Patents Examined by Luke Hall
  • Patent number: 11766132
    Abstract: An adjustable bed includes a bed frame supporting a plurality of platforms having at least a head platform and a back platform, a back lifting assembly, a foot lifting assembly, a base frame pivotally and detachably connected to the bed frame, a bed frame tilting actuator pivotally connected to the bed frame and the base frame for operably adjusting the bed frame from the horizontal position to the sloping position relative to the base frame, or vice versa. The adjustable bed also includes a head platform tilting actuator pivotally connected to the head platform and the back platform for operably adjusting the head platform in a tilting position or a flat position relative to the back platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: NISCO (THAILAND) CO., LTD
    Inventors: Zhong Ren, Wei Wang, Jian Xie, Yifan Mao
  • Patent number: 11766135
    Abstract: Reinforcement straps are used to hold a mattress system in place and keep it from bowing outwards when used. The mattress system can include a layer and a rail structure attached to the layer. The layer can have a layer top and a layer bottom opposite to the layer top. The layer can extend between a first layer edge and a second layer edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Sleep Number Corporation
    Inventors: Kody Lee Karschnik, Chee Nong Yang, Eric Stephen Rose
  • Patent number: 11766130
    Abstract: A lift system comprises a plurality of bottom components, a plurality of top components structured to support a structure thereon, and a lifting assembly coupled to each of the plurality of bottom components and the plurality of top components. The lifting assembly comprises a plurality of lifting members configured to move the lifting assembly between a lowered configuration and a raised configuration, and a locking member coupled to a corresponding lifting member and configured to move between a locked position and an unlocked position in the raised and lowered configuration of the lifting assembly. A lock assembly is coupled to the lifting assembly and includes a lock/unlock member and a linking component coupling the lock/unlock member to the locking member. A release device is selectively engaged with the lock/unlock member by a user to activate the lock assembly for unlocking the locking member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Atkinson Ergonomic Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: Ronald Neil Atkinson
  • Patent number: 11766131
    Abstract: A foldable bed includes a first bed unit, a second bed unit rotatably connected to the first bed unit such that the bed is rotatable between a folded state and an unfolded state, and a stop unit arranged between the first bed unit and the second bed unit for preventing the first bed unit and the second bed unit from rotating relative to each other when the bed is at the unfolded state. The first bed unit includes a first support bracket and a first platform part supported on the first support bracket. The second bed unit includes a second support bracket and a second platform section supported on the second support bracket. When the bed is at the unfolded state the second platform section and the first platform section cooperatively form a platform of the bed for supporting a load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignees: TFC TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD, SINO INTERNATIONAL GROUP LIMITED
    Inventor: Klaus Bellingroth
  • Patent number: 11744380
    Abstract: A bed assembly includes a foldable multi-section bed base and a compressible mattress. The decking of the bed base defines a cavity in a folded position, and the compressible mattress is contained within the cavity. The decking also including folded portions to further decrease the dimensions of the bed assembly in the folded position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: PPJ, LLC
    Inventors: Horace Robert Eskridge, III, Jonathan Daniel Riley, Chuan-Hang Shih, Arvin Aguilar, Emmanuel Napala, Philip Reid Sherman
  • Patent number: 11730276
    Abstract: A foldable bed comprises a bed surface unit, one or more first support legs, a first linkage bar, and a second linkage bar. A four-bar linkage is defined by the bed surface unit, the one or more first support legs, the first linkage bar, and the second linkage bar, and the four-bar linkage is configured to be changed to be alternatively in a folded state or a supporting state. A first triangular support structure is defined by the first linkage bar, the bed surface unit, and the one or more first support legs, and a second triangular support structure is defined by the second linkage bar, the bed surface unit, and the one or more first support legs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Xiamen Roadzup Outdoor Products Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Changjiu Huang
  • Patent number: 11700953
    Abstract: A child care apparatus includes a standing frame including a mounting portion, a child support frame held on the standing frame via at least one hanging bar that is pivotally connected with the mounting portion, the hanging bar being rotatable for swinging the child support frame, and a latching mechanism for rotationally locking the hanging bar, the latching mechanism including a latch connected with the mounting portion, and a latch actuator movably linked to the latch, the latch actuator having an operating portion exposed for operation, the latch actuator being movable along with the latch between a locking state where the latch is engaged with the hanging bar and an unlocking state where the latch is disengaged from the hanging bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Wonderland Switzerland AG
