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| 20080209641 | System and Method for Selecting Ergonomic Sleep Components with Mattress Selection System Providing Input for Pillow Selection System - A method is provided for selecting a pillow and mattress based upon an empirical measurement of an individual's pillow selection criteria, mattress selection criteria and sleep characteristics. A system incorporating the principles of the method are also disclosed. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20080229508 | INFLATABLE DEVICE WITH RECESSED FLUID CONTROLLER AND MODIFIED ADJUSTMENT DEVICE - An inflatable device comprising a substantially fluid impermeable bladder is disclosed. The fluid controller comprises an electrically powered pump positioned at least partially within a profile of the bladder. The fluid controller is coupled to the inflatable bladder and is adapted to permit air to exit the bladder through the fluid controller and to be provided to the bladder through the fluid controller. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20080256716 | Foam Rail Interlocking and Banding System - Disclosed embodiments relate generally to the manufacture and assembly of mattresses, and comprise an interlocking system used to join foam support rails together to form a support frame about the perimeter of a mattress cover and/or a banding system for securing the support frame in place with respect to the mattress cover. The interlocking system generally comprises interlocking mechanical coupling portions at the ends of each support rail, allowing the ends of the support rails to be joined together to form a support frame without hard corner blocks that might reduce mattress comfort. The banding system comprises banding flaps that enwrap the support rails and attach them to the mattress cover. This allows for improved structural integrity during the assembly process, since the support frame is securely held in place. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20090049617 | - A configurable, adjustable inflatable device including one or more inflatable bladders and a shape-defining member that combines with the inflatable bladders such that an overall shape of the configurable inflatable device is at least partially controlled by the shape-defining member. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090070941 | INFLATABLE BED ASSEMBLY - An inflatable bed assembly having an inflexible cover that has one or more inflatable body support enclosures to receive one or more inflatable mattresses in a fully or nearly fully deflated state through a slit. Each mattress has a valve which is aligned with valve openings of the inflatable body support enclosures allowing them to be inflated while they are within the cover. The cover has internal dimensions that is less than or substantially equal to the corresponding external dimensions of the maximally inflated mattresses to restrict the inflatable mattresses from expanding. The bed is enhanced by inserting padding in a removable mattress padding enclosure attached to the top of the first inflatable body support enclosure. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090077753 | INFLATABLE MATTRESS - An inflatable mattress has a body and a coverlet. The body is hollow, is inflatable and has a top, a sidewall and at least one first engaging member attached to the sidewall of the body. The coverlet is mounted detachably on and covers the body and has at least one second engaging member attached to the coverlet and corresponding respectively to and detachably engaged respectively with the at least one first engaging member on the body. The coverlet is mounted tightly on the body and would not be shifted by persons' movement on the inflatable mattress. | 03-26-2009 |
| 20090144908 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO OCCLUDE PATIENT ENTRAPMENT ZONES - A system and method for occluding potential entrapment zones in a bed. The system may include a head-end assembly with a head-end cover enclosing a head-end pad, and a foot-end assembly with covers enclosing pads. The system may further include a pair of walls extending between the head-end assembly and the foot-end assembly. The walls may include inflatable members. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090165211 | Inflatable Bed - An inflatable bed includes a top sheet, a bottom sheet, an endless surrounding belt, and a plurality of pull belts. The surrounding belt cooperates with the top and bottom sheets to define an inflatable space. The surrounding belt has a bow tie shaped cross-section and includes vertically opposite upper and lower hollow portions. The upper hollow portion has a first surrounding surface confronting the inflatable space and connected to a periphery of the top sheet. The lower hollow portion has a second surrounding surface confronting the inflatable space and connected to a periphery of the bottom sheet. The pull belts are disposed in the inflatable space. Each of the pull belts has opposite top and bottom edges connected respectively to the top and bottom sheets. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20090183312 | PATIENT SUPPORT SURFACE WITH VITAL SIGNS SENSORS - A patient support surface comprises a cover defining an interior region, a modifiable support layer situated in the interior region and having at least one air bladder, and a sensor layer situated in the interior region and having at least one sensor configured to detect a physiological parameter of a patient atop the patient support surface. | 07-23-2009 |
