With Distinct Adjustable Parts Patents (Class 5/640)
  • Patent number: 11950721
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Denneroll Holdings Pty Ltd
    Inventor: Adrian Dennewald
  • Patent number: 11944202
    Abstract: A compact headrest stand that selectively unfolds to support a user's head over a support surface. The stand includes a lower member pivotally attached to an upper member. A downward-extending lip configured to capture the edge of a support surface is formed on the opposite edge of the lower member. The upper member includes a center void and two support arms, each with a saddle clip. Attached to the saddle clips is a headrest assembly configured to support the user's forehead and facial bones. During use, the lower member is placed on a support surface, and the upper member is rotated upward and diagonally aligned over the lower member. The headrest is placed on the saddle clips and can swivel between the two support arms. Attached to the lower member is a stop leaf that, when diagonally aligned, holds the upper member diagonally over the lower member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Inventor: Steven Olson
  • Patent number: 11801189
    Abstract: The invention is a patient positioner assembly, system, article of manufacture, kit, and method of a positioning a patient useful in surgical procedures to secure and hold a patient on a support table. The patient positioner comprises a sheet assembly, a pad assembly, a film for protecting a patient-facing surface of the pad assembly, and straps for a patient's limb(s) that operably connects to a support table pad having hook portions configured to operably connect to a loop base of the sheet assembly thereby operably connecting the support table pad to the sheet assembly. The sheet assembly can be configured as a cover, sheet and/or drape from suitable materials impermeable or that otherwise do not permit the passage of a fluid through its substance to the table pad and/or the split-pad assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: Innovative Medical Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard M. Larkin, Logan S. Sloan
  • Patent number: 11730292
    Abstract: A pillow includes a first lobe, a second lobe, and a third lobe extending outwardly from a central node and containing cushioning filling. A closure mechanism extends around perimeter of the first and second lobe. The third lobe is covered by the first and second lobe in a stowed position and not covered in a sleeping position. Portions of the first and second lobe exposed in the stowed position are covered by durable fabric. A Y-shaped inner pillow case may contain the filling and be positioned within the lobes. The filling may include an air bladder with a valve exposed in the stowed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: HEST CORPORATION
    Inventors: Aaron Alan Ambuske, Brian Fletcher, Hedvig von Beetzen, Mirona Motoc, Zac West
  • Patent number: 11648167
    Abstract: In an illustrative embodiment, an adjustable cradle assembly for adjusting a head position of a patient relative to a patient platform includes a base portion with a pair of vertical support members and a cradle portion. The vertical support members may each include at least one position aperture for setting a vertical height of the cradle portion relative to the base portion. The cradle portion may include a channel for receiving a head fixation ring. The cradle portion may include at least one set of adjustment connection points for aligning with position apertures of each vertical support member. The cradle may be pivotably connected to the vertical support members such that a pitch angle of a head position of a patient secured in the head fixation apparatus may be adjusted. A set of adjustment mechanisms may releasably secure the cradle to the base at a selected lateral and/or pitch position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Monteris Medical Corporation
    Inventors: Simon Cooke, Mark A. Grant
  • Patent number: 11634053
    Abstract: To ensure that passengers sleep in a good quality, comfortable and healthy sleep during their bus, airplane and train journeys and to prevent the eclipses occurring in the neck after the journey, a passenger seat sleeping pillow has an angled working principle in accordance with head and neck anatomy. The passenger seat with angle mechanism that can be produced in the system is related to the sleeping pillow and angle mechanism provides two types of assembly (FIG. 1) or (FIG. 2), optionally manual or motorized (FIG. 19), thanks to the variable apparatus enabling the assembly of the passenger seat during or after manufacturing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Inventor: Ayhan Ilker
  • Patent number: 11622899
    Abstract: Example muscle tension relief devices are provided herein. A muscle tension relief device includes a first base portion extending in a first plane, a second base portion extending in a second plane, and a muscle engagement feature extending generally upwardly. There is a non-zero angle extending between the first plane and the second plane. The device is configured to engage with and relieve tension in a user's iliacus or psoas muscles. The device can transition from a first position resting on the first base portion to a second position resting on the second base portion to cause the muscle engagement feature to change orientation to apply pressure at the proper position on a user's psoas major muscle. The shape of an upper portion of a body of the device and the muscle engagement feature correspond to the shape of a hand, such as that of a physical therapist.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: Vive Physical Therapy LLC
