Patents by Inventor Huibert Paul Pollman

Huibert Paul Pollman 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).

  • Supporting device such as for instance a cushion
    Patent number: 6393642
    Abstract: A supporting device (1) such as, for instance, a cushion, comprising a space (3) formed by a flexible envelope (2) and filled with a plurality of elements (4). The elements (4) in the space (3) are movable relative to each other and each consist of a gas-filled, flexible and thin-walled covering of gastight design, so that the elements are deformable for distributing a load over the supporting device. The covering of a number of elements is manufactured from at least substantially nonelastic material. These elements are each filled with the gas for 50-98 percent of their maximum volume and have a volume of from 10 cm3 to 100 cm3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2002
    Assignee: Vicair B.V.
    Inventors: Huibert Paul Pollman, Max Paul Rogmans