For Head Or Neck (e.g., Pillow) Patents (Class 5/636)
  • Patent number: 8943626
    Abstract: A system for displaying a pillow in a vertical position features a pillow and a sham located on and fully encasing the pillow. The sham features a flange located on a sham outer periphery and extending out and away from the sham. A second attachment means is located on a flange second surface. The system features a rigid display frame with a frame aperture centrally located in the display frame. A first attachment means is located on a frame first surface. A removable base is located on a frame bottom edge perpendicular to the display frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Inventor: Martha Stephens
  • Publication number: 20150026891
    Abstract: A pillow is provided comprising a first member having first and second side portions and a medial portion extending therebetween, wherein at least a portion of the first and second side portions and the medial portion define a recess; and wherein the pillow further comprises an elongate second member, the second member being structured to be removably attached to the first member within the recess.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: Edmund Scott Davis, Calvin Tabor
  • Publication number: 20150020314
    Abstract: The portable head support device of the present invention provides comfortable support for a user's head while the user is in a sitting potion. The pillow or cushion has a v-shape on the top where a user's chin can rest so that the head cannot fall forward or sideways but will stay in a comfortable and upright position. The pillow is held in place by hook and loop fasteners located on the pillow and, for instance, on straps extending from behind the user's back and over the shoulders or wraparound supports wrapped around standard seat belts. The head support can be used in child car seats to keep a child's head in a safe and stable position while they sleep.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2014
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Inventors: Joseph L. Garcia, Lori Garcia
  • Publication number: 20150013070
    Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for covering a mattress. A first layer may include a bed sheet. A second layer includes an absorbent pad disposed adjacent to the bed sheet. A third layer may include a blanket disposed adjacent to the absorbent pad and coupled to the bed sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2014
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventor: Heather Phillips
  • Publication number: 20150013069
    Abstract: A support pillow comprises a pillow body having a medial region and two opposing arms that form a well region, a first side and a second side. The pillow body further includes an outer periphery and an inner periphery outlining the well region. The pillow body is constructed of a fill material and a cover enveloping the fill material. A center panel is constructed multiple pieces of fabric and is coupled to the two sides using stitching.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2014
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Applicant: The Boppy Company, LLC
    Inventor: Kristin A. Tidwell
  • Publication number: 20150013072
    Abstract: The invention is a travel pillow constructed so a user can affix the pillow to a vehicle window or other smooth surface by using suction cups or any other location where a user may wish for a padded surface. The pillow is constructed so it is easily configured in multiple ways using magnets sewn within the cushions, constructed so the side cushions are thicker than its central cushions to provide a comfortable position for a user's head to rest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2013
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventors: Victoria Clarke, Barbara Richter
  • Publication number: 20150000039
    Abstract: A novelty pillow, or a set of novelty pillows depict an idiom, and take the form of the idiom being expressed. Preferably, the idiom expressed in the pillow or set of pillows, is a noun or nouns, which can be described as “stuffed”. Examples of idioms contemplated include, but are not limited to, a “stuffed nose”, a “stuffed shirt”, and a “stuffed pizza”. Accordingly, the pillow or set of pillows for a “stuffed nose” would be a pillow or set of pillows, in the shape of a human nose, the exterior casings of the pillow would have a graphic that takes the form of a human nose, to aid in the depiction of said “stuffed nose”. Each pillow or set of pillows would follow this form, in order to depict the idiom contemplated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2014
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventors: Anne Sharfman, Sander Marcus, Anita H. Levin
  • Patent number: 8914926
    Abstract: A folding portable sleeping table comprises a planar member rotatably connected to at least one longitudinal support member. A support arm has a proximal and a distal end. The proximal end of the support arm is rotatably connected to the planar member. The longitudinal support member has notches to engage the distal end of the support arm. The longitudinal support member has a hollow interior sized to accept at least one extendable member. A base member is positioned on a lower end of the at least one extendable member. The at least one extendable member is adjustably secured to the at least one longitudinal support member whereby the base member and the at least one extendable member can extend in and out relative to the at least one longitudinal support member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Inventor: Nahome Berhanu