    Inventor: Junjie Hu
  • Patent number: 11696647
    Abstract: A supporting module comprises a sensing spring, an outer spring and a sensor, wherein the sensing spring is slightly higher than the outer spring, the sensing spring is sleeved inside the outer spring, and the bottom of the sensing spring is connected to the sensor. An automatically adjustable bed, comprising the supporting module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: SHENZHEN ONETHIRD SLEEP TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
    Inventors: Chengjun Sun, Kuntao Lu, Zhong Liu, Yong Le, MingLiang Su
  • Patent number: 11684169
    Abstract: A mattress overlay apparatus is provided for use with a mattress. The mattress overlay apparatus includes an overlay configured for placement atop the mattress and having a plurality of inflatable bladders, a blower, and first and second rotary plate valves pneumatically coupled to the plurality of bladders and the blower. The first and second rotary plate valves are arranged in series between the plurality of bladders and the blower. The first and second rotary plate valves and the blower are operated to provide the overlay with percussion and vibration (P&V), left and right turn assist, and microclimate management (MCM) functionality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Hill-Rom Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Chau Chong Ye, Yue Wang, Deny D. Barilea, Joshua A. Williams, Suresha Venkataraya, Amodh Gundlur Ramesh, Catherine Wagner, Michael Hoksbergen, Graham K. Lacy
  • Patent number: 11684164
    Abstract: An adjustable bed includes a head frame assembly, a first slidable assembly having a slidable assembly base and slidable assembly sides slidable within lower C steel brackets; head lift arm bracket assemblies pivotally connected to the slidable assembly sides; and a head lift platform mounted on the head lift arm bracket assemblies, an upper seat platform mounted on the first slidable assembly, and a lower seat platform movably attached onto the higher C steel bracket; a second slidable assembly with a spacing bracket having a guiding slot mounted on the slidable assembly base and the fixing bracket being mounted on the lower seat platform, and the connecting bolt mounted on the fixing bracket and received in the guiding slot; and a head lift motor secured to the head frame assembly for operably driving the head lift arm bracket assemblies in head lift forward or backward direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: NISCO CO., LTD
    Inventors: Wei Wang, Jian Xie
  • Patent number: 11684165
    Abstract: A moving bed has a fixed bed part as a resting area for the head and upper body of a person, and a longitudinally moving bed part as a resting area for the buttocks and legs of a person. The bed has a first bed frame in the form of a stationary fixed frame that extends as a stationary longitudinal frame over the entire length of the bed and on which the upper, fixed bed part is formed. The bed has a second bed frame as a moving frame, which forms the lower longitudinally moving bed part; the moving frame is held to the fixed frame so that it can move longitudinally. A motor drive is mounted between the fixed frame and the moving frame, and by this motor drive, the moving frame may be moved alternatingly back and forth relative to the fixed frame in a predetermined longitudinal section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: DaThera Consumer Health GmbH
    Inventor: Klaus Daser
  • Patent number: 11659941
    Abstract: An infant support pad assembly has a body of resilient material, a generally planar bottom surface and a top surface that is inclined relative to the bottom surface between a proximal end and a distal end of the body such that the infant is in an inclined position when placed on the body. The top surface has an opening in a distal portion of the body and curved surface configured to receive and support at least a portion of an infant's head. The support pad assembly also has a pair of raised side members on either side of the top surface configured to generally maintain the infant on the body and inhibit movement of the infant out of the body. The support pad assembly also has an outer padding to at least partially surround the body to generally maintain the infant on the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Inventor: Steven Paperno
  • Patent number: 11654067
    Abstract: A mobility aid assembly which may be used for lifting and lowering a user. The assembly includes an articulated lifting arm releasably mounted to a base structure with a first portion of the lifting arm operable between a lowered position and a raised position by a linear actuator. A first end of the linear actuator is pivotally connected to a second portion of the lifting arm with the second end releasably mounted to a second upright portion of the lifting arm. The lower end of the linear actuator disengages from its mounting on the second upright portion when the first portion of the lifting arm is lowered by the actuator to a position in which the first portion of the lifting impinges on the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Easy and Light Mobility Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Christopher Patrick Harper, David Charles Thompson, Arthur David Cooper, Thomas Maurice Fleming
