Patents by Inventor Hans Erik Schmidt

Hans Erik Schmidt 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).

  • Publication number: 20190231086
    Abstract: A comfort item (200) has a first volume (202) delimited by an outer boundary, where the first volume (202) includes several foam pieces (100). The foam pieces have a body part (101); several foam arms (102) having a first end and a second end, where the first end is attached to the body part (101), and the second end protrudes away from the body part (101); and several contour recesses (103) between the foam arms (102), wherein the width of the foam arms is greater that the length of the foam arms. Several foam filling elements for such a comfort item are also described. As a result, a comfort item is obtained with a filling providing good filling properties and adding air to the comfort item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2017
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Applicant: QUILTS OF DENMARK A/S
    Inventor: Hans Erik Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20170340131
    Abstract: A foam piece for filling a comfort item, includes a body part and several foam arms having a first end and a second end, where the first end is attached to the body part, and the second end protrudes away from the body part, and a plurality of contour recesses between the foam arms. The invention further relates to a plurality of foam pieces to be used as filling for a comfort item, and it relates to a comfort item with such filling. Thereby, foam pieces are supplied which are better at retaining elastic expansion and elastic deformation characteristics than the foam solutions of the art by retaining at least some air between pieces in the uncompressed state. A filling is thereby obtained having good filling properties and adding air to the comfort item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2016
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventor: Hans Erik Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20140000027
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a sleeping device, such as a mattress, quilt or pillow, wherein the sleeping device is adapted to be used by a person during rest and comprises a core element, wherein said core element is covered by a first layer of a material having temperature regulating properties by absorbing and releasing heat and a second layer of down. By using a material with temperature regulating properties together with a layer of down filling, very good properties of minimizing temperature variations are obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2013
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: QUILTS OF DENMARK A/S
    Inventor: Hans-Erik SCHMIDT
  • Publication number: 20080028517
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a mattress (101), wherein the mattress is adapted to be used by a person during rest and comprises a support element (105), wherein said support element is covered by a first layer of a material (107) having temperature regulating properties by absorbing and releasing heat and a second layer of down. By using a material with temperature regulating properties together with a layer of down filling (109), very good properties of minimizing temperature variations are obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2006
    Publication date: February 7, 2008
    Applicant: Quilts of Denmark A/S
    Inventor: Hans-Erik Schmidt
  • Patent number: 7191478
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a sleeping device, such as a pillow, mattress or quilt, wherein the sleeping device is adapted to be used by a person during rest and comprises a first layer of a material having temperature regulating properties and a second layer of down filling. By using a material with temperature regulating properties together with a layer of down filling, very good properties of minimizing temperature variations are obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2007
    Assignee: Quilts of Denmark A/S
    Inventor: Hans Erik Schmidt