For Head Or Neck (e.g., Pillow) Patents (Class 5/636)
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Patent number: 11963628Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a pillow. The pillow includes a first pillow body and a second pillow body. The first pillow body is stacked on the second pillow body. The first pillow body and the second pillow body are connected to form a channel. So that when a user can take a rest on a desk with the pillow, the user lets the arms pass through the channel. The first pillow body and the second pillow body support the arms above and below the arms, so that a pressure on the arms can be reduced. Meanwhile, the head is placed on the pillow, which can improve the sleep experience.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2023Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: PLESON (HK) TECHNOLOGY LIMITEDInventor: Xin Chen
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Patent number: 11963629Abstract: A cervical orthotic device is generally provided. In an example, the device can include a base, sidewalls extending upwardly from the base, and a cervical support surface opposite the base and configured to unite the sidewalls. In certain examples, the sidewalls can include opposingly paired lateral sidewalls and first and second longitudinal sidewalls. In some examples, the cervical support surface can include a first planar portion adjacent the first longitudinal sidewall, a second planar portion adjacent the second longitudinal sidewall, and an arcuate portion intermediate the planar portions.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2021Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: Core Products International, Inc.Inventor: Paul R. Norstrem
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Patent number: 11944209Abstract: A portable sleep support structure for enabling a user to rest comfortably while in a confined space or seated position. The sleep support structure is made of several elements that may be detachable from each other. The sleep support structure, which also includes telescoping elements, enables a user to rest and fall asleep by leaning forward into the sleep support structure which supports the head, neck and torso of a user. This support system enables a user to relax and makes sitting for long periods less stressful, because the user is able to sleep, rest or relax, in the seated position. The sleep support structure is anchored by the bodyweight of the user leaning into the structure, which is placed on the thighs of the user. A torso strap is also utilized to stabilize the chest of a user.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2023Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: Sleep Right LLCInventors: Robert Byrne, Ashleigh Byrne
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Patent number: 11944221Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a cervical spine supporting pillow and a method of manufacturing the same, and more particularly, to a cervical spine supporting pillow including: a first support layer formed to have a predetermined area so that a cervical spine and an occipital region of a user may be seated thereon; a second support layer formed with a plurality of air vents in a front surface and a rear surface thereof; and a third support layer formed to support the first support layer and the second support layer, wherein the third support layer, the second support layer, and the first support layer are sequentially stacked from bottom to top.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2021Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: JSD1Inventors: Byung Mo Park, Han Keel Yoo, Chung Soo Kim
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Patent number: 11937724Abstract: A pillow is provided herein which includes a cover having opposing first and second panels. A gusset perimetrically bounds, and joins, the first and second panels. The gusset is formed of an open cell construction. Compliant fill material is disposed within the cover. Advantageously, with the subject invention, a pillow is provided allowing for lateral ventilation between opposing panels. This permits a cooling effect while a user is resting or sleeping.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2021Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: Bedgear, LLCInventor: Eugene Alletto, Jr.
