Patents by Inventor Joseph Ermalovich

Joseph Ermalovich 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: 20230355002
    Abstract: An adjustable bed system includes a mattress and an adjustment mechanism. The mattress includes a head portion and a foot portion rearward of the head portion. The head portion defines a cavity that is downwardly open. The adjustment mechanism includes a lower base, an upper support that is movably coupled to the lower base, and an actuator operable to move the upper support relative to the lower base. The adjustment mechanism is positioned in the cavity and is coupled to the mattress. When the actuator is operated, the adjustment mechanism moves the adjustable bed system between a flat configuration in which the head portion is substantially coplanar with the foot portion and an inclined configuration in which the head portion is inclined relative to the foot portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2023
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventors: Carli Hill, Joseph Ermalovich
  • Patent number: 11730275
    Abstract: A leg cover for a bed leg having a plurality of leg segments incorporates a plurality of cover segments each having matching length with a length of a corresponding leg segment. Each cover segment has a longitudinal separation, an upper circumferential separation and a lower circumferential separation. The leg cover is adapted to be separated at the circumferential separations to match a reduced length of the segmented leg if one or more leg segments is removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Ergomotion, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Ermalovich, Carli Hill
  • Publication number: 20230248154
    Abstract: An adjustable bed has a mattress with a plurality of carry straps attached to an underside of the mattress proximate side edges, a foot end edge and a head end edge. An adjustable foundation has articulating support panels including an upper body support rotatably attached to a seat support section, a thigh support panel rotatably attached the seat support section and a lower leg support panel rotatably attached to the thigh support panel. At least one clip is attached proximate an edge of at least one of the support panels, the at least one clip configured to engage a mating one of the carry straps on the mattress.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2022
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Inventors: Joseph Ermalovich, Carli Hill
  • Publication number: 20230210269
    Abstract: Described are bed systems having a headboard, backward facing lights positioned at a back side of the headboard, and a controller operably connected to the backward facing lights that can drive the backward facing lights to provide circadian lighting. The backward facing lights can be recessed into the back side of the headboard. The backward facing lights can provide ambient lighting when controlled by the controller. The controller can determine when a user of the bed system is waking up and control the backward facing lights to provide circadian lighting that corresponds to a wakeup routine for the user. The controller can also determine when the user is going to sleep and control the backward facing lights to provide circadian lighting that corresponds to a sleep routine for the user. The backward facing lights can be LED strips positioned inside an extruded channel in the back side of the headboard.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2022
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: Carli Hill, Joseph Ermalovich
  • Publication number: 20230210274
    Abstract: Described are bed systems with headboards having a main headboard portion, a left wing attached to a first lateral edge and a right wing attached to a second lateral edge of the main headboard portion, and sound insulation material and insulation supports in each of the main headboard portion and the left and right wings. The insulation supports can be spaced apart to form cavities that can be filled in by the sound insulation material. The sound insulation material can be wool batten insulation. The bed system can also include speakers integrated into the left and right wings that allow a user to play audio, such as white and/or pink noise, to cancel surrounding noise. The bed system can also include microphones and a controller that can drive the speakers to cancel noise detected by the microphones.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2022
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: Carli Hill, Joseph Ermalovich, Lori MacLachlan
  • Publication number: 20230210275
    Abstract: Described are bed systems including a docking structure defining a first recess and a second recess, a remote to dock into the first recess, and a light integrated into the second recess. The light can move between a docked configuration and an extended configuration. The light can extend out from the second recess and rotate when in the extended configuration. The second recess is aligned with and positioned above the first recess. The first recess has a same width as the second recess, and the first recess has a length substantially longer than the second recess. The remote is oblong and curved at opposite ends. A distal end of the light is oblong-shaped, and the light includes at least one button along a lateral side of the light for turning the light on and off.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: Carli Hill, Joseph Ermalovich, Antony Kirk, Lori MacLachlan
  • Publication number: 20230210256
    Abstract: Described are bed systems with side rail accessories. A foundation can include a side rail accessory having at least one support pole and a first side rail having first and second mounting holes that can receive the support pole and support the side rail accessory. The side rail accessory can be a tabletop and/or handle with the support pole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2022
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: Lori MacLachlan, Joseph Ermalovich, Carli Hill, Antony Kirk
  • Publication number: 20230210268