    Inventors: Joseph Andrew Fanelli, Shannon Patty Fanelli, Kelly Catheryn Rouse, Christopher Ray Randall
  • Patent number: 11596246
    Abstract: A comfort positioning pillow for use with a user's foot is provided. The pillow includes a first side surface; a second side surface; a flat front surface disposed between the first and second side surfaces; a flat back surface disposed between the first and second side surfaces, wherein the flat back surface is positioned at an angle relative to the flat front surface; a top surface disposed between the first and second side surfaces, wherein the top surface is convex-shaped; and a bottom surface disposed between the first and second side surfaces, and disposed between the flat front surface and the flat back surface. One or more methods of using the pillow are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: East Road Enterprises LLC
    Inventor: Andrew Jennings
  • Patent number: 11571349
    Abstract: The herein described Adaptive Ergonomic Positioning device (“AEPD”) relates generally to the field of surgery and other medical or healthcare procedures. The AEPD can be adapted for use with most standard surgical tables and surgical chairs where the patient must be positioned prone during a particular procedure. The AEPD may also be used for certain procedures where the patient may be positioned supine. The AEPD support assemblies are highly adjustable and deliver improved ergonomics for both patients and providers. Patients of different morphology can be comfortably positioned in prone with their head and neck in a neutral position, and shoulders in a forward flexed, slightly internally rotated position. The AEPD can be adjusted to accommodate patients with neck and shoulder mobility restrictions, without any effect on provider accessibility to the surgical or treatment site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Inventors: David A. Johnson, Lance L. Ercanbrack, Kent B. Gustin
  • Patent number: 11559152
    Abstract: A prone position pillow system has a head support portion, an elongated torso component with a cavity, and an insert pillow that can be inserted into the cavity to form an empty space below. The torso component includes a sagittal oriented face hole and an air tunnel having side openings sized and dimensioned to allow a patient to insert hands into the space below the face hole. A travel pillow rests on the head support portion to support a user's face. An adjustable leg elevation component and a cylindrical component support the user's legs in a comfortable position. The head support portion has one or more grooves that can hold a breathing tube. The torso component can have a second cavity designed to create space for the user's genital area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: DSAGA FOOD & PACKAGING PRODUCTS LLC
    Inventor: Gustavo Monico
  • Patent number: 11559153
    Abstract: The support pillow assembly includes a portable support pillow designed to provide optimal head and adjacent neck support for the user in upright and/or reclined seated and supine positions. The pillow is optionally configured with a hole to securely support the occiput. The pillow may be configured in a taller or shorter profile. The pillow is tapered in a manner that maintains the user's neck and head in proper alignment. The support pillow assembly is constructed of single piece foam which is firm enough and contoured to prevent head turning and neck torsion. The support pillow is optionally configured with exterior support panels to provide additional utility, compressibility, stability, and comfort. The support pillow assembly optionally includes an adjustable strap that may be used to provide supplemental support to the head. It may be collapsed into a portable pillow comprising protective exterior supports, a cloth or similarly soft bag, or a protective case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Inventor: Marc Mani
  • Patent number: 11547902
    Abstract: A device for physical therapy includes a base on which a sliding platform is mounted. One or more of a plurality of springs may be selected to act between the base and the platform to tailor the resistance of platform motion to a specific therapy or patient. The platform has a removable cushion with a friction inducing surface which a patient may use in conjunction with a friction inducing headband to perform various neck therapies and exercises.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Inventor: Scott Dickenson
  • Patent number: 11419439
    Abstract: A pillow case for making a pillow assembly usable as an adult body pillow. The pillow case comprises an elongate fabric enclosure sized to receive two king-size pillows or three standard or queen-size pillows of the user's choice. One or more pockets are provided on one or both sides of the pillow case adjacent one or both of the ends of the pillow case. When the pillow assembly is used as a head or back pillow, the pockets can hold books, phones, facial tissues, medications, and the like, within ready reach. Each of the pockets is positioned so that the opening of the pocket extends along one of the long edges of the pillow case. In this way, when the pillow assembly is used as a body pillow, the pockets can also receive the user's hand and or foot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Inventor: Jamie S. Leach
  • Patent number: 11406875