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Patent number: 11918118Abstract: A knee cushion is disclosed which includes an integral foam member having a first major surface, an oppositely aligned second major surface, at least one side wall joining the first major surface to the second major surface. Leg depressions are formed in both the first and second major surfaces. The leg depressions are arranged in the shape of a modified peace symbol. The leg depressions permit a person to position the knee cushion between their knees while sleeping on their side to assist in aligning their hips and for keeping their spine straight. The integral foam member also includes a circular depression located in a central portion of the modified peace symbol on both the first and second major surfaces. Lastly the integral foam member has an Indentation Force Deflection at 25% of from between about 8 pounds-force to about 18 pounds-force.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2022Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Inventor: James J Smidel
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Patent number: 11903508Abstract: A wrinkle pillow, comprising two lobes each comprising a top, a bottom, and a side; a tapered indentation joining the two lobes, wherein the two lobes and the tapered indentation form an exterior comprising an hourglass shape, and further wherein the tapered indentation comprising a top, a bottom, and a side; and a filling.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2022Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Inventor: Sylvia Longoria Dorsey
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Patent number: 11896916Abstract: A tummy time support for infants has a wedge-shaped support having a flat bottom surface, a top surface inclined at a first angle in a range of about 8° to about 20° relative to the bottom surface, a front side at the peak of the incline, a rear side at the base of the incline. In a top view thereof, the front side has two concave recesses positioned proximate shoulder positions of an infant and the rear side has a single elongate concave recess with a peak centered between the two concave recesses. Kits are disclosed that have of a mat having a first fastener and a first tummy time support having a second faster releasably mutable to the first fastener. The kit can include a toy support and a second tummy time support that is bigger or smaller than the first tummy time support.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2021Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Inventor: Anne H. Zachry
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Patent number: 11871863Abstract: A height-adjustable pillow includes: a cervical pillow including an outer shell and contents filled inside the outer shell, and wall parts formed to protrude from both sides of the loading part; side pillows including side-of-face contact parts, which are attached to both sides of the cervical pillow and have a plurality of elastic pads formed in the same shape and stacked therein, and fine height-adjusting parts comprising a plurality of slim pads stacked at the lower portions of the side-of-face contact parts and cover bodies which are finished by respectively encompassing the outer surfaces of the plurality of slim pads and being thermally fused to the edge portions thereof and which have friction increasing parts provided on the outer surfaces thereof; wing parts for connecting the lower portions of the cervical pillow and the side pillows; and an outer cover in which all constituent parts are accommodated and fitted.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2019Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Inventor: Joung Gug Kim
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Patent number: 11864680Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a pillow apparatus that is structured to support a user's limbs or legs. The pillow apparatus typically comprises a pillow body. The pillow body typically comprises a first concave depression positioned on a first surface of the pillow body. The first concave depression is structured to support at least a portion of a thigh of a user or a portion of crus leg part of the user. In some embodiments, the pillow body also comprises a second concave depression positioned on a second surface of the pillow body, opposite the first surface. Moreover, in some embodiments, the pillow apparatus comprises a coupling member structured for releasably connecting the pillow apparatus with an adjacent pillow apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2021Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Banyan Licensing L.L.C.Inventors: E. Scott Davis, Scott Allen Sattizahn, Timothy James Rohm
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Patent number: 11857096Abstract: A traction pillow includes a pillowcase and an elastic pillow interior. The pillow interior has an opening, and the opening penetrates from an upper side of the pillow interior to a lower side of the pillow interior. The pillowcase includes an upper surface and a lower surface. The upper surface is provided with a first connector. The lower surface is provided with a second connector, and when the pillowcase sleeves the pillow interior. The first connector is detachably connected to the second connector via the opening to enable the upper surface and the lower surface to clamp the pillow interior, and the upper surface and the lower surface press the pillow interior to form a neck brace supporting portion.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2023Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Inventor: Xin Chen
