Patents by Inventor Abdelkrim Bedja

Abdelkrim Bedja has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Support cushions including a support insert with a bag for directing air flow, and methods for controlling surface temperature of same
    Patent number: 10827845
    Abstract: A support cushion for providing individualized heating and cooling to a user resting on the support cushion is provided. The support cushion includes a body supporting layer and a base layer positioned adjacent to and below the body supporting layer. The base layer defines a cavity with a support insert positioned within the cavity. The support insert includes a bag defining one or more outlet holes positioned adjacent to the body supporting layer and further defining an inlet hole. A fan is operably connected to the inlet hole of the bag to provide air flow into the inlet hole of the bag and out of the one or more outlet holes of the bag. Methods of controlling the surface temperature of a support cushion are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: Sealy Technology, LLC
    Inventors: Hamid Ghanei, Abdelkrim Bedja, Taylor M. Jansen, James Alva Evans, Jr.
  • Support Cushions Including A Support Insert With A Bag For Directing Air Flow, And Methods For Controlling Surface Temperature Of Same
    Publication number: 20180242753
    Abstract: A support cushion for providing individualized heating and cooling to a user resting on the support cushion is provided. The support cushion includes a body supporting layer and a base layer positioned adjacent to and below the body supporting layer. The base layer defines a cavity with a support insert positioned within the cavity. The support insert includes a bag defining one or more outlet holes positioned adjacent to the body supporting layer and further defining an inlet hole. A fan is operably connected to the inlet hole of the bag to provide air flow into the inlet hole of the bag and out of the one or more outlet holes of the bag. Methods of controlling the surface temperature of a support cushion are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: Hamid Ghanei, Abdelkrim Bedja, Taylor M. Jansen, James Alva Evans, Jr.
  • Child walkers
    Patent number: 7819410
    Abstract: A child walker is provided that includes a frame having a plurality of wheels. The walker includes a handle that is positionable in a first position and a second position. A seat is attached to the frame when the handle is in the first position. When the handle is in the second position, it is positioned to be gripped by a standing child.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignee: Kolcraft Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Jonathan Myers, Thomas N. Koltun, Abdelkrim Bedja
  • CHILD WALKERS
    Publication number: 20080157569
    Abstract: A child walker is provided that includes a frame having a plurality of wheels. The walker includes a handle that is positionable in a first position and a second position. A seat is attached to the frame when the handle is in the first position. When the handle is in the second position, it is positioned to be gripped by a standing child.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2008
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Inventors: Peter Jonathan Myers, Thomas N. Koltun, Abdelkrim Bedja
  • Child walker
    Patent number: 7347432
    Abstract: A child walker is provided that includes a frame having a plurality of wheels. The walker includes a handle that is positionable in a first position and a second position. A seat is attached to the frame when the handle is in the first position. When the handle is in the second position, it is positioned to be gripped by a standing child.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2008
    Assignee: Kolcraft Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Jonathan Myers, Thomas N. Koltun, Abdelkrim Bedja
  • Child walker
    Publication number: 20050179223
    Abstract: A child walker is provided that includes a frame having a plurality of wheels. The walker includes a handle that is positionable in a first position and a second position. A seat is attached to the frame when the handle is in the first position. When the handle is in the second position, it is positioned to be gripped by a standing child.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2005
    Publication date: August 18, 2005
    Inventors: Peter Myers, Thomas Koltun, Abdelkrim Bedja
  • Child walker
    Patent number: 6863287
    Abstract: A child walker is provided that includes a frame having a plurality of wheels. The walker includes a handle that is positionable in a first position and a second position. A seat is attached to the frame when the handle is in the first position. When the handle is in the second position, it is positioned to be gripped by a standing child.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2005
    Assignee: Kolcraft Enterprises
    Inventors: Peter Jonathan Myers, Thomas N. Koltun, Abdelkrim Bedja
  • Child walker
    Publication number: 20030222421
    Abstract: A child walker is provided that includes a frame having a plurality of wheels. The walker includes a handle that is positionable in a first position and a second position. A seat is attached to the frame when the handle is in the first position. When the handle is in the second position, it is positioned to be gripped by a standing child.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2002
    Publication date: December 4, 2003
    Inventors: Peter Jonathan Myers, Thomas N. Koltun, Abdelkrim Bedja
  • Collapsible step stool with step movement guide system
    Patent number: 6039149
    Abstract: A step stool having a front frame member having a bottom end and a rear frame member having a bottom end, the front and rear frame members being coupled together for movement between an opened position in which a bottom end of the front frame member is spaced apart from the bottom end of the rear frame member and a collapsed position in which the bottom ends of the front and rear frame members are positioned to lie adjacent to one another, a step being pivotably coupled to the front frame member for movement between a use position in which the step is oriented at a first angle relative to the front frame member and a storage position in which the step is oriented at a second angle relative to the front frame member, and a generally S-shaped guide track coupled to the step and a follower coupled to the rear frame member to engage the guide track, the follower being arranged for movement along the guide track in curvilinear fashion following the S-shape as the rear frame member moves along the front frame membe
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2000
    Assignee: Cosco Management, Inc.
    Inventors: Abdelkrim Bedja, Gregory C. Moser, Raymond P. King