Patents Examined by David R Hare
  • Patent number: 12758025
    Abstract: Bed systems include a mattress that is configured to be attached to a foundation. The bed systems include a strap and a connector configured to hold the strap and connect the mattress and the foundation to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2024
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2026
    Inventors: Matthew Griffith, Antony Kirk, Hummy Truh, Brian Doffing
  • Patent number: 12758028
    Abstract: A housing defines a housing interior. An air pump is within the housing interior. A first set of dampers supports the air pump within the housing. The first set of dampers at least partially isolates vibration of the air pump from the housing. A second set of dampers is configured to at least partially isolate vibration of the air pump from the housing. The second set of dampers arranged in series with the first set of dampers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2026
    Assignee: SNBR Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Doffing, Scott Birgin, Julianne Clemens
  • Patent number: 12751873
    Abstract: Disclosed is a portable foldable medical bed frame, which includes a foot bed frame assembly and assembled components. The assembled components are arranged on an outer side of the foot bed frame assembly, the entire medical bed is formed by arranging the foot bed frame assembly and the assembled components, and the assembled components include a limiting buckle, a slot, a leg bed frame assembly, a foldable connecting piece, a back bed frame assembly and connecting rods. The limiting buckle is fixedly mounted on one side of the lower portion of the foot bed frame assembly, the slot is formed on an inner side of the limiting buckle, and the leg bed frame assembly is fixedly mounted on one side of the foot bed frame assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2025
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2026
    Assignee: ANHUI LANGWEI MEDICAL DEVICE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xiaosheng Xie, Caihong Wei
  • Patent number: 12745857
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a crib, which includes a body, a bed frame and a support base. The body has an accommodation space configured to accommodate a child and includes a slide rod. The bed frame is configured to support the body. The support base is fixed to the bed frame and the slide rod extends through the support base and is slidable relative to the support base. The crib is configured for a child to sleep or play, can function as a cradle which facilitates calming the child, has a simple structure and is easy to operate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2026
    Assignee: WONDERLAND SWITZERLAND AG
    Inventors: Junjie Hu, Tao Wang
  • Patent number: 12745855
    Abstract: A cushioning element includes pressurizable cells. The pressurizable cells of the cushioning elements are grouped into a plurality of sets, with each set of pressurizable cells being independently pressurizable from every other set of pressurizable cells of the cushioning element. The pressurizable cells may extend across a widths of the cushioning element and be arranged in series along the length of the cushioning element. Such a cushioning element may be part of a cushion, such as a mattress, a mattress topper, or the like. Methods for manufacturing the cushioning elements are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2026
    Assignee: Purple Innovation, LLC
    Inventors: James T. Grutta, Russell B. Whatcott, Brett Pearson
  • Patent number: 12740652
    Abstract: The present invention provides a personalized, interactive, and flexible sleeping posture correction system for use in a large-area bedding article including a mattress such that sleeping posture related data such as different pressure points and change in the pressure distribution over a sleeping cycle can be measured and processed whilst certain adjustment to one or more parameters of the bedding article in response to an instantaneous sleeping posture of a user is executed either automatically by the present system incorporated with artificial intelligence or by the user according to his/her preference of response action(s). In an embodiment, the present system also incorporates a sleeping posture image capturing module for capturing the preceding and instantaneous sleeping postures of the user to enhance the accuracy of the posture prediction and provide more information for the user prior to making a response action decision.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2026
    Assignee: Super Rich Moulders Limited
    Inventors: Pan Hung Kui, Man Shan Cheung
  • Patent number: 12728057
    Abstract: An adjustable surgical frame for supporting a patient to facilitate different surgical approaches to the spine of the patient includes a first end, an opposite second end, and a length extending between the first and second ends thereof. The surgical frame has a longitudinal axis extending between the first and second ends along the length thereof, and includes a first support surface, a second support surface, and a third support surface. The surgical frame also includes an adjustable chest support, an adjustable hip and upper leg support, and an adjustable feet and lower leg support. The surgical frame is moveable between a first position, a second position, and a third position, and the chest support, the hip and upper leg support, and the feet and lower leg support are moveable to accommodate differently sized patients on the surgical frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2026