  • Patent number: 8914922
    Abstract: A mountable fan for massage table that is removably installable to an underside of an extant massage table headrest, said mountable fan for massage table having a generally ovoid hoop with an upper surface and a lower surface, a vent circumferentially disposed around the upper surface, a fan chamber radially disposed from the hoop, an electric fan disposed within the fan chamber, and an intake duct with a removable filter disposed therein, the intake duct disposed on the fan chamber, whereby air is drawn into the intake duct by the fan and forcibly expelled through the vent to relaxingly stimulate the face of a patient lying on the massage table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Inventors: Charles D. Wells, Wanda L. Wells
  • Patent number: 8910330
    Abstract: A pillow of embodiments of the disclosed technology has a top side and bottom side. The bottom side has a front support at the front, and back portion extending along the length of the back. The front support and back portion are adapted to touch a surface on which they rest, leaving a cavity between the back portion all the way to the front of the pillow, excluding the front support. As such, the pillow is almost entirely open at the front, the only portion at the front lacking an opening is for the centrally located front support. Two such pillows may be placed together, allowing one to extend his/her arm into the cavity and under an adjacent pillow for comfort when lying next to another person, one person resting on the first pillow, and another on the second pillow, with an arm of one person under both pillows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: EZ Cuddle, LLC
    Inventor: Suvin Malik
  • Publication number: 20140359943
    Abstract: A neck and head stability pillow comprises flat bottom half cylinder fixed to a flat bottom half toroid and both components compose a single pillow. The flat bottom half cylinder fits directly below the neck providing an adequate support and stability to the cervical area. The flat bottom half toroid where the head rests provides the necessary flexibility. The inner elliptic space where the user's occiput rests is created between the flat bottom half toroid arms fixed to the flat bottom half cylinder. The inner diameter between the flat bottom half cylinder and the semi circular flat bottom half toroid elevates the user's occiput rests above the mattress. This graduation assures that the head and neck remain as aligned as possible in its top to bottom axis. The flat bottom surface stabilizes the half toroid fixed to the half cylinder providing full protection and stability for the user's cervical area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2013
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Inventor: Facel Casta-Baez
  • Publication number: 20140359944
    Abstract: An adjustable positioning roll including a support portion having a support side and a substantially flat base surface, and one or more separately formed base portions, or elevating portions, configured to have a substantially same length and width as the flat base surface, the one or more base portions being detachably coupled to the flat base surface of the support portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2014
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Inventors: Tracy Thompson, Edward Mobley, Eric Cox
  • Publication number: 20140352069
    Abstract: A pillow for the treatment and/or prevention of cranial deformities in babies and infants, of the type comprising a depression to receive the head, the depression comprising a curved inclined portion located around an opening, which is closed off by a supporting portion for the head of the baby or infant, located at an intermediate height in the pillow, in which the supporting portion comprises a deformable material and the inclined portion forms an angle of more than 130° with the supporting portion in the area where the inclined portion and the supporting portion merge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2014
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Inventors: DAVID VERDE SANCHEZ, YIN CHERN LAW
  • Publication number: 20140345056
    Abstract: Embodiments may generally relate to a device for supporting the head of a human subject and may comprise a wearable chin pillow. Such an embodiment may include a chin support member having a major axis defining a first end and a second end, and an orthogonal minor axis. The chin support member may have a positive curvature in a direction parallel to one or more of the major axis or the minor axis. Embodiments may further include at least one mounting strap attached to at least one of the first end or the second end of the chin support member. The mounting strap may be adapted to engage the neck of a wearer in a retaining relation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2013
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Inventor: Lance Davis
