Patents by Inventor W. Eric Hinshaw

W. Eric Hinshaw 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).

  • Automatic Mattress Selection System
    Publication number: 20090006027
    Abstract: A couple shopping for a mattress are helped to select a physiologically suitable mattress by a system which uses a questionnaire to elicit important information from the people. The questionnaire data is processed automatically, preferably in combination with physically measured data, to generate a recommendation of which available mattress system is most suitable for both people, or, if no mattress system is suitable for both people, then a recommendation for separate mattress systems which can conjoined or used together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2005
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Applicant: KINGSDOWN, INCORPORATED
    Inventor: W. Eric Hinshaw
  • Automatic mattress selection system
    Patent number: 6990425
    Abstract: A person shopping for a mattress is helped to select a physiologically suitable mattress by a system which uses a questionnaire to elicit important information from the person. The questionnaire is processed automatically to generate a recommendation of which available mattress system is most suitable for the person.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2006
    Assignee: Kingsdown, Incorporated
    Inventors: W. Eric Hinshaw, Thomas I. McLean
  • Automatic mattress selection system
    Publication number: 20040215416
    Abstract: A person shopping for a mattress is helped to select a physiologically suitable mattress by a system which uses a questionnaire to elicit important information from the person. The questionnaire is processed automatically to generate a recommendation of which available mattress system is most suitable for the person.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2004
    Publication date: October 28, 2004
    Inventors: W. Eric Hinshaw, Thomas I. McLean
  • Automatic mattress selection system
    Patent number: 6741950
    Abstract: A mattress selection system comprises a test bed including a box spring and a compartmented air mattress which generates electrical outputs indicative of the weight distribution of a subject. The sensor outputs are processed automatically, in conjunction with answers to a questionnaire, to generate a recommendation of which of a selection of available mattress systems, is most suitable for the subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2004
    Assignee: Kingsdown, Inc.
    Inventors: W. Eric Hinshaw, Thomas I. McLean
  • Automatic mattress selection system
    Publication number: 20030125899
    Abstract: A mattress selection system comprises a test bed including a box spring and a compartmented air mattress which generates electrical outputs indicative of the weight distribution of a subject. The sensor outputs are processed automatically, in conjunction with answers to a questionnaire, to generate a recommendation of which of a selection of available mattress systems, is most suitable for the subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2003
    Publication date: July 3, 2003
    Inventors: W. Eric Hinshaw, Thomas I. McLean
  • Automatic mattress selection system
    Patent number: 6571192
    Abstract: A mattress selection system comprises a test bed including a box spring and a compartmented air mattress which generates electrical outputs indicative of the weight distribution of a subject. The sensor outputs are processed automatically, in conjunction with answers to a questionnaire, to generate a recommendation of which of a selection of available mattress systems, is most suitable for the subject. Two people may use the system as well to obtain a recommendation for a bed most suitable for the two. If one person is not present, an extended questionnaire may be completed for him or her; answers to these questions are used to infer information which is used in lieu of test bed data. The extended questionnaire may also be used to obtain a bedding recommendation remotely, i.e., over the internet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2003
    Inventors: W. Eric Hinshaw, Thomas I. McLean
  • Automatic mattress selection system
    Patent number: RE41809
    Abstract: A person shopping for a mattress is helped to select a physiologically suitable mattress by a system which uses a questionnaire to elicit important information from the person. The questionnaire is processed automatically to generate a recommendation of which available mattress system is most suitable for the person.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: Kingsdown, Inc.
    Inventors: W. Eric Hinshaw, Thomas I. McLean