    Abstract: Disclosed are bed systems with a foundation having first and second side rails opposite each other and a pocket integrated into an exterior side of at least the first side rail at a distance from a head section of a mattress that is less than a distance from a foot section of the mattress. The pocket can include an inner pocket smaller than the pocket and positioned inside the first pocket. The pocket can include a charging port housing and a charging port supported by the charging port housing. The charging port can be a USB and/or USB-C port. The first side rail can also include a wireless charger and transmitter (e.g., induction charger) integrated therein for providing induction charging to a user device placed inside the pocket. The wireless charger and transmitter can be integrated into a structure of the first side rail at a location opposite the pocket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2022
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: Antony Kirk, Joseph Ermalovich, Carli Hill, Lori MacLachlan
  • Publication number: 20230165382
    Abstract: A pneumatic adjustment module is attachable to a support panel of a bed. The module has a base received on a support panel of the bed and a tilt panel attached to the base with a vertex hinge. A bladder is positioned between the base and tilt panel. The bladder may have a plurality of expansion segments. The bladder is pneumatically expandable from a deflated condition to an inflated condition. The tilt panel is substantially parallel to the base in the deflated condition and in the inflated condition has an effectively triangular expanded cross section with a vertex proximate the vertex hinge providing the tilt panel with a tilt angle with respect to the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2022
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: Joseph Ermalovich, Carli Hill
  • Publication number: 20230165381
    Abstract: A pneumatic adjustment module is attachable to a support panel of an adjustable bed. The module has a base received on a support panel of the bed and a tilt panel attached to the base with a vertex hinge. A bladder is positioned between the base and tilt panel, the bladder having a plurality of expansion segments, each expansion segment pneumatically expandable from a deflated condition to an inflated condition. The tilt panel is substantially parallel to the base in the deflated condition and in the inflated condition has an effectively triangular expanded cross section with a vertex proximate the vertex hinge providing the tilt panel with a tilt angle with respect to the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: Joseph Ermalovich, Carli Hill
  • Publication number: 20220378215
    Abstract: A retainer system is configured to retain a mattress to an adjustment mechanism configured to move the mattress between a flat configuration and one or more inclined configurations. The retainer system includes a strap and an elongated stiffener. The strap is configured to extend through a sleeve on an underside of the mattress and having first and second ends that are releasably coupled to the adjustment mechanism proximate each left and right sides thereof. The elongated stiffener is coupled to the strap and configured to, when pushed through the sleeve, insert the strap through the sleeve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventor: Joseph Ermalovich
  • Patent number: 11497666
    Abstract: An articulating assembly for an adjustable bed has side supports received on side rails of a bed frame. A first axle extends between the side supports and a second axle extending between the side supports defining a fixed center section. An upper body support frame has a first torque tube concentrically received on the first axle. A thigh support frame has a second torque tube concentrically received on the second axle. A first actuator assembly supported in the center section is operably attached to rotate the first torque tube to articulate the upper body support frame over a range of positions from a horizontal unarticulated position to a fully articulated position. A second actuator assembly supported in the center section is operably attached to rotate the second torque tube to articulate the thigh support frame over a range of positions from a horizontal unarticulated position to a fully articulated position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Ergomotion, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Ermalovich, Brett Anthony Towe, Benjamin D. Harding
  • Publication number: 20220232991
    Abstract: An environmental control assembly has a case configured for attachment to a bottom surface of an articulation assembly. One or more inlet fans is attached to a first wall of the case. An inlet plenum receives air provided by the one or more fans and extends from the first wall to a central chamber. An outlet plenum extends from the central chamber to a second wall of the case. A first pair of outlet ports extends from the outlet plenum proximate the central chamber through side walls of the case and a second pair of outlet ports extends from the outlet plenum distal the central chamber through side walls of the case. A cylindrical flow diffuser is positioned in the outlet plenum between the side walls and controls airflow into the first pair of ports and second pair of ports, each of said outlet ports configured for attachment to one of a plurality of flexible air conduits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2022
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: Joseph Ermalovich, Brett Anthony Towe
  • Publication number: 20220061540
    Abstract: A leg cover for a bed leg having a plurality of leg segments incorporates a plurality of cover segments each having matching length with a length of a corresponding leg segment. Each cover segment has a longitudinal separation, an upper circumferential separation and a lower circumferential separation. The leg cover is adapted to be separated at the circumferential separations to match a reduced length of the segmented leg if one or more leg segments is removed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Joseph Ermalovich, Carli Hill
  • Publication number: 20210177154