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Patent number: 11849876Abstract: A pillow with a removable rod-shaped insert is described herein. The rod-shaped insert is removably insertable into a cavity and/or trough within the pillow. Both the rod-shaped insert and the cavity and/or trough are substantially semi-circular at each vertically oriented cross-section thereof. The cavity includes an opening in a side of the pillow opposite a side thereof which is in contact with a user's head and/or body. The rod-shaped insert has a plurality of parallel ridges on at least one outer surface thereof and extends between both lateral sides of the pillow. In some configurations, the rod-shaped insert is a single substantially planar structure which is folded into a substantially semi-circular shape. In some configurations, the rod-shaped insert has an internal removably-insertable structure.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2023Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Inventor: Ryan Lee
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Patent number: 11819135Abstract: A foam core for a mattress including a supporting layer for supporting the vertebral column, the supporting layer including an upper part and a lower part. Different body support regions are provided in the upper part along the longitudinal direction of the foam core, a plurality of the body support regions having at least one recess in the material of the foam core. At least one reserve region is provided in the lower part and has at least one recess in the material of the foam core. The foam core is formed such that the reserve region is not substantially deformed in case of a load on the upper part above the reserve region if the load is below a predetermined limit pressure, and that in case of a load above the predetermined limit pressure, the reserve region is deformed. A mattress having such a foam core is furthermore shown.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2021Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Inventors: Majid Kardeh, Jeong-Hun Yi
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Patent number: 11814566Abstract: A flexible cellular foam or composition contains a flexible foam structure that comprises a plurality of highly thermally conductive solids including nanomaterials. The thermally conductive solids may be carbon nanomaterials or other metallic or non-metallic solids. The carbon nanomaterials may include, but are not necessarily limited to, carbon nanotubes and graphite nanoplatelets. The highly thermally conductive solids may include but are not limited to micro-sized solids that may include graphite flakes, for example. When mixed within flexible foam, the presence of nanomaterials may impart greater support factor, greater thermal conductivity, and/or a combination of these improvements. The flexible foam composition may be polyurethane foam, latex foam, polyether polyurethane foam, viscoelastic foam, high resilient foam, polyester polyurethane foam, foamed polyethylene, foamed polypropylene, expanded polystyrene, foamed silicone, melamine foam, among others.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2020Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: L&P Property Management CompanyInventors: Heidi Stojanovic, Tiffany Gramlich
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Patent number: 11812854Abstract: A gaming support pad includes a cover having fill material therein that forms at least one feature on a side of the gaming support pad. The gaming support pad further includes a pad, enclosed by the cover, the pad comprising a plurality of different material layers.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2021Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Inventor: Jacob S. Blackowiak
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Patent number: 11800908Abstract: A protection device that provides improved protection against damage to the underlying product. The protection device includes silk impact pillows that absorb energy from low or high impacts. The present disclosure provides the ability to adjust a plurality of attributes: 1) pillow stiffness, 2) cocoon density; and 3) cocoon height, to construct a pillow of a desired impact resistance.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2022Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: INO Armor LLCInventors: Charles Maddock, Grant Chapman, Sean Kleinschmidt, Ramon Y. Yip
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Patent number: 11786038Abstract: A portable support, pain or pressure relief device comprising a plurality of pillows where a first pillow comprises an opening. A second pillow is disposed in the opening forming an aperture and is selectively adjustable in the opening to adjust a shape and size of the aperture.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2021Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Inventor: Aaron Ignatius Lobo
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Patent number: 11759032Abstract: A pillow with a removable rod-shaped insert is described herein. The rod-shaped insert is removably insertable into a cavity and/or trough within the pillow. Both the rod-shaped insert and the cavity and/or trough are substantially semi-circular at each vertically oriented cross-section thereof. The cavity includes an opening in a side of the pillow opposite a side thereof which is in contact with a user's head and/or body. The rod-shaped insert has a plurality of parallel ridges on at least one outer surface thereof and extends between both lateral sides of the pillow. In some configurations, the rod-shaped insert is a single substantially planar structure which is folded into a substantially semi-circular shape. In some configurations, the rod-shaped insert has an internal removably-insertable structure.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2022Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Inventor: Ryan Lee
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Patent number: 11737592Abstract: A pillow is provided herein which includes a cover having opposing first and second panels. A gusset perimetrically bounds, and joins, the first and second panels. The gusset is formed of an open cell construction. Compliant fill material is disposed within the cover. Advantageously, with the subject invention, a pillow is provided allowing for lateral ventilation between opposing panels. This permits a cooling effect while a user is resting or sleeping.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2021Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: BEDGEAR, LLCInventor: Eugene Alletto, Jr.
