Patents by Inventor Robert Hellyer
Robert Hellyer 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).
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Patent number: 11806978Abstract: A side rail assembly and a mattress assembly including the side rail assembly about at least a portion of a perimeter of the mattress assembly. The side rail assembly includes a laminate structure including one or more foam layers and one or more fiber layers in a stacked arrangement. The fiber layer can be a non-woven layer.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2021Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: DREAMWELL, LTD.Inventors: Joseph Teska, Kent Mahlke, Richard F. Gladney, Victor Ray Prince, Robert Hellyer, Jeremy Brodioi
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Patent number: 11793323Abstract: Compressible mattress assemblies for bed in a box applications consist of a first polymeric foam layer and a second polymeric foam layer, wherein the first polymeric foam layer has a thickness less than the second polymeric foam layer and has a property and/or a foam material that is different from the second polymeric foam layer. In other embodiments, the compressible mattress assemblies consist of a pocketed microcoil array intermediate the first and second polymeric foam layers.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2020Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: DREAMWELL, LTD.Inventors: Richard F. Gladney, Robert Hellyer
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Publication number: 20220395105Abstract: A side rail assembly and a mattress assembly including the side rail assembly about at least a portion of a perimeter of the mattress assembly. The side rail assembly includes a laminate structure including one or more foam layers and one or more fiber layers in a stacked arrangement. The fiber layer can be a non-woven layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2021Publication date: December 15, 2022Inventors: Joseph Teska, Kent Mahlke, Richard F. Gladney, Victor Ray Prince, Robert Hellyer, Jeremy Brodioi
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Publication number: 20220061546Abstract: Compressible mattress assemblies for bed in a box applications consist of a first polymeric foam layer and a second polymeric foam layer, wherein the first polymeric foam layer has a thickness less than the second polymeric foam layer and has a property and/or a foam material that is different from the second polymeric foam layer. In other embodiments, the compressible mattress assemblies consist of a pocketed microcoil array intermediate the first and second polymeric foam layers.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2020Publication date: March 3, 2022Inventors: Richard F. Gladney, Robert Hellyer
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Publication number: 20220061544Abstract: Compressible mattress assemblies for bed in a box applications generally include a first foam layer and a second foam layer, wherein the first foam layer has a thickness less than the second foam layer and has a property and/or a foam material that is different from the second foam layer. In other embodiments, the compressible mattress assemblies consist of a pocketed microcoil array intermediate the first and second polymeric foam layers.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2021Publication date: March 3, 2022Inventors: Richard F. Gladney, Robert Hellyer, Christopher Chunglo
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Patent number: 8127383Abstract: A versatile support member constructed of a metallic mesh is provided in a bedding product. The support member is placed on top of the mattress core (whether foam or spring coil) before the mattress cover is attached. The support member may be constructed of titanium wire in a woven or welded mesh grid or web configuration, although other metals (such as, but not limited to, vanadium, chromium, platinum, molybdenum, nickel, iron, zinc), alloys thereof, or fiber composites (such as, but not limited to, carbon or graphite) may be used. The support member may be directly attached to the core or may be secured to the upper or lower border rods by hog rings, stitching, lacing, or other conventional means.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2009Date of Patent: March 6, 2012Assignee: Dreamwell, Ltd.Inventors: Richard F. Gladney, Robert Hellyer
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Publication number: 20100132123Abstract: A versatile support member constructed of a metallic mesh is provided in a bedding product. The support member is placed on top of the mattress core (whether foam or spring coil) before the mattress cover is attached. The support member may be constructed of titanium wire in a woven or welded mesh grid or web configuration, although other metals (such as, but not limited to, vanadium, chromium, platinum, molybdenum, nickel, iron, zinc), alloys thereof, or fiber composites (such as, but not limited to, carbon or graphite) may be used. The support member may be directly attached to the core or may be secured to the upper or lower border rods by hog rings, stitching, lacing, or other conventional means.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2009Publication date: June 3, 2010Applicant: Dreamwell, Ltd.Inventors: Richard F. Gladney, Robert Hellyer
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Patent number: 7624464Abstract: A versatile support member constructed of a metallic mesh is provided in a bedding product. The support member is placed on top of the mattress core (whether foam or spring coil) before the mattress cover is attached. The support member may be constructed of titanium wire in a woven or welded mesh grid or web configuration, although other metals (such as, but not limited to, vanadium, chromium, platinum, molybdenum, nickel, iron, zinc), alloys thereof, or fiber composites (such as, but not limited to, carbon or graphite) may be used. The support member may be directly attached to the core or may be secured to the upper or lower border rods by hog rings, stitching, lacing, or other conventional means.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2004Date of Patent: December 1, 2009Assignee: Dreamwell, Ltd.Inventors: Richard F. Gladney, Robert Hellyer
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Publication number: 20050108826Abstract: A versatile support member constructed of a metallic mesh is provided in a bedding product. The support member is placed on top of the mattress core (whether foam or spring coil) before the mattress cover is attached. The support member may be constructed of titanium wire in a woven or welded mesh grid or web configuration, although other metals (such as, but not limited to, vanadium, chromium, platinum, molybdenum, nickel, iron, zinc), alloys thereof, or fiber composites (such as, but not limited to, carbon or graphite) may be used. The support member may be directly attached to the core or may be secured to the upper or lower border rods by hog rings, stitching, lacing, or other conventional means.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2004Publication date: May 26, 2005Applicant: DREAMWELL, LTD.Inventors: Richard Gladney, Robert Hellyer
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Patent number: 6799344Abstract: A versatile support member constructed of a metallic mesh is provided in a bedding product. The support member is placed on top of the mattress core (whether foam or spring coil) before the mattress cover is attached. The support member may be constructed of titanium wire in a woven or welded mesh grid or web configuration, although other metals (such as, but not limited to, vanadium, chromium, platinum, molybdenum, nickel, iron, zinc), alloys thereof, or fiber composites (such as, but not limited to, carbon or graphite) may be used. The support member may be directly attached to the core or may be secured to the upper or lower border rods by hog rings, stitching, lacing, or other conventional means.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2002Date of Patent: October 5, 2004Assignee: Dreamwell Ltd.Inventors: Richard F. Gladney, Robert Hellyer
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Publication number: 20040078896Abstract: A bedding system that provides ease of handling and transport and reduces storage space, and includes a foundation in the form of a shell comprising a top panel and a side panel, a mattress having a transport size to fit inside the shell so that the foundation and mattress can be transported as a single unit having the outside dimensions of the foundation. When in set up as a bed, the mattress is placed on the top panel of the foundation. A bracing system is provided that attaches to the sidewalls of the foundation to provide a foundation sufficiently strong to support a mattress and one or more users.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2003Publication date: April 29, 2004Applicant: Dreamwell, Ltd.Inventors: Robert Hellyer, Charles Eitel, Kevin Damewood, Bernhard W. Kuchel, Michael S. DeFranks
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Publication number: 20040068800Abstract: A versatile support member constructed of a metallic mesh is provided in a bedding product. The support member is placed on top of the mattress core (whether foam or spring coil) before the mattress cover is attached. The support member may be constructed of titanium wire in a woven or welded mesh grid or web configuration, although other metals (such as, but not limited to, vanadium, chromium, platinum, molybdenum, nickel, iron, zinc), alloys thereof, or fiber composites (such as, but not limited to, carbon or graphite) may be used. The support member may be directly attached to the core or may be secured to the upper or lower border rods by hog rings, stitching, lacing, or other conventional means.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2002Publication date: April 15, 2004Inventors: Richard F. Gladney, Robert Hellyer