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electric bed with an adjustable bed length, containing an upper head bed frame, an upper foot bed frame, a lower bed frame, and a plurality of bedboards, wherein at least one of the plurality of bedboards is pivotable relative to the lower bed frame, wherein either of the upper head bed frame and the upper foot bed frame is fixed/immobile relative to the lower bed frame while the other contains a moving component which moves back and forth relative to the lower bed frame between a rest position and an extension position, wherein the at least pivotable bedboard keeps horizontal and the upper head bed frame is away from the upper foot bed frame by Distance 1 when the moving component is located at the rest position, while the at least one pivotable bedboard pivots and there is Distance 2 between the upper head bed frame and the upper fool bed frame when the moving part is located at the extension position, wherein Distance 2 is longer than Distance 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Huafeng Shan, Joseph Ermalovich, Chuanxiang Ji, Jinchun Yan, Thomas James Wells
  • Patent number: 10973337
    Abstract: A compact cartridge fan system for use in an articulating bed structure having a stationary horizontal support panel includes a frame adapted to be engaged in a receiving aperture in the stationary horizontal support panel. A cartridge is removably received in a receiving aperture in the frame. The cartridge has a case containing a box fan and a connector attachment. A connector is engaged in the connector attachment and adapted to be received through a mattress base supported on the stationary support panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: ergomotion, inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Ermalovich, Brett Anthony Towe, Benjamin D. Harding, Mario Gonzalez
  • Patent number: 10932583
    Abstract: An electric bed with an adjustable bed length, containing an upper head bed frame, an upper foot bed frame, a lower bed frame, and a plurality of bedboards. Wherein at least one of the plurality of bedboards is pivotable relative to the lower bed frame. Wherein either of the upper head bed frame and the upper foot bed frame is fixed/immobile relative to the lower bed frame while the other contains a moving component which moves back and forth relative to the lower bed frame between a rest position and an extension position. Wherein the at least pivotable bedboard keeps horizontal and the upper head bed frame is away from the upper foot bed frame by Distance 1 when the moving component is located at the rest position, while the at least one pivotable bedboard pivots and there is Distance 2 between the upper head bed frame and the upper foot bed frame when the moving part is located at the extension position. Wherein Distance 2 is longer than Distance 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Keeson Technology Corporation Limited
    Inventors: Huafeng Shan, Joseph Ermalovich, Chuanxiang Ji, Jinchun Yan, Thomas James Wells
  • Patent number: 10709623
    Abstract: An articulating bed incorporates a support frame with a head end rail, a foot end rail and having side frame rails. An upper body support frame is rotatably connected to a first cross member in the frame. An elevating assembly for the upper body support frame has two angled arms attached to the first cross member with hinges. A first pair of wheels is attached to the angled arms at a vertex and a second pair of wheels attached at an end of the arms distal from the hinges. A first actuator is attached from the head end rail to a cross brace extending between the angled arms. The elevating assembly has a first range of motion in which the first pair of wheels are in contact with longitudinal rails in the upper body support and a second range of motion in which the second pair of wheels are in contact with the longitudinal rails.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: ergomotion, inc.
    Inventors: Hunter D. Totemeier, Brett A. Towe, Joseph Ermalovich
  • Patent number: RE49303
    Abstract: An actuating mechanism for lumbar support in an articulating bed incorporates a support frame for an articulating section having a seat section and an upper body support section. An actuator with a ram is pivotally attached to the upper body support section with a bracket. A lumbar actuation lever is pivotally attached to the ram and extends from a torque tube rotatable in bearing blocks mounted to the upper body support section. A second actuator is pivotally attached to the upper body support section with a second bracket and includes a second ram. At least one angled lifter arm extends from the torque tube and pivotally attaches to at least one lever engaging a lumbar support element through at least one aperture in the upper body support section. An actuator element extends from at least one lever and is connected to the second ram. The actuator element and associated lever rotate about a pivot point on the associated angled lifter arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: ERGOMOTION, INC
    Inventors: Peng Liu, Joey Krueger, Matthew Fissette, Joseph Ermalovich
  • Patent number: RE49832
    Abstract: An articulating bed incorporates a support frame with a head end, a foot end and having side frame members. A carriage having a seat support is carried by the frame, mounted with wheels engaging the side frame members to translate from a first position through a range progressing toward the head end to a fully translated position. An upper body support is rotatably connected to the carriage and carries a mattress support. At least one telescoping rotation strut is attached at a first end and rotates through an axle pivotally attached to the side frame members. The telescoping rotation strut engages at a second end the upper body support. At least one fixed length rotation arm is carried at a first end by a rotating tube and pivotally attaches to the upper body support at a second end. The rotating tube is mounted on wheels constrained in a track and translates laterally in the track to contact a track end proximate the head end of the frame at a termination of a first range of motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Ergomotion, Inc.
    Inventors: Hunter Davis Totemeier, Brett Anthony Towe, Joey Krueger, Joseph Ermalovich