  • Publication number: 20140345057
    Abstract: A cushion including a pillow portion (2) useable for supporting the head of a user of the cushion and an elongate trunk (4) portion that extends away from the pillow portion (2) and which is usable for supporting the chin of the user. Wherein the pillow portion (2) is shaped so that it is useable to extend from at least a position on the back of the neck of a user whose head is being supported by the pillow portion (2) that is less than three centimeters from the mid-point of the back of the neck to at least a position where it contacts an ear of the user, and wherein in this use of the pillow portion (2) the trunk portion (4) extends away from the pillow portion (2) towards the chin of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2012
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Inventor: Gemma Jensen
  • Patent number: 8893332
    Abstract: A purse or bag for carrying accessories and/or personal articles that converts into a pillow is provided. In a first state, the purse or bag includes at least two exterior pockets configured for carrying appropriate sized articles or accessories. In a second state, the purse or bag is turned inside out to expose first and second pillow portions which when zippered, or coupled, together form a single pillow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: DIYVA Holdings, LLC
    Inventor: Barbara Kavovit
  • Patent number: 8893334
    Abstract: A pillow in the present invention may include a main pillow body and a neck support. The main pillow body may include three sections: a head support section and a pair of lateral support sections; and the shape of the main pillow body resembles a reverse letter “U.” In an exemplary embodiment, each lateral support section extends from the main pillow body with an enlarging rear end, and the length of lateral support sections is designed to be slightly longer than conventional pillows, so that the pillow would be long and wide enough to support the user's shoulders, no matter which rest position the user adopts. Also, the rear ends of the lateral support sections are thicker by inserting more stuffing materials inside to provide better lateral support to the user when he/she rests on the side during sleep.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Inventor: Danny C. Wong
  • Patent number: 8893333
    Abstract: A surgical head support apparatus includes a headrest, a bracket, and a joint member. The headrest includes a first spherical joint and the bracket includes a second spherical joint. The joint member includes a joint lock. The joint member couples the headrest to the bracket. The joint lock moves the joint member between a locked and an unlocked configuration. In the locked configuration, the joint member disallows movement of the headrest relative to the bracket. In the unlocked configuration, the joint member allows movement of the headrest relative to the bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Allen Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Orlando Soto, Dustin T. Libby, Thomas K. Skripps
  • Patent number: 8893331
    Abstract: A multipurpose, ergonomic, adjustable head, neck, and face pillow for use in sleeping and resting positions, both supine and upright. The pillow includes a contoured pillowcase that is used to adjust for pillow firmness. The pillowcase has a hook-and-loop closure that is used to adjust the pillow's firmness and thickness. The contoured pillowcase can be made of materials including cotton, satin, water resistant fabric, etc. The pillow insert is generally rectangular in shape with a U-shaped offset cutout along one side that can be rotated to accommodate a variety of sleeping and resting positions. The pillow insert can be filled with an array of soft loose fill including polyester fill, down, down alternative, wool, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Inventor: Elizabeth Cupo
  • Publication number: 20140338130
    Abstract: A novel pillow cover is provided that can be manufactured so that a finished gusseted pillow produced from four rectangular fabric pieces with only six straight line seams.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2014
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Inventor: William Earl Russell
  • Patent number: 8887333
    Abstract: A pillow has a body having a medial region and a pair of legs that extend from the medial region to define an opening therebetween. A sleep mask is attached across the front of the pillow by two elastic straps. A storage bag with handles is kept within a storage pocket of the pillow and is attached to the pillow. The bag can be removed from the interior and pulled over the pillow to form a carrying bag. Pouches are retained at the interior of the pillow body and can extend outward from the body. The pouches can fill with fillable material from the interior of the pillow body, allowing the firmness of the pillow to be adjusted. In addition, the legs can then be pushed together so that the pillow can be used as a more traditional pillow rested against a surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Sourcing Network International, LLC
    Inventor: Randall P. Cohen
  • Patent number: 8887332
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Bedgear, Inc.
