Patents Examined by Robert G. Santos
  • Patent number: 11337530
    Abstract: A three dimensional mattress system with environment control is provided which may be configured to provide three dimensional body support to a user. In some embodiments, the system may include a rigid frame that may form a frame cavity. Optionally, the system may include one or more temperature regulators. A plurality of pillows may be positioned within the frame cavity, and a user may be supported by the plurality of pillows. Optionally, one or more air moving devices may be configured to move air external to the frame through the plurality of pillows, and one or more air filters may be configured to filter air moved by the air moving devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Inventor: George Allen Chambers
  • Patent number: 11330910
    Abstract: A bed assembly including (a) a foam headboard having a protective outer covering positioned thereon; (b) one or more slip covers configured to be positioned on the foam headboard, each slip cover having a releasable fastening mechanism to temporarily securely position the slip cover on the foam head board; and (c) a bed frame assembly including (i) a plurality of legs, (ii) a plurality of side rails that are configured to be positioned and securely fastened between two separate legs of the plurality of legs; (iii) a plurality of securing brackets, each bracket configured to be positioned on the securing member of each leg, to concurrently grip two separate side rails, and to securely fasten the separate side rails to the leg by biasing the securing bracket in a direction towards the exterior of the bed frame assembly when assembled; and (iv) a support beam configured to be positioned within the interior of the bed frame assembly when the bed frame assembly is assembled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: COLEY LLC
    Inventor: Coley Ruffin Collett
  • Patent number: 11330914
    Abstract: The disclosed technology includes an internal support structure for providing structural stability to an inflated air mattress. The internal support structure can include a loop of material and attachment strips to attach the loop to the top and bottom panels. The internal support structure can also include attachment strips to attach the ends of the loop of material together to complete the loop. The air mattress can include a plurality of internal support structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Belgravia Wood Limited
    Inventors: Victor Hugo Ocegueda Gallaga, Chaolong Lan, Minglian Ma
  • Patent number: 11330921
    Abstract: A pillow may include a first arm and a second arm, and a connecting portion may be connected to the first arm and the second arm. The connecting portion may be sized and configured to allow the first arm and second arm to move independently. For example, the first arm may be rotatable relative to the connecting portion by at least about 30°, at least about 45°, at least about 60°, at least about 75°, at least about 90°, or more. The second arm may be rotatable relative to the connecting portion by at least about 30°, at least about 45°, at least about 60°, at least about 75°, at least about 90°, or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Inventor: Kimberlee M. Bice
  • Patent number: 11324331
    Abstract: An inclined and vented mattress assembly for elevating an upper body of a user includes a block that comprises foamed elastomer so that the block is resiliently compressible. The block is wedge shaped so that a first end of the block is dimensionally thicker than a second end of the block. The block has a base that is sized complementarily to a bed frame so that the block is configured to be positioned upon the bed frame. A set of channels that is positioned in the block extends between at least two openings that are positioned in the block. The set of channels is configured to vent the block to cool the block and a user positioned thereupon. The block being wedge shaped elevates the upper body of the use, promoting relaxation and restful sleep.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Inventor: Jose Johniel Cenabre
  • Patent number: 11324336
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an air cushion bed, which includes an upper air cushion, a lower air cushion, and a pull belt body. The pull belt body is disposed between the upper air cushion and the lower air cushion, and is supported by the pull belt body. The pull belt body includes an annular belt body and longitudinal belt bodies, the annular belt body is disposed along four sides of the upper air cushion and the lower air cushion, and the annular belt body is further connected to the upper air cushion and the lower air cushion, the longitudinal belt bodies are disposed between the upper air cushion and the lower air cushion, and two ends of the longitudinal belt bodies are connected to the upper air cushion and the lower air cushion, the annular belt body includes a first sealed bag body structure spaced from the longitudinal belt bodies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: FUZHOU NIANYUE INVESTMENT CONSULTING CO., LTD
    Inventor: Huan Chen
  • Patent number: 11324334