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2026
    Assignee: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
    Inventors: Roy Lim, Matthew Morrison, Richard Hynes
  • Patent number: 12715741
    Abstract: A drogue for stabilizing a load suspended from a carrier may include a sidewall comprising a sheet material. The sheet material defines a perimeter edge having a coupling portion and leading edge, where the coupling portion has a trailing edge opposing the leading edge, and a side edge extending between the leading edge and the trailing edge. The drogue also includes a coupling element configured to detachably connect the trailing edge and the side edge to a load having a load surface and an opposing bottom surface, wherein the sidewall is positioned below the bottom surface of the load when so detachably connected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2026
    Assignee: Vita Inclinata IP Holdings LLC
    Inventor: Robert C. Cockell, II
  • Patent number: 12714233
    Abstract: A motion imparting leg for imparting an oscillating or reciprocating rectilinear motion to a bed for rocking the bed is provided. The motion imparting leg comprises a base, an upper member movable relative to the base for imparting the oscillating or reciprocating rectilinear motion, a linear shaft motor for driving movement of the upper member, a position sensor for determining the position of the linear shaft motor or the position of the upper member, and a motor controller for controlling the linear shaft motor based on data from the position sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2024
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2026
    Assignee: Inoveris Solutions SRL
    Inventor: Adrian Fratila
  • Patent number: 12714239
    Abstract: A crib includes a support frame having a bottom surface and a plurality of upstanding sidewalls that form an enclosed sleeping chamber. The sleeping chamber is dimensioned to accommodate both an adult and a child. One of the sidewalls includes a gate that obstructs an access opening for an adult to enter and exit the sleeping chamber. Gate operation can be performed manually or automatically with a control module. The control module also includes a means for playing soothing sound recordings to lull a child to sleep. Accordingly, an adult can enter the crib and lie next to a child until he or she falls asleep. The adult can easily exit the sleeping chamber and quietly close the access gate without moving or disturbing the child.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2024
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2026
    Inventor: Chace Sweeney
  • Patent number: 12708216
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product for moving an upper frame disposed within a rocking bed structure. The upper frame is moved in accordance with at least one motion namely a rocking motion, a vertical motion, or both the rocking and vertical motions. Each motion of the at least one motion includes each phase of the following phases (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) occurring at least once: (i) a point on the upper frame accelerates from a first endpoint to a mid-cycle range of locations between the first endpoint and a second endpoint; (ii) the point on the upper frame decelerates from the mid-cycle range of locations to the second endpoint; (iii) the point on the upper frame accelerates from the second endpoint to the mid-cycle range of locations; and (iv) the point on the upper frame decelerates from the mid-cycle range locations to the first endpoint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2025
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2026
    Assignee: NEXXUS WEALTH TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventor: Julian Van Erlach
  • Patent number: 12712097
    Abstract: A patient support apparatus is provided with a cable that couples to a mattress to provide power and/or data to the mattress with the cable configured with two cable portions—a first cable portion connected to the mattress and a second cable portion connected to the frame or another component at the patient support apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2026
    Assignee: Stryker Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew Thomas Thielking, Michael W. Graves
  • Patent number: 12702612
    Abstract: A patient support is provided in the form of a mattress for supporting a patient on a bed, such as a hospital bed, and a mattress cover. The mattress and mattress cover may be configured to expand and contract to accommodate larger patients, such as bariatric patients, and to return the mattress and its cover to their unexpanded configuration, or in some cases an intermediate configuration, without requiring user adjustments to the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2026
    Assignee: Stryker Corporation
    Inventors: Robyn Yukie Shimoda, Ryan Ariel Alvarez, James K. Galer, Brian Cheadle, David Scharich, III
  • Patent number: 12702365
