| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
|---|
| 005706000 |
Having confined gas (e.g., air mattress)
| 256 |
| 005716000 |
Having innerspring-type core
| 96 |
| 005691000 |
Supported on or removably attachable to another mattress
| 60 |
| 005698000 |
With fireproof material
| 32 |
| 005724000 |
Ventilated or permitting substantial air passage
| 31 |
| 005740000 |
With unusual foam material or configuration
| 30 |
| 005737000 |
Having atypical outer covering or ticking
| 25 |
| 005727000 |
Sectional with regard to firmness
| 22 |
| 005699000 |
Having waterproof or allergenproof outer surface
| 18 |
| 005694000 |
With disparate article or article retention means
| 18 |
| 005722000 |
With distinct movable sections
| 18 |
| 005731000 |
Nonplanar top surface
| 12 |
| 005703000 |
Having handle
| 10 |
| 005739000 |
Having substantial means to form or strengthen the edge, border, or corner of the mattress
| 7 |
| 005701000 |
Rigid plate or layer reinforced, with uniform, fixed supporting characteristics across top surface | 4 |
| 20080295251 | Mattress Having Foam Encasement and Method of Making the Same - A mattress core unit, such as an innerspring, is placed inside a foam envelope, which in turn is covered with fabric. The side and end rails of the envelope overlap the bottom panel, to provide good support for all edges of the mattress. The top panel of the envelope overlaps the side and end rails. To make a reversible mattress, an overlapping bottom foam panel is used. The method simplifies matress construction, reduces the number of required stock keeping units, and provides a comfortable, yet firm, feel at the edges of the mattress. | 12-04-2008 |
| 20100058541 | TENSION RELIEVING BODY SUPPORT APPARATUS - A mattress including a core foam layer having a first indentation force deflection at twenty five percent compression, a first density and a first thickness. The top outer foam layer has a second indentation force deflection at twenty five percent compression, a second density and a second thickness. The first intermediate foam layer is intermediate and coextensive with the core layer and the top outer layer, and has a third indentation force deflection at twenty five percent compression, a third density and a third intermediate thickness. The first indentation force deflection is greater than the third indentation force deflection and the third indentation force deflection is greater than the second indentation force deflection. | 03-11-2010 |
| 20100132123 | TITANIUM MATTRESS MEMBER - A versatile support member constructed of a metallic mesh is provided in a bedding product. The support member is placed on top of the mattress core (whether foam or spring coil) before the mattress cover is attached. The support member may be constructed of titanium wire in a woven or welded mesh grid or web configuration, although other metals (such as, but not limited to, vanadium, chromium, platinum, molybdenum, nickel, iron, zinc), alloys thereof, or fiber composites (such as, but not limited to, carbon or graphite) may be used. The support member may be directly attached to the core or may be secured to the upper or lower border rods by hog rings, stitching, lacing, or other conventional means. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20110099722 | MATTRESSES WITH REINFORCEMENT INSERTS AND DENSIFIED STITCH ZONES - Reinforced mattresses have a mattress core and one or more reinforcement pads located proximate to the mattress core, and corresponding higher density stitch patterns in a quilt package layer which are co-located with the reinforcement pads. The one or more reinforcement pads are located in higher load areas of the mattress such as the pelvic region or head and shoulders region to provide additional support and to resist or prevent permanent indentation of the mattress support surface and provide increased support. In one embodiment, the one or more reinforcement pads have a length that is less than the length of the mattress core and a width that is substantially the width of the mattress core, with corresponding areas in the quilt package layer of higher density stitching. The higher density stitching in those areas of the quilt package layer pattern provide a pre-compressed support structure in combination with the reinforcement pads which provides greater support and pressure distribution and resistance to permanent indentation of the support structure. | 05-05-2011 |
| 005692000 |
Having means to facilitate application or retention of bedclothes | 4 |
| 20090113635 | COMBINATION FEATHERBED AND UNITARY FEATHERBED COVER - A combination featherbed and unitary featherbed cover includes a featherbed having a plurality of first fastening elements and a featherbed cover having a corresponding plurality of second fastening elements allowing the featherbed cover to be releasably attached to the featherbed. The featherbed cover includes a cloth material layer and a backing material layer fixedly attached to the cloth material layer. In view of its compactness and materials of construction, the featherbed cover is well-suited for being cleaned in conventional home washer and dryer appliances. | 05-07-2009 |
