181 |
Microalloyed Spring |
US12106216 |
2008-04-18 |
US20090261518A1 |
2009-10-22 |
Michael S. DeFranks; William Jud Ready; Jeremy Lynn |
The systems and methods described herein include innerspring assemblies or innerspring cores for use with cushioning articles such as mattresses. The innerspring core may have one or more coil springs formed from a high-carbon steel wire alloyed with one or more suitable alloying elements such as titanium and copper and capable of imparting greater strength and durability to the innerspring core. |
182 |
Mattress Cover |
US12326156 |
2008-12-02 |
US20090144900A1 |
2009-06-11 |
Albert A. Marrache |
A mattress cover for covering a portion of a mattress that generally has a top surface and a plurality of side panels. The mattress cover generally comprises a waterproof cover, a fabric cover and at least one fastener to secure the fabric cover to the waterproof cover. The waterproof cover has at least one waterproof layer or portion for covering at least a portion of the top surface of the mattress. The at least one waterproof layer or portion has a plurality of edges. The fabric cover is removably securable to the waterproof cover. |
183 |
Institutional mattress |
US11414123 |
2006-04-28 |
US07509700B2 |
2009-03-31 |
Lonna J. Speer; Donna J. Coomer; Robert J. Russell |
An institutional mattress includes a resilient core and a mattress covering sealing the core. The mattress covering has a ticking with a base fabric made of yarns with a denier value of at least 500 and has a thread count of at least 18 threads per inch in both warp and fill. The ticking is bonded to a fluid proof material having an anti-microbial agent. The core may be fire resistant polymeric foam and the ticking base fabric may be 1050 denier “ballistic” nylon. The ticking base fabric may be coated with urethane having at least one of a flame retardant and an anti-microbial, and then laminated with a polyurethane film. Alternatively, the ticking base fabric may be treated with a flame retardant covered with a fluid proof material. The mattress covering may be sealed around the core with stitching. |
184 |
Apparatus and Method for Advertising and Display of Mattress Coverings |
US11872321 |
2007-10-15 |
US20080086814A1 |
2008-04-17 |
Gerald Wootten |
An apparatus for displaying bedding at the point of sale of a mattress includes a fitted covering for positioning on a mattress. The covering includes a surface having a plurality of different bedding materials applied to the surface for display purposes. The covering includes a top wall and a side wall, and a plurality of panels or layers of bedding material may be coupled to the top wall. A method for advertising and displaying bedding for a mattress includes the steps of providing a covering having two or more different types of bedding material for partially covering a mattress and applying the covering to a mattress at the point of sale such that the different types of bedding materials are visible to a consumer. The covering does not completely obscure the top surface of the mattress. The types of bedding materials are sheets, mattress pads, blankets, and comforters. |
185 |
Cushioning pad with water-repellent skin |
US11208309 |
2005-08-22 |
US20070066921A1 |
2007-03-22 |
Richard Garelick |
A cushioning pad of open-cell polyurethane material has a thin water-repellent skin bonded directly onto the surface of the pad without any intervening adhesive layer by spraying a two-component combination of resin and Isocyanate in situ directly onto the pad. |
186 |
Air mattress assembly having heating device |
US11171425 |
2005-07-01 |
US07181787B2 |
2007-02-27 |
Shin-Tsai Wu |
An air mattress assembly is provided herein, which mainly contains an air mattress, a blanket member, and a mattress cover. The blanket member is laid flatly on top of the air mattress, which contains a heating wire, a cotton blanket, and an insulating cover. The heating wire is layout on and embedded inside the cotton blanket which is in turn wrapped air-tightly inside the insulating cover. A plurality of snap-on devices are configured on a side and along the perimeter of the insulating cover. The mattress cover covers the blanket member and the air mattress, and has a same number of snap-on devices corresponding to those on the blanket member. These snap-on devices join to those on the blanket member so as to position and attach the blanket member to the mattress cover. |
187 |
Disposable bedding with absorbent region |
US10388077 |
2003-03-12 |
US07103929B2 |
2006-09-12 |
Melanie Pilling; David Pisani |
A disposable sheet has a draw sheet or chux attached thereto. Preferably, the chux is constructed from three layers, a bottom, middle and top layer. The top layer is moisture permeable and the middle layer is absorbent. The top layer of the chux and the sheet itself may be integrally connected. Fluids flow through the chux top layer to the middle layer. The chux bottom layer may be waterproof to prevent fluids from leaving the middle layer. A quilted pattern may be applied to the chux to for aesthetic reasons or to direct fluid flow. |
188 |
Invertible multi-layer moisture management fabric pad |
US11061175 |
2005-02-18 |
US20060189955A1 |
2006-08-24 |
Mark Miskie |