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Patent number: 11737591Abstract: The present disclosure relates to shaped body for receiving a skull on a support plane, wherein the shaped body is substantially ring-shaped, and wherein at least in one subregion, the contour of the cross section of the shaped body has a half ellipse inclined with respect to the support plane, and wherein at least in one subregion, the contour of the cross section of the shaped body is asymmetrical.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2019Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: KLUBA MEDICAL GMBHInventor: Susanne Kluba
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Patent number: 11737577Abstract: A face cushion includes a hollow-out portion located at a central portion of the face cushion; an inflatable portion having an inner peripheral edge located adjacent to the hollow-out portion, an outer peripheral edge, and two slit edges located between the inner and the outer peripheral edge, with an area between the inner and the outer peripheral edge being divided into a first and a second air bag; a slit section formed between the two slit edges; and a plurality of inflating connections separately connected to the first and the second air bag. The first and the second air bag are inflated alternately with gas supplied from a gas supply device to the inflatable body via different pipelines at different time points to produce on the face cushion a facial configuration similar to a patient's face, allowing different parts of the patient's face to contact with the face cushion intermittently.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2022Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: PEGASUS MEDICAL SUPPLY, INC.Inventor: Tsung-Hsuan Liu
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Patent number: 11717098Abstract: A head shaping pillow is provided. The head shaping pillow includes an elongated flexible core disposed within a fabric casing. The elongated flexible core is coiled to define an upper ring and a lower ring, wherein the upper ring includes a diameter greater than a diameter of the lower ring. In some embodiments, the fabric casing includes a first panel affixed to a second panel along an upper edge and a lower edge of each, defining at least an open first end.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2021Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Inventor: Maria Leezer-Cumiford
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Patent number: 11712120Abstract: A leg pillow having an upper edge and lower edge and two convex curved side edges, wherein a recess is defined in the middle of the leg pillow. The leg pillow also includes leg support indentations at the upper edge. The leg support indentations are on both the top and bottom side of the leg pillow to provide support and proper body alignment for side sleeping individuals.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2021Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Assignee: Bob The Pillow Inc.Inventors: Matthew Burwick, Ryan Mills
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Patent number: 11712364Abstract: A pillow for treating snoring and/or sleep apnea features at least one head recess having a bottom area for receiving and supporting a lateral side of a user's face, and a peripheral area spanning upwardly from the bottom area at a perimeter thereof. A neck channel extends from the head recess. The peripheral area of the head recess includes a chin region that reaches laterally outward from the neck channel at an angle and orientation such that the user's cervical spine resides in a relaxed non-extended state, and the user's mandible is maintained in a closed position. In embodiments for couples, first and second head recesses in the top of one pillow face inwardly toward one another, and third and fourth head recesses in either the bottom of the same pillow or the top of a separate pillow bottom surface face outwardly away from one another.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2022Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Inventors: Andre J. W. Peters, Rosa Peters
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Patent number: 11678752Abstract: A pillow system for use by a user laying on their back, such as for use after a mastectomy or other surgery. The pillow system provides a cushioning and supportive system. In one particular implementation, the pillow system has two elongate side pillows for placing under and extending from at least a user's shoulders to the user's knees. The two side pillows have an inner edge that includes two concave regions, thus when the two pillows are placed next to or alongside each other, two generally void areas are formed. The pillow system may include a head pillow and/or a support pillow(s), such as a wedge-shaped pillow.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2021Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: SLEEP AGAIN PILLOWS LLCInventors: Rachel Baumel, Mitsue Yamamoto
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Patent number: 11672352Abstract: A support device for ergonomic support of a user's hand during operation of a hand-operated input device, such as a computer mouse. The device includes a left pad and a right pad, spaced apart by a hinge that enables the pads to fold into a closed configuration for transport or storage. The hinge may be a living hinge integrally formed with at least a portion of the left and right pads. The pads support the pisiform and trapezium regions of the heel of the hand, respectively, and are configured to slide on a work surface. The device may include a latching mechanism, such a magnetic latch, to releasably hold the device in the closed configuration when not in use.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2021Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: Muskoka Research Inc.Inventor: Eric Godard
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Patent number: 11659935Abstract: The invention is directed to a portable head support designed to fit in the interior of a carry-on article carried by a passenger. The device provides head support for those who prefer sleeping in a face-down position and comprises a base and a head support connected along at least one of their abutting edges by a mechanism which permits the angle between the base and head support to be adjusted by the user.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2022Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Inventor: Andrew Miller