    Abstract: The invention relates to sports apparatuses with unstable surface intended for improving and maintaining ones physical condition. The sports apparatus according to a first embodiment comprises a flexible shell formed as a hermetic chamber with a valve and having an inner space for filling with a filler material and/or air. The hermetic chamber is accommodated within a case with handles. Once the chamber inner space is filled with a filler material and/or air, the sports apparatus in fact forms a rectangular parallelepiped with rounded corners. Side faces of the apparatus form a closed surface. The side face has a height not exceeding a half of the apparatus length. A supporting portion of the apparatus and a portion that the user interacts with are arranged to be identical and outwardly convex. The sports apparatus in operating condition has an elliptical cross-section. Said sports apparatus portions are unstable surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Inventor: Vyacheslav Olegovich Bubyrenko
  • Patent number: 11357347
    Abstract: The support pillow assembly includes a portable support pillow designed to provide optimal head and adjacent neck support for the user in upright and/or reclined seated and supine positions. The pillow is optionally configured with a hole to securely support the occiput. The pillow may be configured in a taller or shorter profile. The pillow is tapered in a manner that maintains the user's neck and head in proper alignment. The support pillow assembly is constructed of single piece foam which is firm enough and contoured to prevent head turning and neck torsion. The support pillow is optionally configured with exterior support panels to provide additional utility, compressibility, stability, and comfort. The support pillow assembly optionally includes an adjustable strap that may be used to provide supplemental support to the head. It may be collapsed into a portable pillow comprising protective exterior supports, a cloth or similarly soft bag, or a protective case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Inventor: Marc Mani
  • Patent number: 11330921
    Abstract: A pillow may include a first arm and a second arm, and a connecting portion may be connected to the first arm and the second arm. The connecting portion may be sized and configured to allow the first arm and second arm to move independently. For example, the first arm may be rotatable relative to the connecting portion by at least about 30°, at least about 45°, at least about 60°, at least about 75°, at least about 90°, or more. The second arm may be rotatable relative to the connecting portion by at least about 30°, at least about 45°, at least about 60°, at least about 75°, at least about 90°, or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Inventor: Kimberlee M. Bice
  • Patent number: 11317732
    Abstract: An array of linear foam strips designed to be vertically stacked with their linear axes parallel and vertically aligned under a region of a mattress that requires a raised contour on its top face to alleviate a medical condition or to repair a sag in the mattress. The foam strip arrays come in 24 or 32 inch lengths to correspond to the width of standard mattress. Each linear foam strip has a different width but none of the strips are within 25% of the width of any other foam strip. The widths of the four different foam strips in the array has been carefully sized to allow the best possible combinations to develop the proper height and side slope of the contour developed in the mattress's top face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Inventor: Gene Pierce
  • Patent number: 11160399
    Abstract: Disclosed embodiments provide a neck pillow with storage capability. In embodiments, the neck pillow can open to reveal internal compartments, suitable for storage of small personal items. In this way, the neck pillow can also serve as a carrying mechanism as well as functioning as a traditional neck pillow. In this way, one can carry the neck pillow and personal items conveniently. This makes neck pillows of disclosed embodiments convenient for a variety of activities such as relaxing at the beach, concerts, movies, sporting events, and anywhere else where sitting for prolonged periods may occur. Further, the neck pillow may have a pocket to receive a heating and/or cooling pack to be used in conjunction with an individual who has suffered a head or neck injury. Here, the neck pillow may be utilized to promote proper body alignment and provide therapeutic relief.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Inventor: Lisa Pietracatella
  • Patent number: 11019946
    Abstract: A head and neck rest device includes two pillow bodies and two head support blocks. The two pillow bodies each have a first end portion and a second end portion. A neck support strap is connected between two opposing sides of the two pillow bodies. The two head support blocks are coupled to the first end portions of the two pillow bodies. The two head support blocks gradually extend downward from the two opposing sides, respectively. The two pillow bodies and the two head support blocks can fully surround the user's head, and do not abut against the two sides of the user's cheek, so as to avoid the occurrence of temporomandibular arthritis. The head and neck rest device can achieve the purpose of relaxation and rest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Inventor: Jia-Huei Li
  • Patent number: 10945544
    Abstract: A portable pillow and blanket kit includes a pillow cover which includes an opening/closing portion; a blanket which is put into the pillow cover through the opening/closing portion; a cover-shape changing member which includes a first end portion firmly coupled to the pillow cover, and a second end portion detachably coupled to an outer surface of the pillow cover and making the pillow cover be changed in shape; and a cushion member which is penetrated by and coupled to the cover-shape changing member, wherein the pillow cover includes a first air controller for inflating or deflating the pillow cover, and wherein the pillow cover includes a changing member detachable portion on the outer surface thereof to which the second end portion of the cover-shape changing member is detachably coupled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Inventor: Jong Hwan Lee