An invertible multi-layer moisture management fabric pad has a top layer, a bottom layer, and a plurality of overlying moisture-absorbent intermediate layers located between the top and bottom layers. The bottom layer is joined to the top layer along a perimeter of the fabric pad. The moisture-absorbent intermediate layers are adapted for receiving and dispersing moisture entering the fabric pad. The pad perimeter defines an access opening for accessing an inside of the fabric pad. A pull strap is located inside the fabric pad, and is adapted for being grasped by a user reaching through the access opening formed with the perimeter. The pull strap is pulled back through the access opening to invert the fabric pad for laundering. |
189 |
Mattress cover with expandable sidewalls |
US10960309 |
2004-10-07 |
US06971130B2 |
2005-12-06 |
Samuel Chase |
A generally impermeable mattress cover having expandable sidewalls is provided to enclose a mattress to provide protection against allergens, dust mites, fluids, and other spills and spoils. The cover comprises generally impermeable top and bottom walls, and sidewalls connected at edges between the top and bottom walls. The sidewalls are formed of a double wall construction comprising a generally impermeable inner wall of a fixed height joined at edges to an elastic outer wall. The outer wall stretches and the inner wall extends to accommodate mattresses of different thicknesses. The outer wall can be relaxed and the inner wall retained neatly against the mattress and by the outer wall. An aperture can be provided in the bottom wall for allowing insertion and removal of a mattress and a fastener can be used to close the aperture. |
190 |
Multi-layer mattress protector |
US11056694 |
2005-02-11 |
US20050177942A1 |
2005-08-18 |
Betsy Finn |
A multiple layer mattress protector is disclosed. The mattress protector utilizes, at least, two moisture proof layers with the top moisture proof layer being releasably attached to and removable from the bottom moisture proof layer. The top moisture proof layer may be easily removed from the mattress protector while someone is in the bed. |
191 |
Mattress with removable cover |
US10508501 |
2003-03-20 |
US20050132498A1 |
2005-06-23 |
Peter Vrionis |
A mattress with a cover (1), said mattress having a first sleeping surface (9) and a second sleeping surface and said cover comprising a first removable portion (3) for covering the first sleeping surface, a second removable portion (5) for covering the second sleeping surface and a third portion (7) positioned around the lateral periphery of the mattress for removably attaching said first and second removable portions of the mattress cover to the mattress. |
192 |
Multiple hygienic bed pad with glide function |
US10168142 |
2002-06-17 |
US06728978B1 |
2004-05-04 |
Inga Nordin |
A re-usable hygienic bed product includes an absorbing object, a sliding material layer, a pulling sheet, and a moisture blocking layer. The absorbing product is a highly soaking, inert fibrous material which at the upper surface and the bottom surface is directly integral with a soft fabric. The absorbing object at two opposite edges is formed with projecting pulling sheet parts formed as wings extending transversally from the longitudinal edges at each side, which can be folded in under the mattress. The sliding material layer at the bottom surface is a semi-smooth or smooth material which facilitates a pulling of the entire hygienic bed product with the patient to any side of the bed. A moisture blocking layer is provided between the bottom surface and the sliding material layer, and is of a liquid tight material that prevents liquid from penetrating down to the sliding material layer. |
193 |
Disposable bedding with absorbent region |
US10388077 |
2003-03-12 |
US20030172457A1 |
2003-09-18 |
Melanie
Pilling; David
Pisani |
A disposable sheet has a draw sheet or chux attached thereto. Preferably, the chux is constructed from three layers, a bottom, middle and top layer. The top layer is moisture permeable and the middle layer is absorbent. The top layer of the chux and the sheet itself may be integrally connected. Fluids flow through the chux top layer to the middle layer. The chux bottom layer may be waterproof to prevent fluids from leaving the middle layer. A quilted pattern may be applied to the chux to for aesthetic reasons or to direct fluid flow. |
194 |
Mattress cover with expandable sidewalls |
US10183305 |
2002-06-27 |
US06618880B1 |
2003-09-16 |
Samuel Chase |
A generally impermeable mattress cover having expandable sidewalls is provided to enclose a mattress to provide protection against allergens, dust mites, fluids, and other spills and spoils. The cover comprises generally impermeable top and bottom walls, and sidewalls connected at edges between the top and bottom walls. The sidewalls are formed of a double wall construction comprising a generally impermeable inner wall of a fixed height joined at edges to an elastic outer wall. The outer wall stretches and the inner wall extends to accommodate mattresses of different thicknesses. The outer wall can be relaxed and the inner wall retained neatly against the mattress and by the outer wall. An aperture can be provided in the bottom wall for allowing insertion and removal of a mattress and a fastener can be used to close the aperture. |
195 |
Infection control mat |
US10039576 |
2001-10-26 |
US20020056418A1 |
2002-05-16 |
James
J.