    Inventor: Eugene Alletto
  • Publication number: 20140331411
    Abstract: An apparatus for facilitating sleep is disclosed. Embodiments of the sleep system receive a person's lower arm in an arm cavity of a person laying in a sleep-on-side position. An exemplary sleep system has a trunk rest and head rest. Two separated cantilevered supports extending outwardly from the base portion of the head rest are in contact with and supported by a top edge of the trunk rest, thereby defining an arm aperture that receives the person's lower arm when laying in a sleep-on-side position. An arm cavity is defined by lower surfaces of the two cantilevered supports and a trunk rest cantilevered arm cavity surface that extends generally downward and inward.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2014
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicant: SQUIRE SLEEP SYSTEMS LLC
    Inventor: John Schultz
  • Patent number: 8875330
    Abstract: An invention designed for head, neck, chest and abdomen; providing support and protection for sleeping children while being transported. The said invention comprises of head, neck, chest and abdomen safety. It is constructed in the shape of a heart and extends between the head and abdomen of child. The invention is comprised of filling and cushion and is able to separate between sections for washing capability. It is worn over the front of the child, secured by elastic straps that slip over each arm of the child, represented on the backside of invention. It is further secured by seatbelts that are placed under confinement of the situated seatbelt safety controllers located on the front side of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Inventor: Nikesha Nicole Wallace
  • Publication number: 20140317849
    Abstract: A pillow comprises a resilient median portion, two resilient lateral portions and sound deafening earmuffs. The median portion is adapted to receive a back of a person's head. The two lateral portions are attached to an opposite side of the median portion. The earmuffs comprise two sound deafening ear coverings and a flexible band connecting the two sound deafening ear coverings. Each one of the two lateral portion have a cavity to accommodate the sound deafening ear coverings. In use, the flexible band is operative to bias the two sound deafening ear coverings over two ears of the person.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Inventors: Robert LEGRAND, Génifère LEGRAND, Mirko TRIERENBERG
  • Publication number: 20140317851
    Abstract: An adjustable pillow comprises several stacked layers of synthetic foam cut to approximately the same dimension and perimeter and may be enclosed within a fabric cover. The top layer includes a cutout extending inward from one edge of the layer for approximately four to six inches to provide a relieved volume for a user's ear when laying on his or her side to improve comfort without impairing hearing or while the user is wearing eyeglasses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2013
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Inventors: Daniel Hammack, Jerry Hammack
  • Patent number: 8869325
    Abstract: A convertible blanket, method of converting a convertible blanket and kit including a convertible blanket are described. A convertible blanket includes a fabric blanket portion having a top end, a bottom end and sides. The convertible blanket also includes one or more front-of-creature features defining a front of the creature. The front-of-creature features are disposed on a surface of the fabric blanket portion to offset the front of the creature from each of the sides of the fabric blanket portion. The convertible blanket also includes one or more fasteners attached to the fabric blanket portion. The one or more fasteners are configured to releasably hold the convertible blanket in a position where the toy is formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: FFD Designs (Canada) Inc.
    Inventors: Cheryl Ng, Evelyn Yu
  • Publication number: 20140310877
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a U-shaped travel pillow having a base cushion and raised cushion fixed to the top side of the base cushion. The inner peripheral walls of the base and raised cushions are mutually flush, while the rear walls are mutually flush and substantially flat for better contact with flat surfaces, such as a headrest, seat, or chair. Furthermore, the rear wall of the raised cushion is thinner than the sides, providing more liberty to adjust head position by easily adapting to the shape of the headrest, seat or chair. A removable cover is adapted to cover the base and raised cushions, while a drawstring with an adjustable cinch mechanism can be used for adjusting the travel pillow around the neck.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2012
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Inventors: David Bret Sternlight, Kyna Rose Sternlight
  • Patent number: 8863335
    Abstract: A neck support device comprises a flat, portable device comprised of a central malleable but supportive inner core or endoskeleton covered by a comfortable padded shell. The device shapes into a structure, supporting a user's head by translating the weight of the user' head to the user's shoulder, bypassing the neck, thus allowing relaxation of the supportive structures of the neck. The neck support device comprises a flexible and bendable inner core and an outer sheath material. Portions of the device may be bent into a support position by the user to support the user's head. The device may be bent into a substantially flat configuration for storage. The device may comprise contoured padding located for support or comfort and slip-resistant materials or surfaces. The device may translate the weight of the user's head from a head portion to a shoulder portion via a neck portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Inventor: Ravi Shamaiengar
  • Publication number: 20140304920
