Patents Examined by Eric Kurilla
  • Patent number: 10098798
    Abstract: A patient support includes a cover defining an interior region, an air permeable first layer located in the interior region within the cover, a first air supply coupled to the first layer to provide air flow through the first layer, air bladders including a head zone and a seat zone located beneath the first layer, a first sensing assembly located beneath the head zone, a second air supply coupled to the air bladders to selectively inflate and deflate the air bladders, and a controller. The controller is coupled to the first and second air supplies to control inflation and deflation of the air bladders and to control air flow through the permeable layer. The controller also receives a signal from the first sensing assembly, determines whether the patient support is occupied, and adjusts air flow through the first layer based on the signal from the first sensing assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: Hill-Rom Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard B. Stacy, Daniel K. Stevens, Karen Janoff, Jonathan H. Mueller, John Alan Bobey, Dennis Flessate, Reza Hakamiun, Charles A. Lachenbruch, Sohrab Soltani, Gregory W. Branson, Kenith W. Chambers, Rebecca Anne Ginther, Stephen L. Douglas, Eric R. Meyer, Christopher R. O'Keefe, Bradley T. Wilson, Darrell Borgman, Rachel Hopkins King
  • Patent number: 9827889
    Abstract: A pillow device couples to a vehicle interior to provide enhanced comfort to a user's elbow while driving. The device includes a substantially cylindrical cover having a cylindrical medial portion and a pair of hemispherical ends. The cover has a planar section parallel to a longitudinal axis of the cover. Stuffing is positioned within the cover. A first fastener is coupled to the cover wherein the cover is configured for being coupled to a surface of an interior side of a vehicle door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Inventor: Janet E. Cline
  • Patent number: 9808087
    Abstract: The sunbathing mat with integrated angled headrest is adapted for use in sunbathing. The sunbathing mat with integrated angled headrest is a portable sunbed that is further equipped with a thermal pocket that is adapted for use in storing beverages and one or more photovoltaic cells that are adapted to provide power through a USB port. The sunbathing mat with integrated angled headrest comprises a mat, a thermal pocket, one or more photovoltaic cells, a USB port, and a voltage regulator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Inventor: Sameh Ghazal
  • Patent number: 9809140
    Abstract: At least one embodiment of the inventive technology may be a disassemblable platform system in a pickup truck cab, or other vehicle, such as, but not limited to, a SUV or van that (after installation), comprises: a plurality of panels (generally, 40, as installed) relatively positioned to form a flat, raised rigid platform 41 in a pickup truck cab and that is elevated above lower seat cushions, where such panels include two rear panels 1,2 (i.e., in the rear seat area), a driver area panel 3, a passenger area panel 6, and a console area panel 42 between said driver area panel and said passenger area panel. The system further includes horizontal supports 43 that underlie at least some of said panels, such horizontal supports including at least two right-left horizontal support bars 44 (i.e., a horizontal support bar that is installed in a right-left direction defined by the vehicle); and panel-attached horizontal supports 45, each of which is attached to a panel to which it is dedicated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Notel Enterprise LLC
    Inventor: Brian Saunders
  • Patent number: 9801767
    Abstract: A patient support is provided. The patient support may include a plurality of inflatable members that raise or lower portions of the patient support based on the status of a valve assembly. The patient support may also include a plurality of inflatable members positioned at a foot end of the patient support to support lower legs of a patient including their heels. Another valve assembly is provided to control a bleed rate of air from the heal bladders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: KAP Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Raj K. Gowda, Fidel Melgar, David Darwin Lewis
  • Patent number: 9801473
    Abstract: A child containment device including a frame having at least one upper frame member, and a liner for removable attachment to the frame. The liner includes at least one wall portion for placement inside of the frame, a flap portion for extending over at least a portion of the upper frame member and outside of the frame, and a fastener securable on an exterior surface of the at least one wall portion of the liner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: KIDS II, INC.
