinal cord support device of a semi-rigid material is removably insertable in the pocket of the blanket body and secured within the blanket by the pocket so as to maintain the support device in a substantially fixed position within the blanket body. The support device supports the head, neck, spine and spinal cord of a newborn baby or infant when the infant is laid on the blanket body in a supine position and wrapped in the blanket body, so as to inhibit injury to the infant's head, neck, spine and spinal cord while carried by a person.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Inventor: Steven Paperno
  • Publication number: 20140250596
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides at least in part a bed cover comprising a plurality of heat insulating chambers having a first surface and a second surface and at least two sidewalls connecting the first surface and the second surface, the width of said first surface being greater than the width of said second surface; a plurality of heat conduits between the sidewalls of the heat insulating chambers, said heat conduits having an open and a closed position; wherein each heat insulating chamber is hingeably connected to at least one adjacent heat insulating chamber, such that the heat conduits may open and close as adjacent heat insulating chambers flex towards or away from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Inventor: Michael Paul De La Place
  • Publication number: 20140250597
    Abstract: This disclosure describes built-in self-test techniques for an adjustable bed foundation system. In one example, this disclosure describes a remote controller device for an adjustable bed foundation system, the remote controller device includes a user interface configured to receive input from a user, and a processor configured to initiate, via the user interface, at least one test sequence that tests the remote controller device in response to the received user input, and display, via the user interface, information related to the at least one test sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: Select Comfort Corporation
    Inventors: Yi-ching Chen, John McGuire, Stacy Stusynski
  • Publication number: 20140250598
    Abstract: Surgical table and system for positioning, or lifting, a patient for purposes of generally performing a medical procedure on a posterior-portion of the patent (such as spinal surgery). The surgical table and system comprise a patient support system, a patient-positioning system and a base. In one embodiment, the patient-positioning system is configured to lift the head or foot end of the patient independently from each other, such as in Trendelenburg or reverse-Trendelenburg positions, and is also configured to angle the patient laterally. In another embodiment, the patient support is configured with an electrically-powered track and/or rail system that extends the patient support assembly away from the base, whereby the extension of the patient support forms a cantilevered support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2013
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: Operating Room Safety Enterprises, LLC
    Inventor: Operating Room Safety Enterprises, LLC
  • Publication number: 20140250599
    Abstract: An adjustable bed base includes a deck assembly made at least partially of foam. In one embodiment multiple sections of the deck assembly are joined to each other with living hinges formed from a plastic material coating the different sections of deck. In another embodiment, each section is made from foam surrounded with a plastic cover and adjacent sections joined with conventional hinges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: L&P PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY
    Inventors: Samantha L. Cassell, William R. Rohr
  • Publication number: 20140250600
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2013
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicants: PPJ. LLC, RUOEY LUNG ENTERPRISE CORP.
    Inventors: Philip Woods MCCARTY, Philip Reid SHERMAN, Chuan-Hang SHIH
  • Publication number: 20140250601
    Abstract: An arm tucking device for use with an operating room table. The arm tucking device includes a structural member and an elongate arm support member that is pivotally attached to the structural member. An angular locking mechanism adjustably fixes the angle between the arm support member and the structural member. The arm support member can be rotated toward the table from a first position to a second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Inventor: David Julian Gomez
  • Publication number: 20140250602
    Abstract: A complex spring unit (10) comprises at least a first spring portion (12) and a second spring portion (14), which first and second spring portions are integrally formed, wherein the first spring portion is arranged in use to be placed under compression, and the second spring portion is arranged in use to be placed under tension, during compression of the complex spring unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2012
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: SPINKO LIMITED
    Inventors: Simon Paul Spinks, David Clare
  • Publication number: 20140250603
    Abstract: A nursing bed, including at least a net-shaped fabric with a plurality of mesh openings and a bearing frame. The net-shaped fabric includes a warp and a weft. The diameter or inscribed circle diameter of the mesh opening is 2 to 6 times the diameter of the warp and the weft. The ratio of the sum of the areas of the mesh openings with respect to the area of the net-shaped fabric is 35% to 78%. The diameter or the inscribed circle diameter of the mesh opening is less than 1.5 mm. The diameter of the warp and the weft is less than 0.55 mm. The thickness of the net-shaped fabric is less than 1.1 mm. At least two edges of the net-shaped fabric are connected to two opposite edges of the bearing frame, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Inventor: Xiading WANG
  • Publication number: 20140250604
    Abstract: A patient support apparatus includes a pressurized air source, a dehumidifier, and a support surface including a topper having a vapor-permeable surface. The dehumidifier is configured to selectively treat pressurized air communicated to the dehumidifier from the pressurized air source and communicate the treated pressurized air to the vapor-permeable surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: Hill-Rom Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Lanning, Charles A. Lachenbruch