Patents by Inventor Barbara M. ESCH

Barbara M. ESCH 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).

  • Encounter and contact mattress or pillow for small children and babies, particularly for premature babies and newborns
    Patent number: 8898841
    Abstract: An encounter and contact mattress or pillow, is made up of at least one cloth-like or blanket-like base body having two functional sides that are configured to be the same, similar, or different, and serve for support, wherein the one side is suitable for facing toward a contact person and the other side is suitable for offering a premature or newborn baby or infant a support surface. The base body is divided up into at least three regions, namely into an edge zone region (8), a transition region (6), and an encounter region (5), and the encounter region (5) is configured in such a manner that a transfer of tactile and/or acoustic stimuli and/or heat from one side to the other side of the encounter and contact mattress (1) is possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Inventor: Barbara M. Esch
  • Encounter and contact mattress or pillow for small children and babies, particularly for premature babies and newborns
    Publication number: 20130025062
    Abstract: An encounter and contact mattress or pillow, is made up of at least one cloth-like or blanket-like base body having two functional sides that are configured to be the same, similar, or different, and serve for support, wherein the one side is suitable for facing toward a contact person and the other side is suitable for offering a premature or newborn baby or infant a support surface. The base body is divided up into at least three regions, namely into an edge zone region (8), a transition region (6), and an encounter region (5), and the encounter region (5) is configured in such a manner that a transfer of tactile and/or acoustic stimuli and/or heat from one side to the other side of the encounter and contact mattress (1) is possible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2012
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Inventor: Barbara M. ESCH