    Inventors: Peter Jackson, Chaitanya Tadipatri, John M. Thomson
  • Patent number: 9801480
    Abstract: A pillow that is portable and inflatable and is intended to be used when traveling is described. The pillow has three sections. A top section has an indentation for resting a user's head and neck. It has a dedicated air value which can be used to inflate it. A middle section is used for supporting a user's back. It does not have a dedicated air valve. It is sealed from the top section. No air flows between it and the top section. A bottom section has an articulated portion that protrudes out to provide support for a user's lumbar section of the back. It is connected to the middle section and has one or more passage ways for air to flow between the two sections. The bottom section has an air valve that allows a user to inflate it and in doing so also inflate the middle section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: RG ENTERPRISE, INT., LLC
    Inventor: Glenn McCain
  • Patent number: 9795232
    Abstract: A pillow cover includes first and second panels joined to one another at front and rear edges to form upper and lower surfaces and side panels joined to the first and second panels at their respective peripheries. The side panels sides each have enlarged end portions with a thinning middle section to define an hourglass shape. The enlarged end portions having a major dimension. A baffle panel is joined to the first and second panels and extends between the side panels. The baffle panel has a height dimension less than the major dimension. The first and second panels, the side panels and the baffle panel define two continuous internal volumes. The baffle panel maintains the pillow in an hourglass shape. The side panels are symmetrical front to back. A filled pillow having an hourglass shape is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: STANDARD FIBER, LLC
    Inventors: Russ Holbrook, W. Alexander Gray, III
  • Patent number: 9788639
    Abstract: A hammock enclosure designed for preferably one or two hammocks can be used in a variety of settings and locales due to a number of features of the enclosure. The hammock enclosure has sides made of a high quality netting to prevent insects from entering the enclosure. Additionally, an adjustable, water proof rain fly is positioned above the enclosure and the bottom of the enclosure also comprises a water proof material. The hammock enclosure is affixed, preferably to two trees, and the hammocks then hung inside. The lines for the hammocks pass through openings which may be cinched close to again prevent water, insects, and the like from entering the enclosure. Alternatively, the hammock enclosure may be secured to the ground via loops, an upper loop(s), and a securement mechanism. This enables the hammock enclosure to be utilized as a traditional ground shelter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: Hammock Bliss, Pty Ltd.
    Inventors: Thomas Frazer, Mark Gruskin
  • Patent number: 9788663
    Abstract: A bed configured to contain a subject, such as a human infant is disclosed. The bed includes a womb-shaped bumper capable of constricting or squeezing the subject. The bumper is adjustable between a constricting configuration and a non-constricting configuration. An adjustment mechanism, and optionally, a fastener may be used to maintain the bumper in the constricting configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: Enfant Terrible Design AB
    Inventor: Lisa Furuland
  • Patent number: 9782312
    Abstract: A patient support includes a bladder layer with a plurality of bladders, a pneumatic supply system, and a plurality of tubes in fluid communication with pneumatic supply system. The tubes are coupled to and guided by the bladder layer so that the tubes and bladder layer may remain in close registry when being handled, for example, either during the assembly process or cleaning process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Stryker Corporation
    Inventors: Michael T. Brubaker, Stephen F. Peters, Benoit Martel
  • Patent number: 9777853
    Abstract: A valve assembly for controlling fluid communication between fluid chambers in a device such as an inflatable device includes a valve body having first and second ports for fluidly connecting to first and second fluid chambers, and defining a plurality of primary valve seats in series between the ports. A plurality of compound valves are within the valve body and each includes a primary valve member movable to close or open one of the primary valve seats, and a secondary valve member movable to close or open a secondary valve seat in the primary valve member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: AERIS TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventor: Robert Eells
  • Patent number: 9763842
    Abstract: A fluidizable bed (10) comprises a receptacle (12), a diffuser board (14) dividing the receptacle (12) into a plenum (16) and a fluidizable medium container (20), a fluidizable medium (30) residing in the container, and a partition (32) dividing the plenum (16) into a first chamber (34) adapted to receive a first stream (36) of fluidizing medium (30) and a second chamber (40) adapted to receive a second stream (42) of fluidizing medium (30). In operation a first stream (36) of the fluidizing medium (30) is admitted to the first chamber (34) and a second stream (42) of the fluidizing medium (30) is admitting to the second chamber (40). By admitting the fluidizing medium (30) to the chambers in a phased, cyclic fashion the benefits of lateral rotation are achieved in a fluidizable bed (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: Hill-Rom Services, Inc.
