Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Todd Bethel

Jeffrey Todd Bethel 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).

  • Patent number: 10104979
    Abstract: An embodiment provides an inflatable bed mattress lift. In an embodiment, six extensions extend from a central portion and may be inflated to provide predetermined tuck points for securing bedding material to the bed mattress. The inflatable bed mattress lift and extensions thereof may be of a size to match a predetermined mattress size. The inflatable bed mattress lift may include more than six extensions, e.g., eight extensions. The extensions may be shaped or angled at terminal ends to match a rectangular dimension of an overlying bed mattress. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Todd Bethel, Trevor James Larsen, Jeffrey Norman Vahle
  • Publication number: 20150374134
    Abstract: An embodiment provides an inflatable bed mattress lift. In an embodiment, six extensions extend from a central portion and may be inflated to provide predetermined tuck points for securing bedding material to the bed mattress. The inflatable bed mattress lift and extensions thereof may be of a size to match a predetermined mattress size. The inflatable bed mattress lift may include more than six extensions, e.g., eight extensions. The extensions may be shaped or angled at terminal ends to match a rectangular dimension of an overlying bed mattress. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2015
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventors: Jeffrey Todd Bethel, Trevor James Larsen, Jeffrey Norman Vahle
  • Publication number: 20140026318
    Abstract: An aspect provides a method for separating a mattress from an underlying bedding component, including: actuating a fluid pump to inflate one or more inflatable bladder components with fluid; the one or more inflatable bladder components being disposed between the mattress and the underlying bedding component such that on inflation with the fluid, the one or more inflatable bladder components separates the mattress and the underlying bedding component. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2012
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Todd Bethel, Trevor James Larsen, Jeffrey Norman Vahle