Patents by Inventor Patricia E. Karg

Patricia E. Karg 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).

  • Actively and selectively cooled cushioning surface
    Patent number: 10376412
    Abstract: A cushioning surface for cooling tissue that reaches a predefined level of immersion into the cushioning surface, comprising: a segmented fluid cushion comprising a plurality of cells interconnected to allow fluid to flow from each cell to at least one of the other plurality of cells; and wherein one or more of the plurality of cells contains a heat exchange material. The cushioning surface may further comprise a cooling element associated with and for removing heat from the one or more cells containing a heat exchange material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: University of Pittsburgh—Of The Commonwealth System of Higher Education
    Inventors: David M. Brienza, Patricia E. Karg, Andrew J. Malkiewicz
  • ACTIVELY AND SELECTIVELY COOLED CUSHIONING SURFACE
    Publication number: 20140228918
    Abstract: A cushioning surface for cooling tissue that reaches a predefined level of immersion into the cushioning surface, comprising: a segmented fluid cushion comprising a plurality of cells interconnected to allow fluid to flow from each cell to at least one of the other plurality of cells; and wherein one or more of the plurality of cells contains a heat exchange material. The cushioning surface may further comprise a cooling element associated with and for removing heat from the one or more cells containing a heat exchange material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2013
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Inventors: David M. Brienza, Patricia E. Karg, Andrew J. Malkiewicz