| 20090217459 | MATTRESS WITH A CAVITY AND AIRWAY CHANNEL - A mattress comprises one or more cavities disposed within the mattress. A filter assembly is removably mounted within the cavity at a first distance from the mattress' upper surface. One or more channels are disposed laterally within the mattress and connect the cavity to the mattress sidewall so that intake air is allowed in and exhaust air can escape. In one version an aroma assembly is also removably mounted within the cavity. Within the channels there may be disposed one-way valves to allow air to flow only in a first direction or a second opposite direction so that exhaust air is not mixed with intake air. A fitted sheet used in combination with the mattress may include a sleeve corresponding in size and location to the cavity, where the sleeve is made from an odorless washable material. The sleeve may be retained within the cavity by a plastic ring. | 09-03-2009 |
| 20100170043 | APPARATUS FOR MONITORING VITAL SIGNS - A sleep monitoring system includes a fluid bladder. A pump is in fluid communication with the fluid bladder, and the pump is operable to increase a fluid pressure within the fluid bladder. A sensor is packaged with the pump, and the sensor is in fluid communication with the fluid bladder and is operative to determine a pressure within the fluid bladder. A controller is configured to determine the at least one vital sign based on the pressure within the fluid bladder. | 07-08-2010 |
| 20100218319 | Therapeutic Mattress - A mattress ( | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100287707 | AIR MATTRESS - An air mattress ( | 11-18-2010 |
| 20100299842 | SELF-ENCLOSABLE INFLATABLE MATTRESS - A self-enclosable inflatable mattress has a mattress body, a valve and a bag. The mattress body has a sidewall and a chamber being defined in the mattress body. The valve is mounted through the mattress body. The bag is attached to the mattress body and has a surrounding sheet, at least one holding sheet and at least one fastener. The at least one holding sheet is mounted on a corresponding margin of the surrounding sheet and detachably connected to a corresponding surrounding sheet. The fastener is mounted between the surrounding sheet and the holding sheet. The self-enclosable inflatable mattress is easily stored compactly and prevents dust from contacting the mattress body during storage. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20100325807 | Air pumping device, air pumping method, and airbed assembly - An air pumping device includes an inflation module that includes an air pump, a counting unit, and a control unit coupled to the air pump and the counting unit. The air pump is configured to one of inject air into and remove air from an inflatable article. The counting unit is configured to count a predetermined time period. The control unit is configured to receive a control signal, to activate the air pump and trigger counting of the counting unit in response to the control signal, and to deactivate the air pump upon completion of counting. An air pumping method and an airbed assembly are also disclosed. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20100325808 | AIR MAT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AND DEVICE OF MOLDING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing an air mat that reduces the number of manufacturing processes by means of rotational molding, while preventing the generation of defective products, to a device for molding an air mat, and to an air mat manufactured and molded by the method and device. In a method for manufacturing an air mat formed in such a manner as to integrally couple a cushion part having a plurality of air bags arranged therein for containing air at the insides thereof with a plate-shaped lower sheet disposed on the lower surface of the cushion part, the method includes the steps of: preparing a lower mold having a plurality of air bag molding recesses having given depths arranged at given intervals thereon, for molding the cushion part of the air mat. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20110030144 | CUSHION BLADDER WITH MIDDLE LAYER HAVING GAPS AND VARIOUS POSITIONED INTERIOR WELDS - A cushioning device has a first material and an opposing second material that are sealed together at the peripheral edges to form a first (right) side, a first (head) end, a second (left) side, and a second (foot) end. Positioned between the first material and the second material is a middle material. The middle material has a top side, a bottom side, a first gap between the first side and the middle material and a second gap between the second side and the middle material. In addition, the first material is sealed to the middle material's top side at a first set of locations to form a first set of interior welds. The second surface is sealed to the middle material's bottom surface at a second set of locations to form a second set of interior welds. The first set of interior welds on the middle material's top surface and the second set of interior welds on the middle material's bottom surface are not superimposed on each other or overlap each other. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110047708 | MATTRESSES WITH HEAT DISSIPATION - In one embodiment, a mattress comprises a core and a cushion layer positioned above the core. A fibrous air spacer layer is positioned above the cushion layer, and a layer of visco-elastic foam is positioned above the fibrous layer. This permits the fibrous layer to be sandwiched between the cushion layer and the layer of visco-elastic material. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110107520 | Assembly for Adapting a Support Surface in a Wave Shape - Assembly, comprising an element ( | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110107521 | INFLATABLE PAD AND METHODS FOR USING SAME - The inflatable pad includes an inflatable frame having a length and width that defines a pad area suitable for supporting a person lying thereon. A plurality of internal support members are configured to support the weight of a person lying thereon and elevate the person above the ground. The inflatable pad includes non-supporting regions that require less fill volume than regions that support primary support regions such as the hips and shoulder. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110113560 | CONSTANT LOW-FLOW AIR SOURCE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - A constant low-flow air source control system and method is used to operate a pump to inflate an inflatable support structure used to support a person. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110154574 | AIR MATTRESSES - A pad including first and second air impervious chambers adhered to one another is provided. The first air impervious chamber is provided by a plurality of fluidly interconnected air tubes. Each tube is formed between a first and a second thermo-plastic sheet. The first and second thermo-plastic sheets are affixed together at seams on opposite sides of the tubes. A first length between the pair of seams along the first thermo-plastic sheet is different than a second length between the pair of seams along the second thermo-plastic sheet. The second air impervious chamber is coupled to the first air impervious chamber. The second air impervious chamber including a core therein to provide self-inflating features to the second air impervious chamber. Methods of forming the same are provided. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110154575 | ENCAPSULATED AND FILTERED MATTRESS - A mattress for use in institutions, such as correctional facilities, detention centers, rehabilitation centers, hospitals and the like, includes a core formed of a transparent or translucent padding material and a transparent or translucent covering surrounding the core. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110167564 | INFLATABLE DEVICE WITH RECESSED FLUID CONTROLLER AND MODIFIED ADJUSTMENT DEVICE - An inflatable device, comprising a substantially fluid impermeable bladder, a fluid controller coupled to the bladder and including an electrically powered pump is disclosed. In one embodiment, the pump is positioned at least partially within a profile of the bladder, and the fluid controller is adapted to permit air to exit the bladder through the fluid controller and to be provided to the bladder through the fluid controller. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110185508 | Prevention and Treatment of Pressure Sores Using a Sheet with an Integrated Inflatable Component - A sheet to be positioned under a patient to treat or mitigate formation of pressure sores includes a first layer of sheeting and an inflatable component secured to the first layer of sheeting. The inflatable component at least partially encloses a region exterior to the inflatable component and will relieve pressure from a portion of the patient's body when the region that the inflatable component at least partially encloses is positioned under the portion of the patient's body and the inflatable component is inflated. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110232002 | TPU Compositions For Melt Coating Processes - A TPU composition comprising two or more TPU polymers is disclosed. The TPU composition gives a broad process window for melt coating applications. The blend of TPUs give better processing than either of the individual TPU polymers used in the blend alone. This results in melt coating which gives less matt and glossy streaks and allows faster coating speeds along with lower coating weight. The two or more TPU polymers used in the blend have a different soft segment. The different soft segment is created by using different molecular weight polyol for the TPU polymers or by using chemically different polyols. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110302719 | PATIENT SUPPORT SYSTEMS - Patient support systems are generally disclosed. An example patient support system may include a base; first and second longitudinally oriented sidewalls extending upward from lateral side portions of the base; a substantially vapor-impermeable barrier on the top surface of the base and on inwardly facing surfaces of the sidewalls; a substantially vapor-permeable top cover extending between the sidewalls such that a generally longitudinally oriented channel configured to receive airflow therethrough is substantially defined by a lower surface of the top cover, an upper surface of the barrier on the base, and inwardly facing surfaces of the barrier on the sidewalls; a supply conduit extending from an exterior air supply connector to an internal air supply opening within the channel; an air discharge opening within the channel; and an inflatable support disposed in the channel. The interior volume of the inflatable support may be fluidicly isolated from the channel. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20120000017 | AIR MATTRESS - An air mattress is provided. The air mattress may comprises: a top sheet and a bottom sheet, the top and bottom sheets being made of a flexible airtight material and being connected to form an airtight inflatable compartment; and at least one vertical connecting unit, being disposed within the compartment, wherein the vertical connecting units are attached to respective inner surfaces of the top and bottom sheets to form connecting areas. The air mattress may also comprise a side sheet and at least one horizontal connecting unit. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120005837 | INFLATABLE BODY SUPPORT WITH DOG-BONE-SHAPED HAND WELLS - An improved inflatable body support with novel dog-bone-shaped hand wells that do not create material stress points when they are stretched while in use in place of the prior art oval-shaped hand wells that do create material stress points when they are stretched while in use. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120036645 | INFLATABLE BED HAVING AIR CHAMBERS INFLATABLE INDIVIDUALLY BY AN ELECTRIC AIR PUMP UNIT - An inflatable bed includes a bedstead assembly, a mattress assembly, and an electrical air pump unit. The mattress assembly is disposed on and above the bedstead assembly, and includes a top sheet, a bottom sheet disposed under the top sheet, and a plurality of surrounding sheets interconnecting the top and bottom sheets to form a plurality of air chambers, which are not in fluid communication with each other. Each of the air chambers is defined among the top sheet, the bottom sheet, and a respective one of the surrounding sheets. The electrical air pump unit is disposed on the bedstead assembly, and is operable to inflate the air chambers individually so that air pressures in the air chambers may be different. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120054968 | MATTRESS STRUCTURE ABLE TO ADJUST ELASTIC SUPPORT FORCES - A mattress structure able to adjust elastic support forces comprises: a fixed plate, which has a plurality of flexible accommodating holes and a plurality of first flexible members and is fixed in the mattress body, the flexible accommodating holes are at the bottom of the first flexible members respectively; a moving plate, which has a plurality of second flexible member corresponding to the flexible accommodating hole, the moving plate is below the fixed plate; and a support plate, which is below the moving plate and has an air compressor at the bottom thereof, the air compressor has a plurality of air bags disposed between the support plate and the moving plate and a plurality of tubes connecting the air compressor with the air bags, the moving plate is thus moved up and down through that the air bags pump gas. | 03-08-2012 |
| 20120291203 | INFLATABLE EVACUATION MATTRESS - An inflatable body includes an elongate chamber delimited by two substantially parallel main walls and defining at least a portion of a base suitable for holding a person laid down thereon, the chamber being extended, integrally, on both sides of the base, beyond a transition area where the main walls are close to each other, by two raised lateral strips extending along at least the base portion, so as to laterally flank the person, wherein the main walls are braced by a plurality of drop stitch links, and at the location of the transition area, the inflatable body has seams bringing the main walls together, thereby causing a fold between the base and each of the raised lateral strips, with the seams being covered by a sealed lining wall. | 11-22-2012 |