  • Patent number: 10888183
    Abstract: Embodiments of an apparatus for supporting the neck and head of a user for airway management are described. The apparatus can include a base support section, which can rest on a supporting surface, a front side, two opposing sides and a back side with the base support section being dimensioned between about 25-26 inches in width, between about 16-17 inches in depth and about 6 inches in height with a separate and removable and replaceable head/neck support section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: Popitz, LLC
    Inventors: Michael D. Popitz, Jesse S. Drake, Justin McCarthy
  • Patent number: 10863827
    Abstract: A portable and foldable back support includes: a foam cushion; a cover shaped to tightly fit around the foam cushion, the cover including a front surface, a rear surface opposite the front surface, and a casing attached to the rear surface of the cover, the casing extending across a width of the rear surface and including a channel formed therethrough; an elongate string shaped to fit through and secured to the casing, the elongate string including opposing ends. In an unfolded configuration the string is untied, and the foam cushion is expanded within the cover. In a folded configuration the opposing ends of the string are tied together such that the cover and encased foam cushion are folded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Inventor: Johanna Marowitz
  • Patent number: 10863826
    Abstract: The present invention provides a means to block light while resting, in particular, in a public environment such as on airplanes. A U-shaped neck pillow has a detachable hood. Attached to the inside of the hood near the face opening is a deployable face covering. The face covering is air permeable and has an interior pouch thereon for the removable placement of filters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Inventor: Chase Schneider
  • Patent number: 10827843
    Abstract: A body support pillow design having a top head pillow with a pillowcase that preferably includes a head pillow insert. The two bottom corners of connect to four total side pillows comprising two side arm pillows and two side leg pillows. Individual corners of the side pillows are attached by connecting joints with each body length side divided into two preferably even, separate parts extending longitudinally that can move with flexibility to be positioned for optimal comfort between the user's arms and legs when laying down in a left or right-side position. The body support pillow may be assembled into a compact, attractive unit for easy storage, display and travel purposes. Thus, a considerably more versatile full body support pillow with a variety of functional uses is provided that can be used to deliver cooler sleeping conditions during warmer weather, and with users who sleep warmer year-round and during pregnancy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Inventor: Janine K. M. Miller
  • Patent number: 10806281
    Abstract: A substrate is provided having a tactile object attached, the substrate constructed of a first material forming a shell. The tactile object may be formed of a second material that is different than the first material, the tactile object formed in the shape of a comfort item. The tactile object further has a first side providing tactile sensory feedback, and a second side configured to be attached to the shell such that the first side of the tactile object extends away from the first rectangular side of the shell. According to the inventive concepts disclosed herein, the substrate is provided to a user in need of comfort and the tactile object provides tactile sensory feedback to the user designed to comfort the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Inventor: Madeline J. Robertson
  • Patent number: 10561259
    Abstract: A neck pillow apparatus is disclosed and configured for being selectively positionable and removably engagable with a main pillow. In at least one embodiment, the apparatus provides a substantially cylindrical pillow portion sized and configured for supporting a neck of a user in either a supine position or side position. The pillow portion also provides a cushion. An engagement portion is connected to the pillow portion at an at least one point on or substantially proximal to a lateral centerline of the pillow portion, the engagement portion configured for being selectively wrapped longitudinally around the main pillow. During use of the apparatus, the pillow portion is capable of being selectively positionable relative to the main pillow so as to comfortably provide proper neutral cervical alignment and support to the neck of the user, regardless of whether the user is laying in a supine position or side position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Inventor: Seda Gaspari
  • Patent number: 10172738
    Abstract: A thermotherapeutic pad for applying heat or cold to a body part. The pad has a material for releasing or absorbing heat and a thermally conductive envelope for containing the granular material. The pad also has a holder for removably holding a cold pack adjacent to the envelope. The thermotherapeutic pad may provide heat by heating the material and placing the envelope against the body part, and the thermotherapeutic pad may absorb heat by placing a cooled cold pack into the holder and placing the portion of the pad comprising the cold pack against the body part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignees: RAPID AID LTD., RAPID AID CORP.
