Patents by Inventor Kip VanSteenburg

Kip VanSteenburg 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).

  • Reversed air mattress
    Patent number: 6868569
    Abstract: A person-support apparatus for use with a suction source comprises a core having a one or more foam elements and a cover having an interior region in which the core is situated. The cover is in fluid communication with the suction source and the suction source operates to evacuate a portion of air from the interior region so that at least one of the foam elements is partially compressed within the interior region of the cover due to the evacuation of the portion of air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2005
    Assignee: The OR Group, Inc.
    Inventor: Kip VanSteenburg
  • Reversed air mattress
    Publication number: 20040003471
    Abstract: A person-support apparatus for use with a suction source comprises a core having a one or more foam elements and a cover having an interior region in which the core is situated. The cover is in fluid communication with the suction source and the suction source operates to evacuate a portion of air from the interior region so that at least one of the foam elements is partially compressed within the interior region of the cover due to the evacuation of the portion of air.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2003
    Publication date: January 8, 2004
    Inventor: Kip VanSteenburg