| 20120311789 | AIR MATTRESS, AIR MATTRESS MANUFACTURING DEVICE AND METHOD - Disclosed are an air mattress and an air mattress manufacturing device and method, which can reduce manufacturing costs, enhance the rigidity of the bottom plate, and shorten and automate the manufacturing process. The air mattress of the present invention comprises: a cushion portion, which has multiple air sacs, and which is formed from a first resin composition made from a mixture of a synthetic resin and a plasticizer, so as to have elasticity and flexibility; and a bottom plate, which is coupled with the cushion portion, and which is formed from a second resin composition made from a mixture of a synthetic resin, a plasticizer having less than or equal to | 12-13-2012 |
| 20130074274 | INFLATABLE DEVICE FORMING MATTRESSES AND CUSHIONS - The invention relates to an inflatable device comprising an electromechanical device and a self-sealing valve, and in particular, to any inflatable device that includes the assembly. In some embodiments, at least a portion of a fluid controller is coupled to and supported by an inflatable bladder of an inflatable device. The fluid controller may be located in a compartment, and the compartment may be within the profile of the bladder. The inflatable device may be a single bladder mattress or a dual bladder mattress. The inflatable device may include a heater or an articulation device. The inflatable device may be multi-positional device or have a storage compartment. The inflatable device may be configurable using one or more members such as a membrane or fasteners. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130104311 | MATTRESSES WITH HEAT DISSIPATION | 05-02-2013 |
| 20140033440 | AIR FLOW MATTRESS CONSTRUCTIONS AND VARIABLE DENSITY MATTRESS CORES - The present disclosure and related inventions includes various mattress constructions with improved air flow characteristics, and in particular mattress constructions which induce or control air flow when force is applied to the mattress support surface. | 02-06-2014 |
| 20140137331 | INFLATABLE MATTRESS SYSTEM - An inflatable mattress system which simulates a mattress and box spring based bed. A rectangular protective tray is provided, in which a rectangular inflatable mattress is placed and inflated. The tray has a bottom, and sidewalls, and is open at the top of the sidewalls. Access ports are provided in the tray to access an inflation tube in the mattress. The mattress is covered by a top sheet, and the edge of the top sheet attaches to the top edge of the tray, by zipper or other attachment means. The mattress is enclosed on one side by the top sheet, and on the other by the tray. | 05-22-2014 |
| 20140230154 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR AGITATING A GROUPING OF CUSHIONING ARTICLES - An apparatus and method for agitating and rearranging a grouping of individual cushioning articles in an enclosed container are disclosed. The method and device may protect and individual from an injury resulting from landing in the enclosed container when the individual cushioning articles are overly compressed and lack appropriate spacing in order to absorb the kinetic energy of an individual landing in the enclosed container. The apparatus may include an air actuated inflatable bladder with inflatable extensions that may be utilized to lift and/or separate the cushioning articles, thus allowing the cushioning articles to be repositioned in a random, non-uniform, fashion. Additionally, the repositioned cushioning articles may have additional air space introduced between the individual cushioning devices, thereby allowing the cushioning device to absorb the kinetic energy and an individual without inducing as large an impact force, and providing a more compressive landing zone free of compacted and lodged pieces. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20140259430 | INFLATABLE CUSHION VALVE AND ATTACHMENT APPARATUS - An attachment apparatus for attachment to the air conduits of a zoned air cell cushion or mattress to an associated valve. The attachment apparatus comprises a connector assembly with connectors secured in the ends of air conduits secured in a conduit constraint. Each air conduit is in fluid communication with a separate inflation zone of the cushion or mattress. The also connectors are in fluid cooperation with a valve that places normally isolated zones into fluid communication and vice versa. The connector assembly may functions as a base for any one of a number of valves. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140310879 | Sofa-bed air mattress combination - The invention is directed to a sofa-bed combination, having an inflatable air mattress, rather than a foam or spring mattress. A bed base would pull out from beneath the frame of the couch. Contained on or within the bed base would be an inflatable bladder forming a mattress. Contained within an arm of the sofa would be an inflatable bladder forming an air mattress. The sofa-bed features an electric air pump, which would rapidly inflate and deflate the mattress for use or stowage. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20140317854 | Inflatable furniture with pop-up valve inflation indicator - The present invention describes an inflatable device, illustrated as an inflatable bed, which is designed to minimize damage to the bed as a result of under or over inflation. The inflatable bed comprises an inflatable mattress which includes an inflation indicator. The inflatable mattress includes a pop-up valve indicator assembly comprising an indicator pin, a compressible and extendable member such as a spring, and a barrier member such as diaphragm, all housed within the interior of the inflation indicator. The indicator pin further contains indicia to provide visualization as to the amount of air inflated within the inflatable mattress. The indicia provides for a quick and easy mechanism to determine inflation levels. | 10-30-2014 |
