161 |
Straight Up Back Treatment |
US12760762 |
2010-04-15 |
US20110252565A1 |
2011-10-20 |
Mary Ann Holland |
This invention provides a portable two-pillow system that gently elevates the lumbar, thoracic and cervical spine to promote posture, alignment and pain relief from either a seated, reclined or horizontal position. Both the crescent-shaped neck pillow and the “straight up” design of the lumbar/thoracic pillow are constructed using soft fill materials, including but not limited to polyester fiber. Removable/washable covers and a convenient travel bag are also included within the content of this patent. |
162 |
INFLATABLE BED |
US12596807 |
2008-03-25 |
US20110107522A1 |
2011-05-12 |
Gianna Muollo |
An inflatable bed system (1) includes a primary inflatable section (2) having a centrally located abdomen cavity shaped to allow a user's abdomen to be positioned therein. The system further includes a secondary inflatable section (3), which is independently inflatable and positioned inside the cavity. At least one tertiary inflatable section (15,22) is provided to allow further configuration of the bed. The bed may be inflated by a pump that is operatively connected with a valve which directs the movement of air into each of the inflatable sections under user selection. |
163 |
Sleep Methods and Devices for Reducing Cardio-Pulmonary Risks Factors |
US12898556 |
2010-10-05 |
US20110078859A1 |
2011-04-07 |
Vaughn W. North |
A method and device for reducing tendencies for occurrence of cardiovascular/pulmonary risk factors for a human body as part of a preventative health regimen comprising the steps of (a) positioning the body between opposing first and second pillows attached together by an intermediate member such that the body has concurrent opposing contact at forward and rearward orientations with respect to the two opposing pillows in tension, including contact of one pillow at a back portion of the body and contact of the second pillow with an extended arm or leg during natural sleep on a bed; (b) repeating a sequence of habitual side-sleeping positions of the body based on the forward and rearward contacts with the opposing pillows to establish a memory of the sequence and feelings associated with the contacts; and (c) applying this sequence during normal sleep to condition the body and mind to favor a side rather than supine sleeping orientation. |
164 |
ASYMMETRIC BODY PILLOW FOR USE IN THE 3/4 PRONE POSITION |
US12733305 |
2008-10-08 |
US20100281617A1 |
2010-11-11 |
Jan-Edouard Brun |
The pillow (10) comprises two adjacent portions, a lower portion (12) with an elongated shape extending in a longitudinal direction substantially parallel to the human subject's body and a truncular portion (14) extending the lower portion on the proximal side. The lower portion is intended for supporting a right or left subject's lower limb (42), while the truncular portion, extending transversely and in a dissymmetrical manner relative to the lower portion, supports the homolateral side of the thorax as well as the homolateral upper limb (38) of the subject. The distal edge (46) of the truncular portion forms a resting edge for the top of the subject's thorax, and the pillow is essentially devoid of a portion for supporting the subject's head (44). |
165 |
Therapeutic positioning device |
US12091170 |
2006-10-25 |
US07578013B2 |
2009-08-25 |
Jonathan Aikman |
The present invention relates to a body support pillow made and contoured to promote side lying to reduce snoring and negate the consequences of sleep apnea and symptoms. It consists of a body support pillow with integrated, semi-rigid yet flexible support for a person's head, back, and legs while lying on their side thereby encouraging either left or right side position sleeping. |
166 |
Adjustable Bed Having Movable Lumbar Support |
US12014401 |
2008-01-15 |
US20090178201A1 |
2009-07-16 |
Leonard D. Lujan; William R. Rohr |
An adjustable bed includes an articulated deck comprising head, seat, leg and foot deck boards hingedly joined together and supported from a frame movable relative to a stationary base. An lumbar support assembly, including a linear actuator operatively coupled to one of the deck boards, includes a plate which may be raised or lowered through an opening the articulated deck. |
167 |
NURSING SUPPORT PILLOWS AND METHODS |
US12204956 |
2008-09-05 |
US20090000036A1 |
2009-01-01 |
Sheila Littlehorn; Kristin A. Tidwell; Elizabeth A. Franqui |
A pillow system comprises a curved main pillow having a pillow body having a midsection and a pair of ends. The pillow body is curved and is both flexible and firm to permit it to wrap around a user. A padded attachment member may be removably attachable to the pillow body, and may have a flexible midportion that permits the attachment member to be folded in half. The pillow may include a belt having two portions that may be coupled to each other to secure the pillow body around a user. |
168 |
Convertible Multi-Functional Furniture |
US12037934 |
2008-02-26 |
US20080236452A1 |
2008-10-02 |
Michael J. Pratt; David W. Bradley |