    Abstract: Various methods and systems are provided for an imaging subject support system for an imaging system. The imaging subject support system may be a cradle clamping holder comprising: a platform; at least one leveling member, each of which includes at least one rod; a coupling clamp that is coupled to the platform at a first end of the platform, and where the coupling clamp is adjustable between a first position and a second position; and an attachment plate configured to support an imaging subject, the attachment plate directly or indirectly coupled to the platform at a second end of the platform, opposite the first end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2024
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2026
    Assignee: GE PRECISION HEALTHCARE LLC
    Inventors: Sam Maule, Anand Amirtharaj Arokiaswamy, Mason Dieck, Michelle Marie Severino DeLong Samalik, Chelsey Amanda Lewis
  • Patent number: 12691016
    Abstract: A bed rail for engagement between a mattress and a box spring and having a base support and a guard frame, with guard frame having a pivot that pivots and slides in the base support. The base support includes a first seat that seats the pivot and a second seat that seats a biased piece sliding axially on a first support member of the guard frame. The first support member extends from a plastic piece that forms a junction from which a second support member and the pivot extend and that nestles up to the second seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2026
    Assignee: Regalo International, LLC
    Inventors: Mark A. Flannery, Porter R. Million
  • Patent number: 12691018
    Abstract: A patient support system includes a mattress having a core and a topper. The patient support system includes a pneumatic system that functions as a moisture management system with a first air mover coupled to a flow path through the topper, and a second air mover coupled to the flow path. The first air mover blows air into the air flow path of the topper and the second air mover pulls air from the air flow path of the topper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2026
    Assignee: Hill-Rom Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Darrell L. Borgman, Olivia Gubitose Boyce, Jnanesha Ramegowda, Frank Sauser
  • Patent number: 12690689
    Abstract: A self-locking mechanism for a folding sofa is provided. The self-locking mechanism includes a link assembly, a self-locking rivet, and a limit rotating rod, where the link assembly includes one end pivoted to a front sofa cushion and the other end pivoted to a fixed base frame of a sofa frame; the front sofa cushion is folded and stored on a rear sofa cushion inside the sofa frame or unfolded at one side of the rear sofa cushion through the linkage of the link assembly; the self-locking rivet is located on the link assembly; the limit rotating rod is movably provided on the front sofa cushion; one end of the limit rotating rod is provided with an arc-shaped hook corresponding to the self-locking rivet; and when the front sofa cushion is unfolded at one side of the rear sofa cushion, the link assembly drives the self-locking rivet to slide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2025
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2026
    Assignee: JIAXING REST FURNITURE & APPLIANCE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jiguan Chen, Bin Chen, Qiangqiang Wu, Baoli Zhang, Chong Ma
  • Patent number: 12685396
    Abstract: A fire retardant pillow for protecting against and controlling fires resulting from a malfunctioning electronic device may include a pillow body having a layered construction and a pocket extending into a central region of the pillow body. The layered construction may be made of an outer fabric covering; an inner fabric layer lining the pocket; and a fire retardant layer positioned between the inner fabric layer and the outer fabric covering. The layered construction may further include an aramid fiber layer positioned between the inner fabric layer and the fire retardant layer; and a Faraday material layer positioned between the aramid fiber layer and the inner fabric layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2026
    Inventor: Matthew Morrie Dekerrie
  • Patent number: 12677958
    Abstract: A mattress may include a first section extending from the head end by a distance between 15 to 19 inches, and a second section adjacent to the first section and extending from the first section by a distance of 31 to 35 inches. In some embodiments, the first section includes a different material than the second section. The second section may include coil springs, foam, one or more air chambers, or a combination thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2026
    Assignee: BLUE BELL MATTRESS COMPANY, LLC
    Inventor: Derek August Ritzel
  • Patent number: 12678358
    Abstract: A support structure for supporting and/or contacting a body or a part of a body. The support structure includes: a base layer having a first surface configured to face the body or part of body and a second surface opposite the first surface, a plurality of fingers extending from the first surface, each finger extending in an axial direction substantially perpendicular to the first surface and having a distal end configured to support the body or part of body, the fingers being arranged at a distance from each other, wherein at least one finger is more rigid than a deformable portion of the base layer, the deformable portion surrounding the finger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2026
    Assignee: STARFISH OF SWEDEN AB
    Inventors: Jonas Ahlqvist, Tim Kovac, Johan Reerslev, Daniel Nevala, Mikaela Albertsson, Rickard Dahan