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Patent number: 11641961Abstract: A pillow is provided having an elongated main body having a first end and a second end and a length from the first end to the second end. The pillow may further have a first notch at a top edge of the elongated main body adjacent the first end and a second notch at the top edge of the elongated main body adjacent the second end. The pillow may then have a first pocket at an inner surface of the elongated main body between the first notch and a bottom edge of the elongated main body and a second pocket at the inner surface between the second notch and the bottom edge.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2021Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: PROTEKTIT PILLOW LLCInventors: Rita Zylberman, Debbie Friedman
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Patent number: 11638494Abstract: The present invention provides a kind of sleeping pillow complying with the spinal medical theories, including the pillow case and fillers. The space enclosed by the said pillow case is divided into the isolated head bearing area and neck bearing area, and the said head bearing area is divided into the middle dented face-up sleeping head bearing area and the side sleeping head bearing area whose sides are higher. The said neck bearing area is divided into the face-up sleeping neck bearing area set in the middle and the side sleeping neck bearing area set on both sides of the said face-up sleeping neck bearing area. The height of the said the side sleeping neck bearing area is not lower than that of the said face-up sleeping neck bearing area.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2016Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Inventor: Xiu Deng
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Patent number: 11627822Abstract: An anti-wrinkle anatomic pillow that allows that users rest on their backs, face down or on the side without this causing expression lines in their skins.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2019Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Inventor: Marcela Uribe
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Patent number: 11602226Abstract: A pillow system includes a pillow assembly and a pillow and pillow cover assembly, the pillow assembly having a base attached to a pillow having an opening, the pillow formed of a first foam material, and the base formed of a second foam material, and wherein the first foam material is more rigid than the second foam material. The pillow and pillow cover assembly includes a pillow cover formed of a stretchy fabric material capable of stretching into the opening of the pillow during use.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2021Date of Patent: March 14, 2023Assignee: CHIROPRACTIC FAMILY LINE, LLCInventors: Clare Stewart, Susan Pattee
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Patent number: 11596247Abstract: A pillow includes a head support, a neck support, and an opening extending entirely through a central portion of the pillow. The head support includes a top surface and a bottom surface, and defines a first height extending between the top and bottom surfaces. The neck support is coupled to the head support and includes a top surface and a bottom surface. The top surface has a central portion and side portions. The central portion defines a second height extending between a base of the central portion and the bottom surface, and each of the side portions defines a third height extending between an apex of the respective side surface and the bottom surface. The third height is greater than the first and second heights.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2020Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Inventor: James Park
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Patent number: 11589680Abstract: A furniture item with at least one wedge-shaped bed and with a vertical axis of rotation, about which the at least one bed and/or at least one wedge-shaped functional element are/is mounted in a rotatable manner. The axis of rotation is arranged at one of the two ends of the bed or is formed by the axis of rotation of a rotary part, on which one of the two bed ends is fastened.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2022Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: Hafele SE & Co KGInventors: Sibylle Thierer, Lorenz Arnold
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Patent number: 11583116Abstract: A multi-position pillow for providing cervical area support during sleep, the multi-position pillow comprising: an outer cover adapted to be opened; a core support removably associated with the outer cover, the core support comprising a sloped body, wherein a downward slope of the sloped body extends from a first end to a second end, a head connected to the first end and having a hump, and a ledge disposed in the head along a top end of the hump; and a contouring material layer removably associated with the outer cover, the contouring material layer being compressible such that to compress over a top of the core support; wherein an association of the outer cover with the core support and the contouring material layer causes the core support and the contouring material layer to be positioned centrally within the outer cover, such that to provide cervical area support to a user.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2020Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Inventor: Johnathan Duong
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Patent number: 11559456Abstract: A formed therapeutic tool has a base in a generally heart-shaped configuration with a narrow arcuate front, a wide rear, tapering sides, and a concave bottom. A rearward support is formed of two similarly configured projections. The projections are laterally spaced. Each projection has a linear high point and a semicircular surface. The tool has a forward support formed of two similarly configured inclines. Each incline has an arcuate high point adjacent to one of the projections and an arcuate low point adjacent to the front. A ovoid shaped central recess extends downwardly between the inclines and the projections. The central recess terminates in an ovoid shaped floor with a lower surface constituting a portion of the concave bottom of the base. The tool having a Durometer of from 36 to 45 on a Shore A scale and an Indentation Force Deflection of from 8 to 9.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2021Date of Patent: January 24, 2023Inventor: Barbara J. Richmond