    Abstract: The invention relates to a pillow (10), comprising two sheets of flexible material, joined together to define a space, suitable for inflating to provide a cushioned support. The pillow has a head zone (16) for providing cushioning means to a users head and two wings (18), configured to extend away from the head zone such that the pillow is substantially U-shaped in the plane of the pillow, when deflated. A channel (22) is provided between the sheets of flexible material to connect the wings (18). The channel (22) is positioned at a point in the head zone (16) furthermost from the wing ends (20). The width of the channel increases from the centre line (24) such that when the pillow is inflated, the pillow has a substantially V-shaped profile, formed about the centre line (24) and centerred on the channel (22).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2014
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Applicant: D G Capital Limited
    Inventors: Barnaby Bevan EDWARDS, Steven Richard SPONG
  • Patent number: 8856990
    Abstract: An automobile neck pillow relates to an automobile seat articles technology field, which adopts a key technology truly adapted to human mechanical physiological curves and makes a multiple choice about materials of a core body and an elongated housing and a scientific measurement about shapes and sizes thereof to make the core body and the elongated housing match with each other, wherein the core body is soaked in medical liquids of health care to provide health care and healing to the neck, the core body is attached with a bamboo charcoal fiber cushion, an infra-red cloth, or a negative oxygen ion cloth while integrally being sprayed with perfume, and a brace provided in the elongated housing is mounted between a seat and a head cushion by a longitudinal fixation, a transverse fixation, a combination of longitudinal and transverse fixation, a head-sleeving fixation, or an integral fixation with the head cushion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Inventor: Lei Huang
  • Patent number: 8850642
    Abstract: A support device such as a head support is disclosed. The head support has a frame configured for arrangement between collapsed and assembled dispositions. The head support may also have a pad and/or a cushion. In an example, the frame includes a base, a front riser, a support and a rear riser. After assembly, the central plane of the front riser is configured at an angle relative to the central planes of the base and the support, and may be substantially parallel with the central plane of the rear riser. To prepare the head support for transport, the central plane of the base can be configured substantially parallel to central planes of the front riser, the support, and the rear riser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Inventor: Steven W. Rasmussen
  • Patent number: 8850643
    Abstract: An aromatic air effusion apparatus for a pillow is introduced for both leisure relaxation and for retirement at night. This pillow apparatus is unique over conventional art providing a user with a great variety of options for mechanically controlled effusions of aromatic scents that are channeled throughout the interior of the pillow. A compression and timing apparatus effuses air through a scented permeable medium then conducts such air throughout the pillow whereby such treated air would be a source of a gratifying emotional experience for the user. According to practitioners of aromatherapy, and those who patronize the benefits of its products, the scents of both synthetic and natural plant extract oils, which would be used with this first, advanced-technology pillow, are personally and emotionally rewarding as they enhance both mood and even metabolism for overall well-being and improved health.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Inventor: Chester Lewis White
  • Patent number: 8844536
    Abstract: A locking apparatus for use with a head fixation device allows for a stabilizing fixture, such as a rocker arm having a pair of skull pins, to be selectively secured so that the stabilizing fixture can be adjustably rotated to a desired position. In some version the locking apparatus includes a connector that is retained within an opening in a portion of the head fixation device. The connector can translate within the opening and is restricted from rotation. The translating of the connector permits the connector to engage an arch member that retains the stabilizing fixture. The engagement of the connector and arch member is accomplished, in some versions, by way of matching axial oriented toothed portions or starburst features. In some versions the teeth on the starburst features include a chamfer surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: pro med instruments GmbH
    Inventor: Matthias E. Schuele
  • Publication number: 20140283304
    Abstract: A supportive self ventilating pillow system for effectively supporting the neck and head of a user while simultaneously providing ventilation within the pillow. The supportive self ventilating pillow system generally includes a plurality of layers of foam material with passages within to allow for ventilation of the pillow. The plurality of layers are comprised of a plurality of ring members, strip members or braided members layered upon one another to form the pillow and ventilation passages. The plurality of layers are preferably constructed of memory foam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Inventor: Louis E. Chambers
  • Publication number: 20140283303
    Abstract: Embodiments are directed towards a pillow with a removable core that includes a plurality of cut foam pieces of various or similar shapes/sizes. The pillow may include an outer shell case and an inner shell case (i.e., the removable core). The outer shell case may be made of a plurality of layers, including a backing layer positioned between an external layer and an internal layer. The backing layer may comprise a foam material. And the internal layer and the inner shell case may comprise an open mesh material. The inner shell case may be removably inserted into the outer shell case. A plurality of foam pieces may be disposed inside the inner shell case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Inventor: Scott Karl Rochlin