| 20120073059 | Cover for a self-adjusting mattress that secures a fitted sheet - An adjustable mattress that incorporates a movement mechanism and support member inside of the foam mattress includes a fabric covering with a fastener member. The fastener member is used to keep a fitted sheet in place over the adjustable mattress when the mattress is adjusted to an inclined configuration. The fastener member is attached to the fabric covering near the lower edge of the adjustable mattress and is adapted to fasten to a corresponding fastener on the fitted sheet. The fastener member can be a toggle that fits through a loop on the fitted sheet. The fitted sheet also has an elastic band that draws the fitted sheet taut around the adjustable mattress. The lower portion of the fabric covering is made of stretchable fabric that stretches between the lower edge of the adjustable mattress and a balancing bar that supports the adjustable mattress when the adjustable mattress is inclined. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20140130262 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR KEEPING A SHEET OR LINER FROM RIDING UP OR POPPING OFF A MATTRESS - A sheet, pad or liner can be designed with tabs that can easily and quickly adhere to the underside of a mattress to prevent the fitted sheet, mattress pad or liner from riding up and popping off the mattress. The tabs can extend from the corners of the sheet, pad or liner and, typically, from one to three tabs may be disposed from each corner region. The mattress can have an adherent area to attach the tabs or the entire underside of the mattress can be made from an adherent material. The adherent area and the tabs can be, for example, configured to attach with a hook and loop connection system. | 05-15-2014 |
| 20140196217 | BED WITH ERGONOMIC BED MAKING POSITION - A bed is described that has an ergonomic bed making position. The bed has a lower portion and an upper portion. The lower portion has a head end, a foot end and opposed sides. The upper portion is positioned on the lower portion and also has a head end, a foot end and opposed sides which define a mattress support. The upper portion being is slidable relative to the lower portion from a sleeping position coterminous with the lower portion to a bed making position in which the head end of the upper portion is spaced from the head end of the lower portion and the foot end of the upper portion extends past the foot end of the lower portion. | 07-17-2014 |
| 005738000 |
With easily openable cover or ticking | 3 |
| 20110094041 | FOAM SPRING MATTRESS USING A FOAM CONTAINMENT FACILITY - An aspect of the present invention relates to a method and system of receiving information of a user's support facility comfort requirements; using a software application to determine a proper support facility firmness configuration to match the user's requirement; selecting foam springs with the proper user required firmness as determined by the software application; and configuring the selected foam springs within the support facility to match the user's firmness requirements. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20130326819 | Collapsible Layered Cushion - A layered cushion that may be fully disassembled for easy cleaning is disclosed herein. The sleep system is durable and fire retardant. The layered cushion may include a foam layer, a layer of void cells, and a cover. The foam permits fluids to move freely there through and contours to a user's body to maximize comfort and reduce interface pressure. The reticulated foam layer resists compression set and thermosetting. The layer of void cells also permits fluids to move freely there through and provide additional support to the user's body. The individual void cells of the void cell layer are perforated to allow the transmission of fluids there through. The cover couples the other layers together to form the layered cushion and prevents the layers from deteriorating. The cover is removable to permit cleaning each of the layers independently. | 12-12-2013 |
| 20130326820 | ENCASEMENT FOR PREVENTING BED BUG ESCAPEMENT VIA A ZIPPER OPENING - The present technology provides an encasement comprising a fabric cover formed of bed bug impervious fabric. The encasement comprises an opening with a zipper mechanism disposed therein and operable to close the opening. The encasement also comprises a barrier attached to the fabric cover, extending along and opposite the zipper tracks. The encasement also comprises a channel between the barrier and said zipper tracks that receives a portion of the zipper head and becomes an enclosed channel when said zipper tracks are mated together. The channel has a confined space of a size to thwart bug movement along the channel. | 12-12-2013 |
| 005693000 |
With magnetic means | 3 |