Fleming; Joseph
A.
Kittner |
An infection resistant mat having individual segments containing foam padding and a contiguous cover of impervious material. The cover is constructed by radio frequency (RF) sealing of the seams which eliminates portals of entry of infectious organisms, vermin or fluid. Air channels within the cover communicate between the segments to allow air pressure equalization among the several segments during use. The contiguous cover creates hinges between the segments that allow the mat to be folded for storage. The mat also can be constructed with only one padded section. |
196 |
Mattress cover |
US58527 |
1998-04-10 |
US5910081A |
1999-06-08 |
Theodore J. Graham |
The present invention provides a mattress cover that is resistant to liquid migration. The cover top has an unbroken surface, that is, a surface without a stitch line or needle holes in that part of the cover which may be subjected to body fluids. In a preferred embodiment, the mattress cover top is secured to a mattress cover bottom by a tooth-type zipper. A bridge strip is bonded to the cover top, and a zipper top component is stitched to this bridge strip. The cover top's edge is folded to form a protective flap, and the zipper top component is also sewn to the upturned portion of the flap, as well as the bridge strip so the bridge strip allows the upturned flap and zipper top component to be connected to the cover's inner side through the bridge strip. When the zipper top component and zipper bottom component are locked together, the protective flap on the top cover overlays both the locked zipper and the stitch line created by stitching the lower zipper to the bottom cover. |
197 |
Mattress having 2-ply moisture barrier and replaceable upholstery |
US25022 |
1993-03-01 |
US5311624A |
1994-05-17 |
Ronald G. Hutchinson |
An innerspring mattress construction is provided which includes a laminated liquid or moisture barrier layer which itself provides improved attachment properties. Also provided is a water mattress construction having improved resistance to leakage. Also provided is an improved pocketed coil construction which is resistant to moisture. |
198 |
Absorbent sheet like mat |
US460083 |
1989-12-06 |
US5092008A |
1992-03-03 |
Takemi Okubo |
A sheet-like mat capable of providing a comfortable resting environment by adsorbing sweat emitted from a body of a user or moisture in underwear, bedding or the like. This sheet-like mat can be obtained by dividing an inside of a mat cover into a plurality of bag-like spaces and arranging a bag-packed drying agent in each bag-like space, respectively. A drying agent sheet may be used in place of the bag packed drying agent. |
199 |
Quick-change sheet |
US581671 |
1990-09-13 |
US5086530A |
1992-02-11 |
Bonnae C. Blake |
A quick-change sheet has a top panel that is moisture proof and a bottom panel that includes portions extending under a mattress to anchor the sheet in use. The moisture proof top panel has a moisture proof layer and a soft fabric layer overlying the moisture proof layer. The two layers are joined together to form an integrated structure defining the top panel. Releasable fasteners connect the top and bottom panels and are arranged to be accessible so the top panel can be removed and replaced without disturbing either the bottom panel or the mattress. |
200 |
Thermoplastic material containing absorbent pad or other article |
US188474 |
1988-04-29 |
US4886697A |
1989-12-12 |
Lee E. Perdelwitz, Jr; Robert H. Young; Ron H. Iff; David E. Hanke; Kathleen S. Allison; Raimo K. Rahkonen; Amar N. Neogi |
Materials have at least one layer comprising a mixture of thermoplastic and other fibers. This latter layer may be thermobonded together and then densified along at least a section of the eventual peripheral edge margin of an article to be formed from the material. Thermoplastic material-containing cover sheets may also be secured to the core and densified in this manner. The entire eventual peripheral edge margin of the article is typically densified. The material is cut within the densified region or slightly outside the densified region to provide a soft peripheral edge. Absorbent materials may be thermobonded within the layer and surrounded by a densified edge to fix them within the article. The composite materials are used in manufacturing infant car seat liners and other articles. In addition, sections of the material may be densified and provided with weakened areas, such as perforations, to enable users to selectively separate the articles along the perforations. |