  • Publication number: 20140283305
    Abstract: A pillow, mattress pad, mattress pad and pillow system, and mattress are provided having a plurality of zones for providing a selected distribution of pressure across different parts of a sleeper's body. The pillow has a first zone of elasticity for supporting the head of a sleeper and an integral second zone of elasticity for supporting the neck and upper thoracic spine, said pillow comprising a firm high resistance foam lower portion and a viscoelastic foam upper portion matingly contoured to the lower portion and internally sealed to the lower portion along a surface of predetermined curvature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2012
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Inventor: Simon Zysman
  • Patent number: 8839472
    Abstract: A combination sleeve/glove pillow allows extra comfort for arm sleepers and in situations like workbreaks or unusual sleeping quarters. A padded cylindrical pillow material between 1 and 3 cm thick and between 20 to 30 cm long is covered with cloth, allowing an arm to slide through. The cylindrical section is then attach to an upper and lower hand portion, each of which include pillow material covered with cloth, and attached to each other. The pillow provides comfort under multiple scenarios while allow the user free hand movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Resting Concepts LLC
    Inventor: George Ferrell
  • Publication number: 20140259275
    Abstract: A first item of sleepwear or bedding is to be used as part of a sleep system and a second item of sleepwear or bedding is to be used with the first item as part of the sleep system. At least one of the first item and second item comprises a performance fabric. The first item dissipates moisture and heat from a body of a user from an inside of the first item to an outside of the first item. The second item dissipates moisture and heat that has been dissipated by the first item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: SHEEX, INC.
    Inventors: Susan Walvius, Michelle Marciniak
  • Publication number: 20140259423
    Abstract: A helmet-shaped pillow having a chin strap in the front side, a neck opening, and a face opening above the chin strap. A cushioning material comprising polystyrene microbeads, memory foam, feathers, air, grains, herbs, or polystyrene pellets may be disposed in one or more compartments within the pillow. The cushioning material may be a thermal insulation material. The pillow may include built-in headphones, massaging devices, and an opening for passage of a ponytail. There may be a removable covering for the face opening and an eye covering. An anti-microbial agent may be incorporated into the fabric. The inner layer and outer layer may be reversible through manual manipulation. There may be an image or pattern on one or both outer surfaces of the inner and outer layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventor: Evan Joseph FALCK
  • Publication number: 20140259424
    Abstract: A sleeping aid device for use when a person is in a seated position, which may provide support for one side of the person's head and/or neck in a semi-lateral direction toward one shoulder through a pillow having a filled shape adapted to rest on the shoulder and support the side of the head, and a counterweight sling strap that goes across the body, connected to the pillow, forming a loop for holding the person's forearms. The sling strap may have a length sufficient to allow both forearms when crossed to be rested on its looped length, and a width sufficient to form a sling to stably support both forearms crossed thereon. The length of the sling strap may be adjusted for better balance in holding the person's forearms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Aoren Endeavors LLC
    Inventor: Aran Higa
  • Publication number: 20140259422
    Abstract: An acupressure pillow includes pressure members that are interconnected by an elastic member and arranged so that, when the user rests a body part (e.g., head or neck) on the pillow between the pressure members, the pressure members automatically adjust to accommodate the body part and produce pressure on the body part due at least in part to the elastic member, which biases the pressure members toward one another. Thus, the pressure exerted on the body part may have different vector components, including some pressure produced essentially perpendicular to the pillow surface on which the body part rests and some pressure produced at other angles due to the shape of the pressure members and the inward force on the pressure members produced by the elastic member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventor: Steven M. Cohen
  • Publication number: 20140245539
    Abstract: Provided is an inclination device for bedding that is portable and enables suppression of apnea and stertor when sleeping. The inclination device for bedding is provided with a rectangular inclination surface on which the human body rests, and a fluid bag that is disposed below the inclination surface and expands into a triangular column shape or the like by providing a fluid. A support part which is a long part at both ends of the inclination surface is disposed at a location where the support part is in contact with the bedding. The inclination surface can be inclined left and right by providing liquid to the liquid bag, with the support part of the inclination surface serving as the fulcrum. In particular, the following structure is preferable: by installing at least two fluid bags in a stacked state, expansion is performed in a fan shape with the fixed part of the fluid bag serving as the fulcrum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2012