| 20110252569 | RECONFIGURABLE MATTRESS - A mattress includes a webbing that contains and holds in alignment a plurality of independently configurable zones of foam springs, each one of the plurality of independently configurable zones of foam springs including a plurality of individually replaceable foam springs of varied firmness; and an attachment device that fastens one of the foam springs to the webbing. A method of reconfiguring a foam spring mattress includes opening a webbing in which foam springs are contained; removing a first spring from a location within the webbing; installing a new spring into the location; and closing the webbing, wherein removing the first spring includes disengaging an attachment device that fastens the first spring to the webbing, and wherein installing the new spring includes engaging the attachment device to fasten the new spring to the webbing. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20130042412 | ADJUSTABLE BED HAVING STABLY MOUNTED MATTRESS - An adjustable bed includes a base platform, a mattress on the base platform, a first magnetic member provided at the base platform, and a second magnetic member provided at the mattress. The first and second magnetic members are magnetically attracted with each other such that the mattress can be stably mounted on the base platform. By this way, the mattress can be conveniently dismantled from the base platform and the uncomfortable feeling of the user who sits at the foot area of the bed can be eased. | 02-21-2013 |
| 20130091634 | MATTRESS ASSEMBLIES AND RELATED COMPONENTS AND METHODS EMPLOYING MAGNETICALLY-SECURED EDGE-SUPPORT MEMBERS - Embodiments disclosed include mattress assemblies and related components and methods employing magnetically-secured elongated edge-support members. The elongated edge-support members may be employed as side rails and end rails along the length and width of a mattress respectively to provide support along an edge of the mattress as a non-limiting example. Each elongated edge-support member may include elongated edge-support member sections aligned and secured by one or more magnets and magnetic attractive members ready to be assembled into the mattress. The elongated edge-support members may be converted to a second configuration easier to store and transport prior to inclusion in a mattress by removing the elongated edge-support member sections from alignment by pulling apart the one or more magnets and magnetic attractive members and pivoting the elongated edge-support member sections with respect to each other at the connection. | 04-18-2013 |
| 005697000 |
Having uniform firmness, changeable by user | 2 |
| 20120110744 | MATTRESS STRUCTURE - The mattress structure comprises: a mattress body; a fixing plate, being firmly disposed in the mattress body and having a plurality of fixing holes; a moving plate, being disposed in the mattress body and above the fixing plate, the moving plate having a plurality of penetrating holes; a plurality of flexible members, being disposed on the surface of the top end of the moving plate; a plurality of fixing members, each of the fixing members having a fastening end and a connecting end; and a plurality of lifting devices, being disposed at the bottom of the moving plate, by means of the lifting devices driving the moving plate and the fixing members holding the flexible members, the flexible members being then compressed in order to adjust the flexible supporting forces of the mattress body. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20130145557 | METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY ADJUSTING HARDNESS OF MATTRESS BASED ON OPERATOR'S LYING POSITION OR OPERATOR'S SIDE LYING POSITION AND DEVICE THEREOF - A method for automatically adjusting the hardness of a mattress based on an operator's lying position or an operator's side lying position and a device are disclosed. The device comprises: a base, having hollow platforms that have support legs; a lifting device, below the hollow platforms; a mattress body, disposed on the base and comprising a bed surface, a bed bottom, flexible support units, and gravity sensors, through holes being disposed in the bed bottom and corresponding to the lifting device, the flexible support unit being constructed by a first flexible member female-connected with a second flexible member; and a control device, connected with the lifting device and the gravity sensors, wherein the control device determines that the touching number of the gravity sensors is greater, equal to or less than a preset value and therefore automatically adjusts the hardness of the mattress. | 06-13-2013 |
| 005702000 |
Having fluent, particulate solid filler (e.g., beads) | 2 |
| 20100031448 | Mattress - An embodiment of the present invention discloses a mattress including an underlayer, an air chamber layer arranged above the underlayer, granular material incorporated in the air chamber layer, and adjusting devices for adjusting the amount of air in the air chamber layer between a rest position, wherein the granular material at least almost fills the whole air chamber layer, and an adjusting position wherein the air chamber layer is only partially filled with granular material. | 02-11-2010 |
| 20160081488 | MATTRESS FOR EVENLY GATHERING AND DISPERSING HUMAN BODY GRAVITY - A mattress for evenly gathering and dispersing human body gravity comprises elastic surface layer connecting cloth ( | 03-24-2016 |
| 005700000 |
Insulating | 1 |
