Patents by Inventor John E. Spirk

John E. Spirk 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: 9635950
    Abstract: A point-of-sale demonstration system includes a display system for viewing the underside of the plunger matrix mattress allowing a person sitting or lying on the mattress to readily view the impression created by their body weight on the plungers. The display system includes a camera positioned to image the underside of the mattress and a monitor (display screen) positioned for viewing by a person lying on the mattress so that they can see the deflection in the bottom of the plungers caused by their own weight on the mattress. Seeing the image of the downwardly displaced plungers immediately conveys the operation of the plunger matrix mattress to the viewer. The system may also be configured to capture individual frames and video images, store the images, transmit the images, and edit as desired, for example by zooming, cropping, changing the speed of the video, and so forth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: DREAMWELL, LTD.
    Inventors: Craig Saunders, John E. Spirk, Lindsey Tufts-Junior, William E. Rabbitt, Gary R. Stephan
  • Publication number: 20140368660
    Abstract: A point-of-sale demonstration systems aids in marketing of plunger matrix mattresses, which include an array of independently movable foam padded plungers visible on the underside of the mattress. The demonstration system includes a display system for viewing the underside of the plunger matrix mattress allowing a person sitting or lying on the mattress to readily view the impression created by their body weight on the plungers. The display system includes a camera positioned to image the underside of the mattress and a monitor (display screen) positioned for viewing by a person lying on the mattress so that they can see the deflection in the bottom of the plungers caused by their own weight on the mattress. Seeing the image of the downwardly displaced plungers immediately conveys the operation of the plunger matrix mattress to the viewer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2014
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventors: Craig Saunders, John E. Spirk, Lindsey Tufts-Junior, William E. Rabbitt, Gary R. Stephan