    Inventor: Jeffrey Thomas Whitely
  • Patent number: 10076189
    Abstract: Various apparatuses are disclosed. An apparatus may include a headrest configured to accommodate a head of a user, and an eye cover connected to the headrest and configured to cover eyes of the user. The apparatus may also include headrest straps connected to the headrest and configured to adjustably fasten the headrest to a seat. The headrest straps may adjustably fasten the headrest to the seat by wrapping around the seat. The headrest may include a wedged portion that contacts a shoulder of the user. The headrest may include an indentation shaped substantially similar to at least a portion of the head of the user. The head of the user may be substantially immobilized when the headrest is fastened to a seat and the eye cover is fastened over eyes of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Inventors: Alejandra Mariah MacDougall, Matthew Lawrence Pacheco, Michelle Tulean, Glenn Yuji Yamasaki
  • Patent number: 9955805
    Abstract: A dual compartment zipper adjustable pillow includes a main body portion having front and rear panels having four sides, and sealed along three of the sides. The main body portion defines an interior space. A neck support portion is connected to the main body portion at a adjacent to the fourth side. A full open end zipper defines first and second zipper portions disposed on the main body portion front panel and openable to access the interior space. One half of a full open zipper defines a third zipper portion disposed on a rear side of the neck support portion. In dual compartment configuration, the neck support portion is outside of the main body portion interior space and the first and second zipper portions are closed to enclose the main body portion. In a single compartment configuration, the neck support portion is positioned in the main body portion interior and the first and third zipper portions are closed to enclose the main body portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: STANDARD FIBER, LLC
    Inventor: Jing Lou
  • Patent number: 9808100
    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: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Inventor: Gemma Jensen
  • Patent number: 9596942
    Abstract: A cushion includes a first cushion portion, a second cushion portion, and a connecting portion interconnecting the first cushion portion and the second cushion portion such that the first cushion portion and the second cushion portion are brought to an open position to unfold the cushion. The first cushion portion and the second cushion are movable to a closed position to fold the cushion along the connecting portion into a generally rectangular parallelepiped. The connecting portion is provided along one corner of the generally rectangular parallelepiped and interconnects one end of a first surface of the first cushion portion and one end of a first surface of the second cushion portion. An inclining surface of the first cushion portion and an inclining surface of the second cushion portion are both planar surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: HONDA ACCESS CORP.