| 20140338131 | MULTILAYER MATTRESS - A multilayer mattress comprising a top polyurethane polyether reticulated foam layer; a middle polyurethane polyether reticulated foam layer; and a bottom support layer. The top layer has an open-cell structure, a thickness of 1.5-5 cm, a compression resistance of 1-5.5 kPa and a resilience of 40-55%; whereas the middle layer has an open-cell structure, a thickness of 2.5-7.5 cm, a compression resistance of 1-5.5 kPa and a resilience of 1-15%. | 11-20-2014 |
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| Document | Title | Date |
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| 20080201856 | MATTRESS SYSTEM AND METHOD - A mattress system and method according to which a custom mattress is built according to customer-specific parameters. In several exemplary embodiments, the custom mattress includes one or more removable core cartridges and/or one or more removable topper cartridges. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20080271252 | MATTRESS WITH A QUILTED PANEL AND MANUFACTURING METHODS THEREOF - A panel for a mattress including first and second fabric layers joined together along their edges and a padding material between said fabrics. The padding material includes at least a layer of resilient foam provided with through-holes. The foam layer is quilted between the first and second fabric layers. Preferably the manufacturing method includes the steps of forming a resilient foam body provided with recesses, horizontally cutting a plurality of single layers in said body in the recesses portion, sandwiching at least one of the single layers provided with through-recesses in each panel between the first and second fabric layers. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20080313815 | Latex Based Composite Foams - A composite foam comprising a top layer of latex foam and a second layer of a foam selected from polyolefin, polyurethane, polystyrene or polyester or visco-elastic latex or mixtures thereof. A bedding such as a mattress or topper comprising said composite foam | 12-25-2008 |
| 20090056027 | MATTRESS FOR A HOSPITAL BED FOR USE IN A HEALTHCARE FACILITY AND MANAGEMENT OF SAME - A mattress or support surface including an identifier to enable the mattress or support surface to be associated with a location in the healthcare facility and more particularly a room within the healthcare facility. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090056028 | PILLOW TOP FOR A CUSHION - A support cushion has an elastic core having a first surface, a second surface and a thickness defined by the first surface and the second surface. A first cover portion substantially entirely encloses the elastic core. A pillow top surface is positioned adjacent the first surface of the elastic core. The pillow top surface includes a plurality of foam portions. A second cover portion at least partially covers the pillow top surface and the second cover portion attached to at least one of the first cover portion and the elastic core. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20100095460 | One composite type of mattress - Present invention exhibits a composite type of mattress, including enclosure and inner pad, with the inner pad situated inside the enclosure. The enclosure mentioned includes a number of strutting pieces and fastenings; the strutting pieces circles together into one through fastenings. Present invention is simple and practical in structure, low in production cost, convenient in transportation and storage, thus has very good potential application. | 04-22-2010 |
| 20100115702 | Foam and Honeycomb Mattress - A support surface includes a foam base layer including a foam bottom layer and a pair of foam side edges disposed adjacent sides of the foam bottom layer. The foam side edges are firmer than the foam bottom layer. A honeycomb material layer is disposed over the foam base layer, and a cover surrounds the foam base layer and the honeycomb material layer. The combination of foam and honeycomb material provides an effective support surface resulting in superior pressure relieving characteristics, resistance to bottoming out, good edge support, and reduced manufacturing costs. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100218318 | SPRING ELEMENT UNIT FOR A PADDING ELEMENT, PARTICULARLY A MATTRESS - A spring element unit for a padding element, especially a mattress, comprises a plurality of spring elements. The spring element consists of an open-cell polyurethane flexible foam material and comprises at least one recess. Such a spring element unit is used in a padding element, especially a mattress, which comprises a base body for receiving the spring element unit. Such a spring element unit prevents a build-up of heat and humidity between the body and the supporting padding element. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100269262 | MATTRESS ADAPTED FOR SUPPORTING HEAVY WEIGHT PERSONS - A mattress constructed with multiple foam layers joined together provides reclining support with pressure redistribution for heavy weight persons, particularly those weighing over 350 pounds. The mattress includes: a core layer having a substantially planar top surface and at least two spaced apart regions in a bottom surface from which foam material has been extracted to leave cavities separated by an interconnected network of foam walls, a top layer of viscoelastic foam with an air permeability above 60 ft | 10-28-2010 |