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Inventor: Kazuo Ooba
  • Patent number: 8813282
    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments relate generally to a therapeutic pillow, and more particularly the disclosed embodiments relate to a pillow designed to support the head and neck of a sleeper and provide facial protection against definition lines and wrinkles in any position during sleep. The neck and head support also is designed to aid in better respirations and breathing while sleeping on the pillow, and allow positioning and support of aroma therapy or any other type of therapy on the pillow while sleeping. The hand rest portion allows better positioning of the shoulder region and neck region for sleep and also provide support to the arm region to promote healing if the arm is injured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Inventor: Andres Roban
  • Patent number: 8813283
    Abstract: A supplemental pillow for preventing the hair of a user from making contact with a sleeping surface is provided. The pillow includes a cylindrical body, an elevated middle section, and a detachable strap. The pillow can be positioned under a conventional sleeping pillow to create an elevated sleeping surface. The strap can be used to transport the pillow, condense the pillow for storage or travel, or secure the pillow to a conventional sleeping pillow. The elevated middle section is made of a less dense filler than the body of the pillow, which provides a soft sleeping surface. The middle section also acts as a wedge against a user's neck to retain the positioning of the pillow on top of the sleeping pillow when the detachable strap is not in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Inventor: Gloria Alexander
  • Publication number: 20140230152
    Abstract: A pillow includes a core of chip foam, at least one fiber layer, and a cover. The chip foam core is positioned in a leak proof liner. The at least one fiber layer is positioned at least in part around the chip foam core. The cover encloses the chip foam core and the at least one fiber layer. Another pillow includes a core of chip foam and a quilted layer positioned at least in part around the core of chip foam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2014
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: HomTex, Inc.
    Inventors: Gerald E. Wootten, JR., Gerald E. Wootten, III
  • Patent number: 8806684
    Abstract: A pillow device for supporting a person's head without compression of nerves or arteries includes a main section having a top surface, a bottom surface, and a perimeter edge coupled to and extending between the top surface and the bottom surface. A projection extends from the perimeter edge of the main section. The projection is substantially T-shaped having a distal section relative to the main section and a connection section coupled to and extending between the distal section and the perimeter edge. Each of a pair of opposed end sections of the distal section of the projection is configured for positioning under an arm of a user when a head of the user is supported by the main section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Inventors: Sandra E. Ortega, Douglas J. Wade
  • Publication number: 20140223664
    Abstract: A pillow is formed from a synthetic fiberfill material encased within a bag. In one embodiment, the synthetic fiberfill material is in the form of one or more lengths of chenille yarn fiberfill. The chenille yarn fiberfill is formed from a pile of fibers disposed between a pair of twisted core fibers. The pile of fibers includes microfibers. The lengths of chenille yarn fiberfill may be formed into a chenille cloth fiberfill, a chenille tuft fiberfill, or a chenille pompom fiberfill. In another embodiment, the synthetic fiberfill material is in the form of stretch nylon pompom fiberfill.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2013
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: Maurice S. Kanbar Revocable Trust
    Inventors: Maurice S. Kanbar, Albert Kolvites
  • Patent number: 8801730
    Abstract: In a retention device, a medical robot and a method to set the tool center point of a medical robot, the retention device has a fixing device to fix the head of a person held by the retention device. The fixing device provides an indication of the position of the openings of the auditory canals of the ears of the person relative to the retention device based on the relation between the fixing device and the head of the person and the relation between the fixing device and the retention device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Kuka Laboratories GmbH
    Inventor: Dirk Jacob
  • Publication number: 20140215870
    Abstract: A mattress, mattress topper, mattress protector, bedspread, or pillow covering material, in particular for covering mattresses, mattress protectors, mattress cases, mattress toppers, pillow cases, shirt cases, or underbedding, has at least one material layer made of a knitted, warp-knitted, or woven material having an outer side, which faces away from the mattress, mattress topper, mattress protector, bedspread, or pillow core in the covered state, and an inner side, which faces toward the mattress, mattress topper, mattress protector, bedspread, or pillow core in the covered state, wherein least a partial region of the outer side or the inner side has color-changeable indicator particles to indicate a contamination by mite excrement, bodily fluids, or bacteria. Furthermore, a mattress, mattress topper, mattress protector, pillow, or bedspread core and a mattress, mattress topper, mattress protector, bedspread, or pillow covering are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2013
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: Bodet & Horst GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Gerd-Hermann Horst