    Abstract: Disclosed a reversible mattress comprising a layer of coil pockets comprising first and second coil pockets. Each of the first and second coil pockets comprise a coil spring disposed in a pocket. The mattress further comprises a first layer of cushion members comprising first and second cushion members engaged with an attachment member. The attachment member is engaged with the layer of coil pockets such that the first and second cushion members act directly upon the first and second coil pockets, respectively. The mattress further comprises a second layer of cushion members comprising first and second cushion members engaged with an attachment member. The attachment member is engaged with said second layer of coil pockets such that said first and second cushion members act directly upon said first and second coil pockets, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Sleepovation LLC
    Inventor: Richard Codos
  • Patent number: 11324332
    Abstract: The present bed bumper apparatus includes an elongate body that is resilient and flexible, an inner cover enclosing an entirety of the elongate body such that the elongate body is removable from the inner cover only by destroying an integrity of the inner cover, an outer cover enclosing an entirety of the inner cover having the elongate body, and a flexible strap engaged to the outer cover and having a quick release buckle and length adjuster such that the bed bumper can be engaged to a mattress at an edge of the mattress to minimize a person from rolling off the mattress.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Regalo International, LLC
    Inventors: Mark A. Flannery, Kasey L. Pipo, Kyle J. Willette
  • Patent number: 11324647
    Abstract: A patient transport apparatus includes a support structure. The support structure includes a base, a frame, and a patient support surface to support a patient. One or more handle assemblies are coupled to the frame to maneuver the patient transport apparatus. The handle assemblies include one or more handles to be manipulated by a user. The handles are capable of being adjusted to facilitate maneuvering of the patient transport apparatus, such as pushing/pulling the patient transport apparatus along a floor surface, lifting the patient transport apparatus over obstacles, loading the patient transport apparatus into an emergency vehicle, and/or unloading the patient transport apparatus from the emergency vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Stryker Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Maurice Desjardins, Michael T. Brubaker
  • Patent number: 11317727
    Abstract: A reversible spring assembly is coupled to a bed frame and capable of being inverted from a first position to a second position without detaching the assembly from the bed frame. In one embodiment, the spring assembly includes top and bottom springs arranged in rows within a frame with one or more rigid support bars disposed between the rows of springs. If the user wishes to adjust the position of the assembly in the bed frame (e.g., to create a loft-style configuration), the user need only invert the bed such that the assembly previously positioned at in a right-side-up position at the bottom of the frame is positioned in an inverted position at the top of the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: New England Woodcraft, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert Josef Felkl
  • Patent number: 11311109
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a reinforced bed frame. The reinforced bed frame comprises a plurality of bed poles, two cross poles, at least one connecting member, and a plurality of movable buckles. Each of the at least one connecting member comprises a body and at least two fixing buckles connected to the body. Each of the plurality of movable buckles is configured to cover an opening of a corresponding one of the at least two fixing buckles and cooperate with the corresponding one of the at least two fixing buckles to surround a corresponding one of the plurality of bed poles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: New-Tec Integration (Xiamen) Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Luhao Leng
  • Patent number: 11311123
    Abstract: A trapezoidal-shaped foam pillow with a hole in the center and two sloping sides each sloping downward that allow the user to sleep comfortably on every side; front, back, left side and right side. The hole in the center suspends wrinkles and provides a head cradle that along with the neck rest provide therapeutic neck support while the sloping sides suspend wrinkles, reduce snoring and minimize clenched jaw.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Inventor: Shauna Morden
  • Patent number: 11311115
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an inflatable bed. The inflatable bed includes a tensioning assembly and an air valve, and further includes an upper piece, a bottom piece, a left piece, a right piece, a front piece, and a rear piece which cooperatively form an inflatable cavity. A left ring frame and a right ring frame are respectively provided on the left and right sides of the upper piece. The tensioning assembly is connected to the inner wall of the inflatable cavity. The air valve is communicated with the inflatable cavity. The inflatable bed of the present disclosure is simple in structure and more economical under the premise of preventing turning sideways.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: JIANGSU JILONG SPORT AND LEISURE PRODUCTS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lianping Gao, Jun You