| 20140317855 | PRESSURE RELIEVING MATTRESS - This invention relates to a pressure relieving mattress including an elongate support | 10-30-2014 |
| 20140345060 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR THE TREATMENT OF SLEEP DISORDERS - A sleep apparatus, such as a mattress for example, is provided in one embodiment. The apparatus comprises a head support surface sized to support a person's head, and a torso support surface sized to support a person's torso. The head support surface is generally laterally sloped moving from the first side toward the second side, and the torso support surface is generally laterally sloped moving from the first side toward the second side. In some embodiments, the lateral slope of the head support surface is at least about 15°, the lateral slope of the head support surface is greater than the lateral slope of the torso support surface, and/or, the sleep apparatus slopes in the longitudinal direction as well. | 11-27-2014 |
| 20150013073 | THERAPY CONTROL FOR PATIENT SUPPORT SYSTEM - Patient support systems and, more particularly, patient support systems designed to reduce the risk of developing pressure sores by a patient are disclosed. A control unit is provided that operates a pump for setting and maintaining the inflation of the patient support system. The control unit is configured to receive a weight of a patient (either automatically from an integrated weighing device or as input by a caregiver) using the patient support system. The control unit then operates the pump to fill and maintain the patient support system to a predetermined pressure based upon an electronically stored pressure versus weight model accessible to the control unit, where the pressure versus weight model is set to avoid bottom-out and overpressure conditions for the patient having the weight. | 01-15-2015 |
| 20150082547 | CONTROLS AND CONTROLLERS FOR AIR MATTRESS SYSTEMS - A display for displaying the condition of an air mattress. The display comprises a plurality of arrays of elements organized in a hierarchy. Each element represents a pressure increment. Each array comprises a plurality of rows and a plurality columns. The elements in each row of an array being distinctive in appearance from the elements in the other rows of the array. A control that operates the elements to indicate the pressure beginning with the first column, of the first row, of the lowest array in the hierarchy. | 03-26-2015 |
| 20150096126 | STRUCTURE OF INFLATABLE MATTRESS - An improved structure of an inflatable mattress comprises an upper leather article, a lower leather article, a circumferential member and a plurality of connection pieces. A sealed hollow mattress body is formed by the upper and lower leather articles and the circumferential member; the connection pieces are spaced apart from each other in equal distance in the hollow inner of the mattress. Each connection piece comprises upper and lower slats with a symmetrical structure. Each upper slat is connected to the upper leather article; each lower slat is connected to the lower leather article; a mesh fabric is connected between the upper and lower slats. With the connection pieces, the upper and lower leather articles of the mattress are attached together. An air valve is provided on the circumferential member of the inflatable mattress for pumping air into and releasing from the hollow inner of the mattress. | 04-09-2015 |
| 20150128353 | SLEEP MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD - An improved method and system for monitoring a user's sleep is provided. The method includes monitoring, using one or more sensors of a bed, biological signal data of a user; determining, by a processor, a sleep phase of the user according to the biological signal data; and providing, on a data interface, a sleep cycle report, determined at least partially according to the sleep phase of the user. | 05-14-2015 |
| 20150290062 | Underbody Supports with Patient Securing Features - Underbody supports and related methods for supporting and restricting a sliding motion of a patient on a table. Certain embodiments of the underbody support may include two side walls, two end walls, a base layer, a compressible material layer opposite the base layer. The compressible material layer may be bonded to the two side walls and the two end walls about a perimeter of the compressible material layer to form a box-like structure that surrounds one or more inflatable chambers. The underbody support may further include one or more friction enhancing elements that are arranged to be interposed between the upper surface of the compressible material layer and the patient when the patient is being supported on the underbody support to prevent sliding of the patient. | 10-15-2015 |
