Patents by Inventor Cary B. Cochenour

Cary B. Cochenour 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).

  • Patient activated temperature-controlled surface
    Patent number: 7887571
    Abstract: A patient activated temperature-controlled surface is disclosed. The patient activated temperature controlled surface includes a floor, a temperature source capable of supplying heat, cold, or both to the floor, and an actuator element for turning on and off the temperature source. The actuator element is activated and deactivated by the presence or absence, respectively, of the weight of the patient either directly or indirectly upon the actuator element. An animal bed is also disclosed. A method for providing comfort to a patient employing the patient activated temperature-controlled surface of this invention is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Inventors: Cary B. Cochenour, Craig G. Cochenour
  • Patient activated temperature-controlled surface
    Publication number: 20040172108
    Abstract: A patient activated temperature-controlled surface is disclosed. The patient activated temperature controlled surface includes a floor, a temperature source capable of supplying heat, cold, or both to the floor, and an actuator element for turning on and off the temperature source. The actuator element is activated and deactivated by the presence or absence, respectively, of the weight of the patient either directly or indirectly upon the actuator element. An animal bed is also disclosed. A method for providing comfort to a patient employing the patient activated temperature-controlled surface of this invention is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2004
    Publication date: September 2, 2004
    Inventors: Cary B. Cochenour, Craig G. Cochenour