  • Patent number: 11311111
    Abstract: A ventilated mattress includes a ventilation system with an air distribution layer and a gel cushioning layer over the air distribution layer. The air distribution layer may include channels in a surface thereof, while voids that extend through an entire thickness of the gel cushioning layer may include voids that communicate with the channels. As the ventilation system forces air into the air distribution layer, the air may flow through the channels, into and through the voids of the gel cushioning layer, and to a top of the ventilated mattress.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: Purple Innovation, LLC
    Inventors: James T. Grutta, Brett Pearson, Aubree Carter
  • Patent number: 11311116
    Abstract: Passive mattress encasements can be installed over a mattress supported by a foundation. The encasement is formed to encapsulate the mattress and includes a top panel, a bottom panel and multiple side panels. The bottom panel of the passive mattress encasement has an interior surface formed at least in part with a slick surface to facilitate movement of the mattress with respect to the bottom panel and also with respect to the foundation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: Levitation Sciences LLC
    Inventor: William John Scarleski
  • Patent number: 11306756
    Abstract: A bed frame connecting piece includes a first connecting piece connected to a horizontal rail of the bed frame and a second connecting piece connected to a vertical rail of the bed frame. A notch part is provided between the first connecting piece and the second connecting piece, and a reinforcing member is provided between the first connecting piece and the second connecting piece. The reinforcing member is located at the notch part and arranged at an inner end of the bed frame connecting piece. One end of the bed frame connecting piece is a narrow edge, the other end of the bed frame connecting piece is a wide edge, and the notch part is arranged at the wide edge. A bed frame includes the above bed frame connecting piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Inno-Sports Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Kwanjun Choi
  • Patent number: 11304861
    Abstract: Patient transport apparatus including a patient litter and a litter support apparatus for supporting the patient litter from a ground surface. The litter support apparatus includes a litter support frame including a pair of litter supports spaced a distance apart to define a loading gap for receiving the patient litter therethrough. A handle system is coupled to the pair of litter supports and includes a handle assembly that is positionable between a closed configuration and an open configuration. The handle assembly extends across the loading gap defined between the pair of litter supports in the closed configuration and is positioned away from the loading gap in the open configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Stryker Corporation
    Inventors: Shaofei Wilson Xu, Kaitlin Konopacz, Gwynneth Cunningham, Alexander Christopher McDavid, Justin Thomas McLouth, Shawn Trimble, Neil Feliksa, Christopher Gentile, Jennifer Ryan, Erik P. Eagleman
  • Patent number: 11304534
    Abstract: A bed cooling assembly includes a blower unit that is positionable adjacent to a bed for sleeping. A pair of hoses is each of the hoses is fluidly coupled to the blower unit to direct the air blown by the blower unit. A pair of restraints is each removably attachable to a respective one of the hoses to mount the respective hose to the sleeping bed. A pair of exhaust vents is each fluidly coupled to a respective one of the hoses to receive the air from the blower unit. Each of the exhaust vents is positionable between the sleeping bed and a blanket on the sleeping bed to direct the air onto a user sleeping on the sleeping bed thereby cooling the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Inventor: Daniel Carreon
  • Patent number: 11298282
    Abstract: An inflatable patient support includes a top panel defining a first perimeter and a bottom panel defining a second perimeter. The second perimeter of the bottom panel is coupled to the first perimeter of the top panel. An internal wall is coupled between the top panel and the bottom panel to define a first chamber and a second chamber. The internal wall defines at least one passage therethrough that allows fluid communication between the first chamber and the second chamber. The first chamber and the second chamber are inflatable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: D.T. Davis Enterprises, Ltd.
    Inventors: David T. Davis, Jason K. Werkheiser, John F. Englebert, III
  • Patent number: 11297954
    Abstract: Mattress assemblies including fiber panels generally include bicomponent fibers including optically active particles within a core thereof. The bicomponent fibers can be treated with a fire retardant or untreated and blended with fire retardant fibers. The bicomponent fibers are configured to transform radiant body heat of an end user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: DREAMWELL, LTD.
    Inventors: Michael S. DeFranks, Sheri L. McGuire