| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 005655500 | Liquid or gel containing (e.g., water) | 15 |
| 20100199437 | MULTI-WALLED GELASTIC MATERIAL - 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. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20100218317 | MULTI-WALLED GELASTIC MATERIAL - 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. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100223730 | CUSHIONS COMPRISING CORE STRUCTURES HAVING JOINER RIBS AND RELATED METHODS - Cushions include a plurality of core structures wherein each core structure of the plurality of core structures is interconnected along a length thereof to at least one other core structure of the plurality of core structures. Each of the core structures may be configured as a column having a column axis. The core structures may be connected by a joiner rib. The joiner ribs may be integrally formed with the core structures. Methods of forming cushions include forming a plurality of core structures and configuring each core structure to be interconnected along at least a portion of a length thereof to at least one other core structure. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20100229308 | CUSHIONS COMPRISING CORE STRUCTURES AND RELATED METHODS - Cushions include a plurality of core structures and a support material at least partially surrounding each core structure of the plurality of core structures. The core structures and support material comprise different deformable polymer materials. Each of the core structures may be configured as a column having a column axis. Methods of forming cushions include forming a plurality of core structures, and at least partially surrounding each core structure of the plurality of core structures with a support material comprising a second, different deformable polymer material. The core structures may be configured such that each core structure is integrally interconnected along a length thereof to no more than two other core structures of the plurality of core structures. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20110094037 | SEAT CUSHION - A seat cushion includes a base board, buffering material, filling material and an enclosure portion. The base board is a hard board and has an upper surface. A convex portion is formed on the front part near the central part of the upper surface. A concave portion is formed on either side of the convex portion. The layer of the buffering material and the layer of the filling material may be arranged in various configurations on the base board. As a user sits on the cushion of the present invention, his thighs are on the concave portions and his bottom is on the rear portion of the base board. In addition, the buffering material can effectively buffer the sudden downward force exerted by our body while we sit down on the cushion. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20120060295 | DECREASED SHEAR GELATINOUS CUSHION - A gelatinous elastomeric cushion having decreased shear forces applied to the patient by altering the gelatinous elastomeric configuration in certain areas. For example, the decreased gelatinous elastomeric material does not have secondary walls align with each other. Alternatively, the cushion has different gelatinous configurations in different sections of the cushion to intentionally elongate the walls to decrease the shear pressure applied to the patient. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120079661 | CUSHION STRUCTURE - An improved cushion structure comprises: a pad, which is disposed a plurality of buffering materials therein, at least one indentation is disposed at the buffering materials, a connecting portion is between the buffering materials, the height of the connecting portion is lower than the height of the buffering materials so as to have a height difference between the buffering materials and the connecting portion, a sunken channel is existed between the buffering materials correspondingly; and a flexible melting absorbing material, which is filled into the indentations of the buffering materials, a flexible layer is then formed on the buffering materials while the flexible melting absorbing material is cured. | 04-05-2012 |
| 20120167308 | Composite Gel and Foam Support Pad and Method for Manufacturing Same - The disclosure and claims herein are directed to a composite support pad comprising a foam base portion with a top surface, an opposing bottom surface substantially parallel to the top surface, and a plurality of receptacles in the foam base portion, and a top portion comprising a top layer on the top surface with a plurality of columns extending from the top layer into the receptacles. The disclosure and claims herein are also directed to a method for producing a composite support pad, the method comprising the steps of providing a foam base portion with a top surface, an opposing bottom surface substantially parallel to the top surface, and a plurality of receptacles in the foam base portion, applying a composition to the foam base portion, and curing the composition, wherein the curing adheres the top layer to the top surface and the columns to the receptacles. | 07-05-2012 |
| 20140059775 | SUPPORTIVE COMFORT CUSHION - A support comfort cushion is disclosed comprising a plurality of gel springs absorbs, a plurality of interlocking support members, and a base cushion, all of which serve to redistribute directional force as applied, proportionate to the weight and anatomy of an animal or human, i.e. those areas of anatomy most susceptible to pressure points, e.g. elbows, paws, neck, shoulders, back, hip joints. The gel springs contain bellows and adjacent gel spring junctions which act together providing transitional resistive slippage to dynamic influence of weight and movement, all the while providing counter-pressure, suspension. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140352072 | Operating Room Table Pad - A surgical pad to support a patient on an operating room table, including a gel-infused polyurethane visco-elastic foam configured to support a patient on an operating room table, and an optional perineal cut-out to permit access to the patient's perineum when the patient is lying in a supine position on the surgical pad. | 12-04-2014 |
| 20150020315 | PAD STRUCTURE - A pad structure contains a pad unit having a lateral gap formed along a peripheral side thereof. The pad unit has a first pad body and a second pad body which are at least partially spaced apart from each other by the lateral gap. The pad unit is used as a pillow and has two pad bodies for increasing support capability. In addition, the lateral gap between the two pad bodies can absorb a part of deformation. In other words, the two pad bodies flexibly expend and retract in the lateral gap so as to prevent the pad unit from depression and deformation and to well support a user's head. | 01-22-2015 |
| 20150074913 | Solid Gel Cushion System - A solid gel cushion system is provided. The solid gel cushion system includes a first elastic quadrilateral body having a first elastic surrounding sidewall to define a first space allowing for a heat exchange. The first elastic quadrilateral body defines a first top surface and a first bottom surface with respect to the first elastic surrounding sidewall, both of which are communicative of surrounding atmosphere in order to form an air passage. The cushion system further includes a second elastic quadrilateral body having a second elastic surrounding sidewall defining a second space in which two interleaving elastic supporting ribs are formed. The first elastic quadrilateral body is surrounded by the four second elastic quadrilateral bodies. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20150351557 | MULTI-LAYER BODY SUPPORT HAVING PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL - A body support includes a plurality of vertically stacked layers, a phase change material provided in each of the layers, and a cover enclosing the vertically stacked layers. | 12-10-2015 |
| 20160183691 | SUPPORT ELEMENT - The present invention concerns a support element for the manufacturing of pillows, mattresses, toppers and the like, including at least one base layer having at least one upper, in use, support face, and at least one resting portion; a plurality of gel inserts supported by such at least one support face of such at least one base layer spaced apart from one another; at least one coating layer or film applied on top of such a plurality of gel inserts and such a support face, not affected by such a plurality of gel inserts. At such at least one resting portion, each gel insert of the plurality of gel inserts has a greater average thickness than the average thickness of each gel insert of the plurality of gel inserts arranged outside such at least one resting portion. | 06-30-2016 |
| 20160183693 | CUSHION WITH CHANGEABLE SUPPORTING SECTIONS - A cushion with changeable supporting sections at least includes a substrate section, at least one supplemental section and a supplemental space. The substrate section has a predetermined configuration and a certain thickness. The substrate section is placed on an article. The substrate section has two opposite faces. A first cushion section is disposed on one face of the substrate section. The supplemental section has a predetermined configuration and a certain thickness. The supplemental section has two opposite faces. A second cushion section is disposed on one face of the supplemental section. The supplemental space is disposed on the substrate section and fully or not fully surrounded by the substrate section. The supplemental section is arranged and placed in the supplemental space in a suitable position, whereby the substrate section and the supplemental section are positioned in predetermined positions relative to each other to supplement the thickness of the substrate section. | 06-30-2016 |
