Patents by Inventor Shelley A. DiGirolamo

Shelley A. DiGirolamo 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: 7222379
    Abstract: The pillow kit cover member, which includes substantially identical top and bottom portions, each of which includes inner and outer layers. The top and bottom portions are secured around the peripheries thereof, except for one side, which includes a zipper or similar element for opening and closing the pillow. The pillow includes an interior chamber assembly, which comprises baffle members which extend between the inner layers of the top and bottom portions, defining individual chambers which extend the length of the pillow. Filling is provided within the pillow chamber, as well as a plurality of inserts, having various fillings, which are selectively insertable into and removable from the pillow chambers. Different combinations of inserts vary the support characteristics of the pillow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2007
    Assignee: Pacific Coast Feather Company
    Inventor: Shelley A. DiGirolamo
  • Patent number: 7210178
    Abstract: The pillow includes a pillow body with an upper curved member which includes a first convex curved portion which extends along the length of the upper surface of the pillow near the back edge of the pillow and a second convex curved portion which parallels the first curved portion and extends along the upper surface of the pillow near the front edge of the pillow. A concave curved portion extends between and joins the first and second convex curved portions. The height of the first convex curved portion is greater than the height of the second convex curved portion. A plurality of interior baffle walls extend lengthwise of the pillow, spaced and located so as to maintain the contour of the pillow when the pillow is filled with natural and/or synthetic filling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2007
    Assignee: Pacific Coast Feather Company
    Inventor: Shelley A. DiGirolamo
  • Publication number: 20060075562
    Abstract: The pillow includes first and second substantially identical inner shell layers and first and second substantially identical outer shell layers. The first and second inner layers and first and second outer layers are secured together around the peripheries thereof. Extending laterally across the pillow in the width dimension are two spaced baffle members which are secured to the two inner layers and extend between the two inner shell layers, defining three chambers along the length of the pillow. The three chambers defined between the two inner layers are filled with feathers, while the space between the two inner layers, respectively, and the adjacent outer layers are filled with down.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2004
    Publication date: April 13, 2006
    Inventor: Shelley DiGirolamo
  • Publication number: 20060048300
    Abstract: The pillow includes a pillow body with an upper curved member which includes a first convex curved portion which extends along the length of the upper surface of the pillow near the back edge of the pillow and a second convex curved portion which parallels the first curved portion and extends along the upper surface of the pillow near the front edge of the pillow. A concave curved portion extends between and joins the first and second convex curved portions. The height of the first convex curved portion is greater than the height of the second convex curved portion. A plurality of interior baffle walls extend lengthwise of the pillow, spaced and located so as to maintain the contour of the pillow when the pillow is filled with natural and/or synthetic filling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2004
    Publication date: March 9, 2006
    Inventor: Shelley DiGirolamo
  • Publication number: 20050210590
    Abstract: The pillow kit cover member, which includes substantially identical top and bottom portions, each of which includes inner and outer layers. The top and bottom portions are secured around the peripheries thereof, except for one side, which includes a zipper or similar element for opening and closing the pillow. The pillow includes an interior chamber assembly, which comprises baffle members which extend between the inner layers of the top and bottom portions, defining individual chambers which extend the length of the pillow. Filling is provided within the pillow chamber, as well as a plurality of inserts, having various fillings, which are selectively insertable into and removable from the pillow chambers. Different combinations of inserts vary the support characteristics of the pillow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2004
    Publication date: September 29, 2005
    Inventor: Shelley DiGirolamo
  • Patent number: 6910237
    Abstract: A pillow cover and pouch combination where the cover is adapted to receive a pillow therein, the cover having first and second identical sections, each section including outer and inner fabric portions with a layer of down filling therebetween. The first and second sections are secured together by a line of stitching around three sides, the other side being open to receive a conventional pillow, closeable by a closure element. The pouch member is configured such that the cover may be folded and positioned inside to produce a pillow-like member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2005
    Assignee: Pacific Coast Feather Company
    Inventor: Shelley A. DiGirolamo
  • Publication number: 20040154101
    Abstract: A pillow cover and pouch combination where the cover is adapted to receive a pillow therein, the cover having first and second identical sections, each section including outer and inner fabric portions with a layer of down filling therebetween. The first and second sections are secured together by a line of stitching around three sides, the other side being open to receive a conventional pillow, closeable by a closure element. The pouch member is configured such that the cover may be folded and positioned inside to produce a pillow-like member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2003
    Publication date: August 12, 2004
    Inventor: Shelley A. DiGirolamo
  • Patent number: 6760935
    Abstract: The gusseted pillow includes a top fabric section, a bottom fabric section and an intermediate gusset portion, wherein the peripheries of the top and bottom fabric sections are each longer than a total length of the gusset portion. The peripheral edges of the top and bottom fabric sections are attached, respectively, to the opposing edges of the gusset portion, with pleats at the corners of the pillow. The pillow is filled to produce a high loft (puffy) appearance, with the portion of the pillow on opposing sides of the gusset portion being elevated from the gusset portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2004
    Assignee: Pacific Coast Feather Co.
    Inventors: Robert D. Burton, Ralph W. Saterlee, Shelley A. DiGirolamo