  • Patent number: 11628102
    Abstract: A patient support apparatus that is adaptable to multiple modes of transport includes a variable length base and a drive system that includes two independently drivable wheels that are responsive to inputs from a user to steer the patient support apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Hill-Rom Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert M. Zerhusen, Archana Vaidyanathan
  • Patent number: 11622634
    Abstract: An air-conditioned mattress includes a mat device, a cover device, and an air-conditioning device. The mat device includes a first mat configured as a three-dimensional structure made from a plurality of elastic thermoplastic filaments that are randomly tangled with each other. The thermoplastic filaments are fixedly connected at contact portions of the thermoplastic filaments in a way that through holes are formed at non-contact portions of the thermoplastic filaments. The cover device covers the mat device and contacts the top surface of the first mat, and the first mat is more air-permeable than the cover device. The air-conditioning device is disposed inside or outside the mat device and provides heated air flow or cooled air flow into the first mat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: DONG GUAN ACONIC FABRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yao-I Wang
  • Patent number: 11607360
    Abstract: A lift system has a back panel and a seat panel to provide a seat. The back panel is slidably mounted on a support column via slider so that the back panel can be moved up and down to adjust the seat height. The seat panel can be flipped back when the back panel is in an upright position. The back panel, together with the support column, can be oriented in a horizontal position and the seat panel can be adjusted similarly. With the support column, the lift system can be attached to a wheeled frame for mobility, but it can also be attached to a pole, a rotatable arm, a wall or a ceiling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Inventor: Bala R. Vatti
  • Patent number: 11576497
    Abstract: An adjustable lower back restoration device comprising an elevated base portion and a set of leg receiving channels divided by an upwardly upstanding central portion to position the legs of the user bent at the knees at approximately 90 degrees. The base has a height adjustment system to adjust the height of the base to the length of the upper legs of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Inventor: Sean Kelly
  • Patent number: 11554066
    Abstract: A patient slider device configured to move a patient from a first bed surface to a second bed surface positioned adjacent thereto. The patient slider device includes a frame, a bed engagement assembly and a patient pulling assembly. The bed engagement assembly includes a bumper with the bumper being adjustable relative to the frame. The patient pulling assembly includes a winch assembly, preferably positioned proximate a lower end of the frame, and a sheet engaging clamp assembly. The sheet engaging clamp assembly includes a base member and a locking member structurally configured to clamp a sheet therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignees: Spectrum Health Innovations, LLC, Grand Valley State University
    Inventors: Andrew Heuerman, Eric VanMiddendorp, Michael Czechowskyj, Jason Barr, Mark C Celmer, Vaughn Gerber, Dylan DiGiovanni, Michael Matusiak, Taylor Rieckhoff, Dan Scheske, Justin Dykstra, Ashley Meitz, Garrett Goodwin, Colin Jack, Taylor Sims, Benjamin Vander Wal, John Farris, Chris Pung, Dan Switzer
  • Patent number: 11517123
    Abstract: An electromagnetic cradle includes a support frame, a swinging table, multiple abutting members, a magnetic box, and an electromagnetic device. The support frame includes two support rods each provided with multiple rollers. The abutting members are secured to the bottom of the swinging table and rest on the rollers respectively. The magnetic box is secured to the bottom of the table board. The electromagnetic device is secured to the support frame. The electromagnetic device is located under and corresponds to the magnetic box. The electromagnetic device produces a magnetic force to attract or repel the magnetic box that is mounted on the swinging table, so as to pull or push the swinging table, such that the swinging table horizontally swings successively and reciprocatingly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Inventors: Way-Hong Chen, Sih-Han Chen
  • Patent number: 11490738
    Abstract: An electrical bed is provided. The electrical bed includes a frame, a plurality of bed plates, a first connector and a first driving unit. The frame includes a plurality of bed stands, and the bed plates are arranged on the bed stands. The first connector includes a first rotating member, a first connecting arm, a first transmission bar and a second connecting arm. The first rotating member is pivotally connected with the first connecting arm, and the first connecting arm is sleeved with the first transmission bar and fixed relative to each other, and the second connecting arm is sleeved with the first transmission bar and fixed relative to each other. The first driving unit is arranged to drive the first transmission bar to rotate and adjust one of the bed plates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignees: AI. SLEEP CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Wen-Hung Lin