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Patent number: 11523694Abstract: An adjustable orthopedic pillow includes a plurality of sections separated by dividers. Each section includes a head support fill chamber, a comfort layer fill chamber, a primary cervical support fill chamber, and a secondary cervical support fill chamber. The primary cervical support fill chamber can be positioned between at least a portion of the head support fill chamber and at least a portion of the comfort layer fill chamber and can an opening at a superior portion of the primary cervical support fill chamber. The secondary cervical support fill chamber can be positioned between at least a portion of the head support fill chamber and at least a portion of primary cervical support fill chamber and can include an opening at an inferior portion of the secondary cervical support fill chamber.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2019Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Inventor: Matthew Adam Ryan
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Patent number: 11504266Abstract: A snoring prevention pillow includes: a center protrusion (101) allowing sleeper's head and neck to laterally rotate in either left or right direction at the center of upper and lower surfaces of a pillow body (10); a neck support (102) formed on lower portions of the upper and lower surfaces of the pillow body (10); and headrest portions (103) formed at opposite sides of the center protrusion (101) and each having a groove shape that is thinner than the pillow body (10), wherein the headrest portions (103) each have the groove that becomes deeper from the lower to upper portion in the upper lateral direction such that the head and the neck of the sleeper can be tilted in the upper lateral direction.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2020Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Inventor: Youngjin Baek
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Patent number: 11464350Abstract: A weighted lap pad comprising a base having a body-conforming configuration adapted to be placed across a lap of a seated user, the base having a plurality of channels having weights permanently enclosed within respective channels, the weights having a cumulative weight of greater than 2 pounds and a transparent window positioned at a surface of the base and in part defining a device pocket configured to receive a paper device or electronic touch screen device. The transparent window and associated pocket allowing a user to experience visual and multi-media sensation while simultaneously receiving tactile sensation of the weighted pad. The electronic device also allows for a variety of user control and sensory feedback options.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2018Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Inventor: Renee Bourget Fussy
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Patent number: 11452392Abstract: An apparatus for supporting a human body is disclosed. The apparatus has a body assembly configured to support a back of the human body, a head assembly attached to the body assembly via an attachment portion, the head assembly including one or more members forming a recess configured to receive a head of the human body, and a slit disposed between the body assembly and the head assembly, the slit configured to open from a closed position to an open position to provide rotation of the head assembly relative to the body assembly.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2022Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Inventor: Lloyd Ecker
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Patent number: 11426316Abstract: The invention relates to a cushion for use when lying in a prone position after breast surgery, the cushion (10) having a base body (12) with a recess (14). The underlying object of the present invention is to provide a cushion which can be used after breast surgery for lying or sleeping in a prone position and which also offers a high degree of lying comfort and protection for the operated breast. For this purpose, the base body (12) is formed of two layers and has a first harder layer (36) of foamed plastic and a second softer layer (38) of a viscoelastic material.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2018Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Inventor: Claudia Davis
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Patent number: 11412870Abstract: An ergonomic and orthopedic pillow for avoiding face wrinkles during sleep including a first rest body where the user rests his head; a second rest body of a density greater than that of the first rest body, a filling portion inside the second rest body; the first and second rest bodies are defined in their upper part by a portion of generally rectangular shape, which in the lower part of each of its ends houses a pair of face receiving cavities in which the cavities of face reception have a half-heart shape, more specifically they are provided with a semicircular portion in their upper part from which in a tangential way a flat section with an opening angle of at least 45° with respect to a plane emerges perpendicular to the upper part of the first resting body where the flat section, at its termination, has a rounding on the periphery of the cavity.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2018Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: Laura Fernanda Aguilar GonzalezInventor: Laura Fernanda Aguilar Gonzalez
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Patent number: 11400007Abstract: Described is a wearable device that combines a mechanism which is configured for modifying a head angle of the subject when in the supine position in order to achieve a head tilt position and a mechanism for causing a forward movement of the mandibles in order to obtain an optimal open airway in a subject. Embodiments of the device are configured to be attached to a bed, stretcher, or other flat surface.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2017Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: INOVYTEC MEDICAL SOLUTIONS LTD.Inventor: Ehud Kantor
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Patent number: 11389707Abstract: A swing training assembly includes a shuttle, a shuttle travel track, a tensioner, a shuttle displacement line and a shuttle pulley. The shuttle resides in the shuttle travel track and the shuttle pulley and shuttle displacement line are adapted to linearly displace the shuttle to different shuttle positions within the shuttle travel track in response to displacement forces applied to the shuttle pulley by a user pulling on the shuttle displacement line. The tensioner provides an opposing counter-force to control the rate of shuttle displacement. The swing training assembly may also include body positioning limits to maintain proper body alignment while the user pulls on the shuttle displacement line.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2020Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Inventors: Bradley R. Mason, Jeffrey T. Mason