Convertible, multi-functional furniture is disclosed that has at least a standard configuration and a converted configuration, the standard and converted configurations providing different uses for the convertible furniture. |
169 |
Foldable massaging bed rest |
US12069547 |
2008-02-11 |
US20080229504A1 |
2008-09-25 |
Kenneth David Harris; Stephen R. Lyman; Joseph Neil Gleason; Steven H. Schwartz; Rudy Woodard |
A foldable massaging bed cushion for supporting a person in a sitting position is disclosed. The foldable massaging bed cushion has a backrest with two side edges, two armrests rotatably coupled to the backrest, and one or more massaging units within the backrest. The two armrests can rotate from a sitting position to a folded position along the two side edges of the backrest. The foldable massaging bed cushion can also have one or more heating units and one or more massaging units located within the backrest and a control panel to control the massaging units and heating units. |
170 |
Fluidic chambers fluidly connected by one way valve and method for use |
US10423341 |
2003-04-25 |
US07412738B2 |
2008-08-19 |
Robert Chaffee |
The present invention is directed to an inflatable device or a body support device, and, specifically, to an inflatable device including two or more fluid chambers. One embodiment of the device includes a first fluid chamber comprising a first outlet, and a second fluid chamber comprising an inlet, wherein the second fluid chamber is fluidly connected to the first fluid chamber by a one way valve arranged to allow fluid to pass from the second fluid chamber to the first fluid chamber. The invention is also directed to a method of providing adjustable support. |
171 |
Inclined infant sleeper |
US11523189 |
2006-09-18 |
US20080066236A1 |
2008-03-20 |
Alfred Hernadez |
An inclined sleeper assembly for an infant intended to help reduce the risk of gastric and breathing complications in such infants during nursing and subsequent sleep cycles. The assembly provides a sleeping platform with a non-slip surface whose angle of inclination can be varied from the horizontal up to 30° or more of inclination. The infant may be placed on the sleep surface in a low inclination or horizontal configuration for the purposes of nursing and can then be elevated whereby the angle of inclination is increased without disturbing the infant who may have fallen asleep. The assembly includes a base frame preferably constructed of lightweight tubular material. A rigid platform is pivotally attached to the base frame along one edge in a manner that allows the platform to move from a position generally parallel with the base frame to a position of maximum inclination or any intermediate position between them. Supporting the platform in its inclined condition are a pair of slide rails or rods that are pivotally connected to the base frame at one end and slidingly engage two releasable clamps on an opposite end. The releasable clamp structure comprises a spring preferenced plate that extends between the sliding clamp enclosures surrounding each of the two slide rods. Rotating this plate against the spring re-orients apertures through which the slide rods pass in a manner that allows the rods to easily slide through. Allowing the spring to rotate the plate in the opposite direction closes the effective cross sections of the apertures in a manner that grips the sliding rods and prevents the clamps from moving. This permits the user to adjust the inclination of the sleep surface with very little disturbance to the infant positioned on the surface. Various alternate embodiments involving the non-slip surface described are also anticipated. |
172 |
Back support attachment for nursing pillows |
US11169600 |
2005-06-28 |
US07331073B2 |
2008-02-19 |
Sheila Littlehorn; Elizabeth A. Franqui |
A pillow system comprises a curved main pillow having a pillow body having a midsection and a pair of ends. The pillow body is curved and is both flexible and firm to permit it to wrap around a user. A curved lower back pillow is operably attached to one of the ends of the main pillow such that the back pillow is positionable at the user's back when the main pillow is placed adjacent to the user's stomach. |
173 |
Dual-modal-shape bed lounge |
US11240538 |
2005-09-30 |
US07284290B1 |
2007-10-23 |
Robert L. Swezey; Richard Swezey |
Dual-modal-shaping capability is added as a new feature in bed lounges of the type having a fabric slip-cover enclosing foam padding on a main structure formed from plastic sheet material. User adjustment is provided for back tilt, head-rest tilt and height, arm-rest spacing, and back support location. Modal transition is provided by an internal mechanism that interlinks the two arm-rests via a weighted lock-pin that locks the arm-rests in place for normal use but that can be disengaged by merely inverting the bed lounge so the lock-pin drops out from the linkage gravitationally, thus allowing the arm-rests to be folded out to convert to an overall flat modal-shape that can be conveniently stored, e.g. under a bed or hanging in a closet. For re-deployment, when the bed lounge is manually placed in its normal modal-shape in an upright position, as the arm-rests are moved together to their normal spacing, the weighted lock-pin automatically drops back down into place so as to again lock and retain the bed lounge in its chair-like normal modal-shape. |