    Inventors: Yutaka Kubota, Kazumichi Hamaguchi, Hideyuki Suzuki, Ryo Abe
  • Patent number: 9510692
    Abstract: The main purpose of the pillow is for nursing mothers who want or need to lie down to breast feed their babies. Normally a mother will have to change sides when feeding a baby while lying down to allow the baby to nurse on both breasts. The mother must either reposition herself or move the baby. This pillow eliminates that problem allowing the mother and baby to comfortably stay in one place. The pillow is also very versatile in its configurations making it a multifunctional pillow with very little to be done by the user. The formable pillow having a buckwheat hull filling provides safe comfortable support for the mother and babies of all ages in many ways.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Inventor: Tasha Kali Huljev
  • Patent number: 9427087
    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: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Inventors: Victoria Clarke, Barbara Richter
  • Patent number: 9398992
    Abstract: The Pressure Free Face Rest is a device designed for any standard professional massage table to hold a clients face suspended/free of any frame while in the prone position (lying face down). The Frame is wider and The Insert Rods can be adjusted through snap locks to extend for shorter or longer necks. The Face Hammock should be able to hold faces allowing them to flex much like that of a face mask. The holes for the eyes, nose, mouth are very similar to that of a standard face mask. The mask hooks into the frame like a hammock creating the feeling of suspension. By doing this we remove the pain and pressure commonly felt by the standard design on the market today.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Inventor: Kathleen Suzanne Jansen
  • Patent number: 9380896
    Abstract: Aiding to prevent Flat Head Syndrome, a concave pillow is sewn to the collar of a garment to be worn by an infant or small child, with the pillow having a small circle sewn near its center, slightly closer to one of the sides in creating a support area for the infant's neck and allowing the back of its head to rest on the concave center of the pillow. As the pillow is sewn to the collar of the garment, it will always remain towards the back of the infant, even if the infant should roll over. Such arrangement will prevent the pillow from covering or obstructing the infant's airway—in additionally helping to reduce the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome or the risk of suffocation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Inventor: Juliana Carangelo
  • Patent number: 9375104
    Abstract: A pillow includes an upper surface, a lower surface and side edges wherein the upper surface includes a raised edge proximate the upper and lower edges of the upper surface. The upper surface includes at least one cut out through the raised edge that is configured to support the user's neck in an anatomically correct position. A recessed surface in the upper surface for supporting the back surface of the user's neck and cranium and the sides of the user's head extends from proximate a left edge to proximate a right edge and is in communication with the at least one cut out. The pillow is of a sufficient height to extend from the user's neck to above the user's ears and face. The pillow includes internal armatures that are flexible and bendable such that the pillow can be manipulated into a selected configuration with manual force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Inventor: John S. Abdo
  • Patent number: 9307842
    Abstract: A pillow system includes a slipcover, a pillow body, and a torso pillow. The slipcover is disposed about the pillow body. The slipcover has a pocket for holding the torso pillow. The torso pillow can be removed from the pocket and the pocket stowed within the slipcover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: THE BOPPY COMPANY, LLC
    Inventor: Haley Gibbons
  • Patent number: 9271588
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a physical therapy pillow cover including: a cover made of antimicrobial water resistant fabric, one or more seams, an opening, and a loop strap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: EcoPro Products, LLC
    Inventors: Brook D. Phillips, Sandra Daniel
  • Patent number: 9265357
    Abstract: A nursing and infant support pillow having a cushion fastened to a pillow top. The cushion has a midsection, a first end section and a second end section, and the pillow top having a midsection, a first foldable end and a second foldable end. The first and second foldable end pivot about a first and second hinge, respectfully, such that in a folded position, the foldable end is disposed between the cushion and the pillow top to form at least one three layer portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: MUNCHKIN, INC.
    Inventor: Ruth Hsin-Ju Fang
  • Patent number: 9174081
    Abstract: A portable chest exercise pad for exercise has a convex pad having upper and lower tapered ends, a flat bottom surface extending between the upper and lower tapered ends, a convex top surface separated from the bottom surface, the convex top surface having an apex between opposing upper and lower inclined surfaces that rise respectively from the upper and lower tapered ends toward the apex, and left and right sides extending between the upper and lower tapered ends and separated from each, the left and right sides having opposing cutout regions positioned so that a width of the convex pad increases moving in the length direction from the apex toward the upper tapered end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: Cecil and Gloth
    Inventor: Craig R. Cecil
  • Patent number: 9150130
    Abstract: A portable headrest is provided that includes a center plate, a first side plate, a second side plate, the center plate, the first side plate and the second side plate configured to support a human head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Inventor: Kaz Julian Jackow
  • Patent number: 9101235