    Inventor: Frank Sauser
  • Patent number: 9757295
    Abstract: The sleeping-posture-control bed system includes a bed floor including a back-lifting portion for lifting the user's back, a bed-floor support body supporting the bed floor, and a back-lifting driver for lifting the head side of the back-lifting portion. The back-lifting portion includes a back-receiving surface and a head-receiving surface tiltable at different angles. The back-lifting driver lifts the back-receiving surface and the head-receiving surface, satisfying Mathematical Formula (1): 0°<?x?70°,?45°??y<0°, and ?30°??x+?y??(1) where ?x is the tilt angle of the back-receiving surface when tilted, and the tilt angle of the back-receiving surface when the back-receiving surface is not lifted is set to be 0°; and ?y is the tilt angle of the head-receiving surface when the angle of an extended line of the back-receiving surface at the tilt angle ?x is referred to as 0°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: TIZAI KEIEISHA CO., LTD
    Inventors: Toshiko Miyashita, Kaname Ohmae
  • Patent number: 9756964
    Abstract: A foldable enclosure apparatus for a baby bed has a hub device, a supporting assembly and four linking devices. The hub device has four racks. The supporting assembly is disposed around the hub device. Each linking device is connected with the hub device and the supporting assembly. Each linking device has a first linking assembly and a second linking assembly. The hub device is pulled and the racks are moved upwardly. The first linking assemblies and the supporting assembly are moved toward the hub device. The installment of the first linking assemblies and the second linking assemblies has the effects of linkage and balance. Therefore, the foldable enclosure apparatus for a baby bed can be easily, smoothly and steadily folded and spread.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignees: SUNNYLOVE BABY PRODUCTS ZHUHAI CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Cheng-Fan Yang
  • Patent number: 9757299
    Abstract: A surgical patient support includes a foundation frame, a support top, and a brake system. The foundation frame includes a first column and a second column. The support top is coupled to the first column and the second column for rotation about a top axis extending along the length of the support top. A cervical traction system is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Allen Medical Sytems, Inc.
    Inventors: Joshua C. Hight, David P. Scott, Thomas K. Skripps, Orlando Soto, Darwin Keith-Lucas, Justin I. McCarthy, Jack B. Sing, Jeffrey C. Marrion, Phillip B. Dolliver, Joshua J. Moriarty
  • Patent number: 9756953
    Abstract: A climate controlled bedding system includes at least one coil spring layer; and an air supply fluidly coupled to the one or more fluid conduits. In some embodiments, a filter is disposed within a flow path of a fluid conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: DREAMWELL, LTD
    Inventors: Michael S. DeFranks, James G. Ruehlmann, Richard F. Gladney, Emma E. Gardner
  • Patent number: 9757294
    Abstract: A hospital bed includes a frame, a backrest unit, a driving unit, a leg support unit and a linkage unit. The frame includes posts supported on a floor. The backrest unit is pivotally connected to the frame. The leg support unit includes a portion pivotally connected to the frame and another portion pivotally connected to the backrest unit. The leg support unit is located opposite to the backrest unit on the frame. The driving unit includes a portion connected to the frame and another portion pivotally connected to the backrest unit. The linkage unit connects the leg support unit to the backrest unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: DK CITY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Chiu Hsiang Lo
  • Patent number: 9757296
    Abstract: A bolster structure system possesses anti-decubitus ulcer characteristics, and may cooperate with a mattress overlay also having anti-decubitus ulcer capabilities as part of a mattress overlay system, in which multiple elongate, positionally adjustable, relatively moveable bolsters are configured for selective placement in conditions of lateral under-engagement with the sides of an overlay to create inclined, lateral side elevations of these sides at locations along the length of the overlay. The bolster structure and overlay may each include a dynamic-response core expanse formed of an open-cell, compressible viscoelastic foam coated with an elastomeric, moisture- and gas-flow-managing, differential-thickness coating structure load-transmissively bonded to the entirety of the outside of said core expanse to function as a dynamically-responsive unit therewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Inventor: Michael Dennis
  • Patent number: 9757287
    Abstract: A mattress can be adapted to an integrated bed that includes a main bed unit, and a wheelchair unit that is separable from the main bed unit and has a wheelchair back bottom, a wheelchair hip bottom and a wheelchair foot bottom. The mattress includes a first protrusion configured to be fastened to a back-section hole in the wheelchair back bottom, a fastener configured to be fastened to the wheelchair hip bottom, and a second protrusion configured to be fastened to a foot-section hole in the wheelchair foot bottom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shohei Tsukada, Yohei Kume, Hideo Kawakami