| 20150369384 | INFLATION VALVE ALLOWING FOR RAPID INFLATION AND DEFLATION OF AN INFLATABLE OBJECT - Disclosed is an inflation valve that enables a user to quickly inflate and deflate an inflatable object. The inflation valve can include an inflation chamber that is an adequate size to capture a breath of air blown by a user from a distance away from an outside opening of the inflation chamber. This allows surrounding air into the area of low pressure created by the moving air, thereby greatly increasing the amount of air entering the inflatable object. To prevent air from escaping the inflatable object, the inflation valve can include a non-invertible one-way valve and/or an invertible one-way valve. Each valve can prevent air from escaping the inflation chamber until adequate pressure is applied from the outside opening of the inflation chamber, for example, as a result of a user blowing air into the inflation chamber. The invertible one-way valve can be inverted to reverse the properties of the valve. | 12-24-2015 |
| 20160007763 | INFLATABLE PAD AND METHODS FOR USING SAME | 01-14-2016 |
| 20160022519 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING A PRESSURIZED MATTRESS SYSTEM FOR A SUPPORT STRUCTURE - A method for automatically varying the internal air pressure in at least one inflatable air bladder associated with at least one zone of a pressurized mattress system to achieve an optimal zone air pressure for a patient. The method includes a step of incrementally decreasing the zone air pressure of the at least one zone until more than a predetermined percentage or portion of the patient is directly supported by a substrate disposed below the at least one inflatable air bladder. The method then determines the appropriate increase in zone air pressure to achieve the optimal zone air pressure for the patient. | 01-28-2016 |
| 20160061340 | PNEUMATIC VALVE AND AIR MATTRESS ASSEMBLY HAVING PNEUMATIC VALVE - A pneumatic valve comprises a gas passage tube, a plug member, an elastic member and an adjustment member, wherein the gas passage tube is connected with the adjustment member and has a gas inlet and at least one first opening, the first opening being arranged between the gas inlet and the adjustment member; the plug member is disposed in the gas passage tube and has a blocking portion, the blocking portion having a first end proximal to the gas inlet and a second end distal from the gas inlet, the first end and the second end being located at two sides of the first opening respectively; and the elastic member is arranged between the plug member and the adjustment member. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160106224 | PUMP AND HOUSING CONFIGURATION FOR INFLATING AND DEFLATING AN AIR MATTRESS - Efficient systems and methods for inflating, deflating, or simultaneously inflating and deflating air mattress chambers using various pump and pump housing configurations are provided. Examples of the various pump and pump housing configurations include: boundary-layer pumps having single disk array or multiple disk array layouts, different disk geometries, different pressure recovery chamber geometries, adjustable components for switching between filling and powered dumping operations, and reversible and non-reversible motors; and pump housings having one or more dump channels for manifold-driven powered dumping, multiple sides or stages for pressure and/or flow compounding, various manifold chamber configurations for robust connectivity with air mattresses having multiple chambers, and various valve configurations for flexible control over filling, powered dumping, and simultaneous filling and powered dumping operations. Pump products having pumps and pump housings designed according to the principles described herein are able to satisfy a wide range of different performance and cost requirements. | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160120328 | Hook Clamp - A hook clamp includes a clamping module and a base. The clamping module includes a curved member and a movable member. The curved member includes a head. The movable member includes a groove corresponding to the curved member and an engaging member corresponding to the head. The base includes a rail and a limiting member. The rail is configured to guide a motion of the movable member. The limiting member is configured to limit the curved member to move between a first position and a second position. The head is pushed by the limiting member to engage the engaging member when the movable member moves along the rail to the first position. The first end portion of the curved member is pushed by the limiting member so that the head is separated from the engaging member when the movable member moves along the rail to the second position. | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160192784 | AIR PAD USING DOUBLE WEAVE | 07-07-2016 |