| 20100319134 | Fire Resistant Composite Material And Fabrics Made Therefrom - The present invention relates to fire resistant composite materials and to fire resistant fabric materials and mattresses made therefrom. The composite materials include (a) a substrate selected from the group consisting of cotton, rayon, lyocell, wool, silk and blends thereof; and (b) a coating consisting essentially of water, ammonium polyphosphate, binder material and cellulose filler material. The binder material bonds the ammonium polyphosphate and cellulose filler materials together and to the substrate such that the substrate is coated with the coating. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20100319135 | Fire Resistant Composite Material And Fabrics Made Therefrom - The present invention relates to fire resistant composite materials and to fire resistant fabric materials and mattresses made therefrom. The composite materials include (a) a substrate selected from the group consisting of cotton, rayon, lyocell and blends thereof; and (b) a coating consisting essentially of water, ammonium polyphosphate, binder material, cross-linking material, aluminum trihydrate, prefarbricated microcells, thickener material, a surfactant, surfactant-generated microcells and a catalyst. The binder material bonds the ammonium polyphosphate, cross-linking material, aluminum trihydrate, prefarbricated microcells, thickener material, surfactant, surfactant-generated microcells and catalyst together and to the substrate such that the substrate is coated with the coating. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20110010865 | MULTI-WALLED GELASTIC MATTRESS SYSTEM - The present invention is directed to a gelastic cushion. The gelastic cushion is made from a conventional gelastic composition. The gelastic cushion has a structure having a first wall that defines an opening area and buckles when a force is applied to the first wall. When the first wall buckles a predetermined amount, a second wall, interconnected to the first wall, also buckles. The second wall decreases the chance that the first wall bottoms out. Bottoming out increases the pressure on the patient (a.k.a., the force) overlying the gelastic cushion. That increased pressure is undesirable. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110061168 | SLEEP SUPPORT SURFACE THAT INCLUDES A LAYER WITH LARGE DIAMETER CLEAVING - A layered mattress including a first layer having a first support surface facing substantially externally and a second support surface opposite the first support surface; a specialized layer having a top support surface adjacent the second support surface of the first layer, a bottom support surface, and a plurality of holes defined to extend through the specialized layer; a second layer having a third support surface adjacent the bottom support surface of the specialized layer and a fourth support surface opposite the third support surface; and a pad having a fifth support surface adjacent the fourth support surface of the second layer and a sixth support surface opposite the fifth support surface. | 03-17-2011 |
| 20110083279 | Mattress with a quilted panel - A panel for a mattress including first and second fabric layers joined together along their edges and a padding material between said fabrics. The padding material includes at least a layer of resilient foam provided with through-holes. The foam layer is quilted between the first and second fabric layers. A method of manufacturing the panel includes forming a resilient foam body provided with recesses, horizontally cutting a plurality of single layers in the body in the recesses portion to result in at least one layer with through-holes, sandwiching at least one of the single layers provided with through-holes in each panel between the first and second fabric layers. | 04-14-2011 |
| 20110113559 | METHOD OF IMPROVING THE IMPACT-PROTECTIVE PROPERTIES OF A CONFORMABLE SUBSTRATE - A method of improving an impact-protective property of a conformable substrate is provided. The method includes positioning a central core adjacent the conformable substrate. The central core includes a plurality of rigid plates. A first of the plates is joined by at least one hinge to a second of the plates. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110197368 | INCORPORATED IN A MANUFACTURING SYSTEM OF PRESSURE OR IMPACT RECEIVING BODIES, DETERMINING FOR A DIRECTION-WISE CUSHIONING - This is a body ( | 08-18-2011 |