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Patent number: 11357659Abstract: A pillow for treating snoring and/or sleep apnea features at least one head recess having a bottom area for receiving and supporting a lateral side of a user's face, and a peripheral area spanning upwardly from the bottom area at a perimeter thereof. A neck channel extends from the head recess. The peripheral area of the head recess includes a chin region that reaches laterally outward from the neck channel at an angle and orientation such that the user's cervical spine resides in a relaxed non-extended state, and the user's mandible is maintained in a closed position. In embodiments for couples, first and second head recesses in the top of one pillow face inwardly toward one another, and third and fourth head recesses in either the bottom of the same pillow or the top of a separate pillow bottom surface face outwardly away from one another.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2019Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Inventors: Andre J. W. Peters, Rosa Peters
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Patent number: 11357696Abstract: An intercourse assembly is configured to enable human user to stimulate sexual intercourse. The apparatus is comprised of two cushions that each have a bullnose cutout on one side that is filled with a cushion bullnose made of a low-resilience polyurethane foam, such that when the cushions are attached, the two bullnose profile outlines are aligned. A formed pathway is made between the two cushion bullnoses to enable the user to simulate intercourse. A motor is attached to one of the bullnoses and configured to vibrate to enhance the user's enjoyment. Each cushion has an outer covering that features three hook and loop fasteners that enable the two cushions to attach to each other, as well as secure a washable liner to the apparatus through the use of two straps that each have two hook and loop fasteners on each end.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2019Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Inventor: Ernest Michael Slattery
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Patent number: 11344130Abstract: The invention is directed to a portable head support designed to fit in the interior of a carry-on article carried by a passenger. The device provides head support for those who prefer sleeping in a face-down position and comprises a base and a head support connected along at least one of their abutting edges by a mechanism which permits the angle between the base and head support to be adjusted by the user.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2021Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Inventor: Andrew Miller
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Patent number: 11278134Abstract: A system for making a custom pillow using selected ones of several, different, interchangeable components, the selection based on a potential user's answers to questions that identify the user's needs and preferences in regard to pillow characteristics.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2019Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignee: Pluto Brand, Inc.Inventors: Kevin Li, Susana Saeliu
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Patent number: 11278135Abstract: A cervical assist pillow, comprising, a lower back support portion having a wedge therein to accept a user's upper back and shoulders, an upper neck support portion adjacent the lower back support portion, the upper neck support portion having an extended height to support the users neck proximate a user's head and having a height to elevate the user's neck at a cervicomental angle between approximately 100 and 120 degree, a head support portion adjacent the upper neck support portion and having a concavity to accept the back of the user's head and a waist belt coupled to the lower back support portion at a first end and detachably couple-able to a user's midsection to prevent slippage from under the user's head and neck.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2020Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Inventor: Tang Yong Kuang
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Patent number: 11260271Abstract: A removable stretchable cover for exercise equipment has a first wall, a second wall, two side walls and two end walls arranged to form an interior cavity and an opening through which the exercise equipment is appointed to traverse. The opening is formed as a stretchable slit opening adapted to expand to engulf the exercise equipment, and contract in a closed configuration when the exercise equipment is housed within the interior cavity to substantially enclose the equipment within the cover. At least one anti-slip surface is integrated within at least one of the first wall, second wall, two side walls or two end walls. The cover is composed of a thin, stretchy, soft material so that it can be significantly stretched and contracted to snuggly fit over the exercise equipment. Examples of exercise equipment for which the cover is especially well suited include yoga blocks, foam rollers, exercise balls and arm handles of exercise machines.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2015Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Inventor: Lisa B. Mariano
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Patent number: 11219322Abstract: A pillow can include a head support surface configured to support at least a portion of a person's head, a first support having a first support surface with a first apex disposed at a first height a second support having a second support surface with a second apex disposed at a second height, and a third support having a third support surface with a third apex disposed at a third height. The support surfaces can support at least a portion of a person's neck when at least a portion of their head is in contact with the head support surface. One or more of the heights can differ from one or more other heights. A pillow can include one or more openings and one or more inserts configured to be disposed therein.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2019Date of Patent: January 11, 2022Assignee: DENNEROLL HOLDINGS PTY LTDInventor: Adrian Dennewald