    Abstract: A support device includes a substantially cylindrical body having a first elongated body portion and a second elongated body portion. Each body portion has a generally semi-cylindrical shape, interfacing along a longitudinal plane. An inner cavity is disposed on an inner surface of each of the first and second body portions, and is dimensioned for receiving at least one removable and adjustable insert, such that each insert is adjustable and positionable for conforming to a profile of a body of a user. The adjustable insert is movable within the cavity for altering the support of the cylindrical body for the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Inventor: Chang Jun Yu
  • Patent number: 9095231
    Abstract: A pillow includes an upper surface having a raised edge proximate the upper and lower edges of the upper surface and at least one cut out through one of the raised edges. The pillow includes a recessed surface in the upper surface for supporting the back surface of the user's neck and cranium and the sides of the user's head. The pillow includes at least one internal armature that is flexible and bendable such that the pillow can be manipulated into a selected configuration with manual force. The pillow can be configured from a substantially flat configuration and into a substantially “U” shape where left and right edges are in front of the user's face. In the “U” shaped configuration, the user can roll from side to side while the pillow remains in direct contact and rolls uniformly with the user's head maintaining support for both the neck and head and thereby provide a more comfortable rest or sleep.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Inventor: John S. Abdo
  • Patent number: 9058023
    Abstract: A head rest system is disclosed. Said head rest system comprising a head rest assembly comprising a first side, a second side, a top side, a bottom side, a third side and a fourth side. Said top side and said bottom side are not parallel. Said top side comprises a tilted surface comprising a slope angle between said top side and said bottom side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Inventors: Austin Harmon, Floyd Harmon
  • Patent number: 9032570
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a pillow for supporting and enclosing a portion of the head of a user, the ears in exemplary use. The pillow includes a fabric shell, which in turn encompasses padding of soft compliant material. A pivotable frame is disposed within the shell. In one embodiment, the pivotable frame includes unitary semi-rigid leg, flexible substantially along its entire length. In an alternate embodiment, the pivotable frame includes of a length of a plurality of interconnected leg and joint sections. Each of the joints is connected with two legs and defines a pivot about which the legs rotate, whereby the user can manipulate the pillow from an open state to an enclosed state around a portion of his or her head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Inventor: Joseph Benami
  • Patent number: 9032961
    Abstract: A universally adjustable pillow for use in healthcare and/or therapy includes a base board (1), and pillows for, respectively, right lateral recumbency (4), supine recumbency (2), left lateral recumbency (5) and for the neck (3) that are arranged on said base board (1). The pillows for left and right lateral recumbency (5,4) each include an external cushion, a mechanism enabling adjustment to fit vertebral curvature (52, 42), a mechanism enabling adjustment to inhibit too great an angle of lateral tilt (53, 43) and height adjustment members (51, 41). The longitudinal axes of the pillows for left and right lateral recumbency (5, 4) are set an angles ? and ? to the longitudinal axis of the pillow for supine recumbency (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Inventor: Wenbing Zhang
  • Patent number: 9027184
    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: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Inventor: Steven M. Cohen
  • Patent number: 9015884
    Abstract: A head support for stopping snoring of a sleeping individual, wherein the head support has a head resting surface for the head of a sleeping individual to rest on, including an active layer with an arrangement of neighboring deforming elements for controlling the height of the head support section by section, and a sensing layer which is arranged between the head resting surface and the active layer to detect a position of the head resting on the head resting surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Nitetronic Holding Limited
    Inventor: Johannes Herrnsdorf
  • Publication number: 20150096124
    Abstract: A support device includes a substantially cylindrical body having a first elongated body portion and a second elongated body portion. Each body portion has a generally semi-cylindrical shape, interfacing along a longitudinal plane. An inner cavity is disposed on an inner surface of each of the first and second body portions, and is dimensioned for receiving at least one removable and adjustable insert, such that each insert is adjustable and positionable for conforming to a profile of a body of a user. The adjustable insert is movable within the cavity for altering the support of the cylindrical body for the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2014
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Inventor: Chang Jun Yu
  • Publication number: 20150089743
    Abstract: Certain embodiments provide a multi-sleep position head and neck pillow apparatus. The apparatus includes a front, a rear, two ends, a center section, and side sections on opposite sides of the center section. The apparatus also includes a base layer and a top cushion layer. The base layer includes a base at the center section of the apparatus and a side at each side section of the apparatus. The base includes a top surface and the sides include an incurved top surface. The top cushion layer includes a neck cushion attached to the top surface of the base. The top cushion layer also includes a side cushion attached to the incurved top surface of each side. The side cushions include an aperture that extends through the side cushion to form an ear cradle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2013
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Applicant: Kacelia, LLC
    Inventors: Evelyn Haworth, Kelly Haworth, Richard Mazursky, Jeffrey Glass, John Herbst