| 20110239372 | Personal support device that provides uniform distribution of pressure on a body portion - Embodiments of the technology provide a personal support device for provision of therapeutic support to a portion of a body resting thereon and methods associated with the device. Device embodiments include a substrate having an array of pressure-distributing element host sites, and a population of volumetrically-incompressible pressure-distributing elements at the host sites to form an array of pressure-distributing elements. A therapeutic surface overlays the pressure-distributing elements, and provides an interface between the array of pressure-distributing elements and an aspect of the body portion in contact with the therapeutic surface. The device is configured to form a supportive site within the therapeutic surface that is conformative to the aspect of the body portion in contact with the therapeutic surface when the body part is lying thereon. The supportive site is further configured to apply a substantially uniform distribution of pressure against the aspect of the body part in contact with the supportive site. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110283457 | Mattress Structures for Child Containment and Sleeping Devices - A mattress pad assembly for use with a child containment area is disclosed. The mattress pad assembly includes a mattress pad having a plurality of panels each of which is coupled to at least one other panel along a flexible seam, wherein the mattress pad is reconfigurable between a non-planar configuration and a planar configuration defined by the cooperation of the plurality of panels to form a flexible top surface and a substantially rigid bottom surface. The mattress pad assembly further includes a support assembly coupled to the bottom surface of the mattress pad when the mattress pad is in the planar configuration, the support assembly having one or more support connectors coupled to at least two of the plurality of panels, and a brace configured to removably cooperate with the one or more support connectors, wherein the brace is configured to engage each of the plurality of panels to prevent bending along the flexible seam. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20120159714 | Mattress - An improved mattress, mattress layer or mattress topper comprising two different materials inversely cut in a gradient manner and laminated or otherwise affixed together to produce a flat surfaced mattress, mattress layer or mattress topper. The affect of this design emulates the profile of the human skeleton. The improved mattress, mattress layer or mattress topper provides a deeper amount of top material in the hip area than in the leg/knee area and an even deeper amount of top material in the shoulder area than the hip area. In several embodiments, the top material is a softer material in comparison to the bottom material. Materials include, but are not limited to, foam and latex. The improved mattress, mattress layer or mattress topper may have multiple layers of material laminated or otherwise affixed to the present invention. | 06-28-2012 |
| 20130111671 | BED PAD WITH INSECT REPELLANT - An insect-repelling bed pad to be located between the mattress and a box spring of a bed or laid upon the ground inside and out of doors for use by individuals and pets during sleep. The bed pad is manufactured from a porous or loosely-woven material (e.g., burlap) and includes a plurality of chambers. The chambers contain a natural (i.e., green) insect-repelling substance (e.g., cedar wood chips and/or dust) having a scent that is adapted to drive away insects without the use of chemicals. The scent and/or the dust is blown from the chambers of the bed pad to repel insects which may reside between the box spring and the mattress or around the bed site when a compressive force is applied by a user to the bed pad to correspondingly squeeze the chambers. | 05-09-2013 |
| 20130205505 | Expandable Structure Constructed from Sealed Films - An expandable structure is manufactured using sheets of thermoplastic material sealed together. The expandable structure has a concertina pattern on its sides that allows the structure to expand and collapse like an accordion. The concertina pattern is cut into the sheets of material rather than being folded into the material to speed up the manufacturing process. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20130340175 | MANAGING MATTRESS PRESSURE ON WOUNDS - A method, computer usable program product, or system for adjusting a mattress to minimize pressure on a patient wound including detecting a location of the patient wound relative to the mattress, and responsive to detecting the location of the patient wound relative to the mattress, adjusting the mattress to minimize pressure on the patient wound. | 12-26-2013 |
| 20140059778 | INTERFACE PRESSURE SENSING MATTRESS - A patient support surface or mattress has a coverlet defining an interior region and a core situated in the interior region. An interface pressure sensing sheet assembly is provided in the interior region. Above the core and beneath the coverlet, the sheet assembly has a lattice of longitudinally extending straps and laterally extending straps that are made of an interface pressure sensing material. The lattice has gaps through which the coverlet presses against the core. The laterally extending straps are provided over relatively high pressure zones of the core, such as a heel, sacral and/or occiput zone, and are not provided over other zones of the core. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140208516 | FLUID ABSORPTION AND DISTRIBUTION ENHANCEMENT SYSTEMS - Embodiments of a fluid absorption and distribution enhancement (FADE) product comprises at least one flow media layer, and at least one superabsorbent polymer layer. | 07-31-2014 |