174 |
Expandable elevating bolster |
US11067363 |
2005-02-25 |
US07275273B2 |
2007-10-02 |
Banning Gray Lary; Aniceto Esteban Fernandez |
A medical bolster for alleviating the effects of poor circulation supports either the legs above the heart or the heart above the extremities to improve blood and lymph fluid flow in a patient. The collapsible bolster has an articulated frame pivotally connected together for adjusting the angle between the base frame member and the support frame member. A brace extends between the base frame and the support frame to fix and secure the frame in a selected position. The brace has a safety stop to prevent injury during collapse and the brace is oriented to vector the forces within the articulated frame. |
175 |
Multiple position symmetrically contoured body pillow |
US11542509 |
2006-10-02 |
US20070028384A1 |
2007-02-08 |
Jamie Leach |
A multiple position contoured body pillow having an elongated somewhat oblong or oval shape adapted to conform to the spine and upper torso of a human user by means of a main body section consisting of a longitudinally extending back portion having a contoured inner peripheral edge and a substantially straight outer peripheral edge, transversely extending symmetrically curved U-shaped arms attached to the ends of the main body section which arms may be repositioned toward the main body section and which arms are adapted to “spring back” into position when abducted from the main body section of the pillow, the first symmetrically curved arm being provided at a terminal end thereof with a pocket adapted to contain a foldable fabric pouch for storing remote controls, small books, and the like. |
176 |
Multi-use pillow and methods |
US10612266 |
2003-07-01 |
US06944898B2 |
2005-09-20 |
Susan H. Matthews Brown; Sheila Littlehorn; Elizabeth A. Franqui |
A pillow comprises a pillow body having a midsection and a pair of ends. The pillow body is curved with an average radius of curvature in the range from about 6 inches to about 16 inches. The pillow also has a length from one end to the other that is in the range from about 21 inches to about 42 inches. The pillow is both flexible and firm to permit it to wrap around a user. |
177 |
Multi-use pillow and methods |
US10612266 |
2003-07-01 |
US20050005359A1 |
2005-01-13 |
Susan Matthews Brown |
A pillow comprises a pillow body having a midsection and a pair of ends. The pillow body is curved with an average radius of curvature in the range from about 6 inches to about 16 inches. The pillow also has a length from one end to the other that is in the range from about 21 inches to about 42 inches. The pillow is both flexible and firm to permit it to wrap around a user. |
178 |
Back support system |
US10439725 |
2003-05-16 |
US06823545B1 |
2004-11-30 |
Edmund Scott Davis |
There is provided a back support system of three foam members serving as a piece of recreational or therapeutic furniture. The three foam support members each have a generally rectangular shape when viewed from above and a triangular shaped when viewed from their sides and vary in size. The unique triangular shape of each of the three members enables the pieces to be assembled in a variety of positions depending upon the desires of the user. For example, one of the triangular pieces may be positioned to fit underneath the back and head area of the user while the second member may be placed under the legs of the user to lift the knee area and the third and smallest member may be placed under the lower leg area to keep the feet in an elevated position. Each cushion is made of a resilient foam polymeric material that is covered with a protective fabric. When positioning the members, the members may be held in place by fabric hinges have various widths and zippers incorporated therein to allow the three pieces to be used separately or together. When the three members are folded to nest together, a unitary object is formed for easy shipment or storage. |
179 |
Adjustable body support cushions |
US10024191 |
2001-12-21 |
US06804845B2 |
2004-10-19 |
Kenneth G. Stewart, III; Thomas Sweeney |
An adjustable body support device for applying supportive pressure to spaced areas of the human body comprising two elongated resilient foam-like cushions adjustably joined for adjusting the spacing between them. The cushions may be provided with covers having pockets for holding hot or cold packs. |
180 |
Pillow to aid conception |
US10137900 |
2002-05-02 |
US06675417B2 |
2004-01-13 |
Daniela Spector; Juval Spector |
A device is provided for aiding in conception. The device includes a wedge section with a top inclined face, a flat bottom face, and depending side faces. The top face is inclined in order to support and raise the lower torso of a female while keeping the upper torso flat. Also provided is a three-dimensional contoured member placed on the inclined top face of the wedge section to support and hold the buttocks of the female during sexual intercourse. |