| 20140215722 | CUSHION OR MATTRESS SUSPENSION ELEMENT - The invention relates to the field of furniture, and in particular to a cushion or mattress suspension element | 08-07-2014 |
| 20140215723 | ADAPTER MATTRESS FOR DENTAL CHAIRS - An adapter mattress for a dental chair is disclosed, comprising a flat upper surface and a lower surface with a suitably curved profile to adapt to the curvature of a dental chair, so that the upper surface of the mattress is disposed according to a horizontal plane, converting the dental chair into a surgery couch. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20140359948 | BEDDING FOR BED BUG PROTECTION - A bedding arrangement includes a mattress and a bed covering. The bed covering includes a top component adapted to cover a top surface of the mattress and a drape coupled to a perimeter portion of the top component and arranged to extend downwardly along a side wall of the mattress. | 12-11-2014 |
| 20150113737 | LOW PEAK PRESSURE BODY SUPPORT - A body support such as a mattress is provided formed of a top layer, an intermediate layer and a base layer. Optional side supports are also provided. Each of these layers and optional side supports are formed of different polyurethane and/or latex foam compositions. Maximum and average peak pressures are minimized by having the intermediate layer of the mattress or other body support be formed of high resilience foam, such as foam with between forty-five and sixty-five percent resilience factor. This intermediate layer is also provided with a greater density than typical prior art body supports, with a density of between 2.5 and 3.5 pounds per cubic foot. | 04-30-2015 |
| 20150289669 | INDEPENDENT FOAM SPRING MATTRESS - Embodiments of an independent foam spring mattress are disclosed. The independent foam spring mattress typically includes a sculpted layer of foam which has a plurality of foam pillars separated by a grid pattern of grooves. These foam pillars may be positioned and oriented in the mattress with respect to one or more additional foam layers to serve as independent foam springs. Accordingly, disclosed mattress embodiments typically would be all-foam mattresses, without any metal springs. | 10-15-2015 |
| 20150308533 | WAVE SPRINGS AND CUSHIONING ARTICLES CONTAINING THE SAME - Cushioning articles such as mattresses can include a three dimensional wave spring core. The wave spring includes a polymeric lattice spring structure including a plurality of alternating layers stackedly arranged to define a height of the wave spring, wherein each one of the alternating layers is defined by a single strand having one or more upward and downward undulations, wherein the alternating layers are arranged such that an upward undulation of one layer is connected to a downward undulation of the other layer to define a cell configured to receive a compressive force, wherein the lattice structure has a sinusoidal shape when viewed top down and is configured to have three dimensional structure. | 10-29-2015 |
| 20150335165 | SMART RESPONSE TECHNOLOGY MATTRESS - Smart response technology mattresses generally includes a sub-core assembly including a self-adjusting, non-powered smart response unit and a polyurethane foam circumscribing a perimeter of the smart response unit and having a thickness equal to or less than a thickness of the smart response unit, wherein the smart response unit comprises a plurality of fluid support cells, wherein each fluid support cell includes an envelope and a reforming element disposed within the envelope; a manifold system including a manifold conduit interconnecting at least two of the fluid support cells, and intake and exhaust valves fluidly coupled to the manifold conduit configured to dynamically open and close in response to a weight load. The mattresses include additional foam layers overlaying the sub-core assembly to define the smart response technology mattresses. | 11-26-2015 |
| 20160051059 | COVER ASSEMBLIES FOR MATTRESSES - A cover assembly for a mattress is provided that includes a first cover and a second cover. The first cover includes a top panel, a bottom panel, and a continuous side panel collectively defining a cavity for enclosing the mattress. The second cover includes a top surface and a bottom surface, with the second cover being positioned over and dimensionally-sized to cover at least the top panel of the first cover. A fastener then connects the second cover to the first cover along the perimeter of the second cover. Methods for marking a mattress are also provided that include the step of marking an indicia indicative of a characteristic of a mattress on the top surface of the second cover of the cover assembly. | 02-25-2016 |
| 20160158082 | Multimodality Medical Procedure Mattress-Based Device - A mattress system is provided that is optimized for the hospital setting and includes a guiderail system that accepts a variety of accessories for attachment thereto. The guiderail system may have integrated data lines, power lines, gas lines, and/or fluid lines. Also provided are radioabsorbant shields, trays and other components designed for optimal use with the mattress system. | 06-09-2016 |
