Beds inventions 11/07

20070271697 - Portable combination bedside co-sleeper: Disclosed is a first playpen enclosure that converts easily to a bassinet, changing table or bed-side crib or “co-sleeper” that attaches securely to the parents' bed. A second enclosure support system maintains a padded enclosure and rigid floor panel at one or more predetermined levels below the top of the... Agent: Gibbons P.C.

20070271699 - Conformable bedding arrangement: A bed sheet construction assembly utilized in the “making” of a bed mattress while eliminating unnecessary time and confusion therewith, comprising a lower mattress-fitted sheet having a first and a second side portion and a head and a foot portion thereon. The first and second side portions are longer than... Agent: Donald N. Halgren

20070271700 - Patient support apparatus having a brake/steer mechanism with a foot pedal gear reducer: A patient support apparatus includes a brake mechanism and a steer mechanism operated by a foot pedal. A gear reducer is coupled to the foot pedal. The gear reducer reduces the amount that the foot pedal is depressed to operate the brake mechanism and steer mechanism.... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg, LLP

20070271701 - Appendage restraint and positioner: An apparatus for positioning and restraining a patient's appendage in a desired attitude during surgery includes a tray movable along a rail on the operating table. The tray extends over the patient receiving surface of the operating table and has a fastener on the upper surface which cooperates with a... Agent: Mchale & Slavin, P.A.

20070271703 - Slipcover and pillow with back rest: A support pillow that comprises a pillow body having a medial region and two curved arms that extend from the medial region to define a generally open well. A back rest extends vertically upward from the medial region. This configuration permits an infant to be placed in the open well,... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070271705 - Laminated support: A mattress, cushion or the like has an outer cover enclosing a resilient core. The resilient core is formed by a viscoelastic foam layer with a vapour permeable reinforcing layer of stretchable material laminated onto a top surface of the viscoelastic foam layer. The reinforcing layer prevents cracking in the... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070266494 - Air bearing pallet: The present invention provides an air bearing pallet comprising a network of tethers oriented and connected between the upper and bottom sheets of a plenum chamber, which cause a system of indentations to become formed in the bottom sheet when the plenum chamber is inflated. Perforations in the bottom sheet... Agent: Van Dyke, Gardner, Linn & Burkhart, LLP

20070266495 - Fitted bed covering: A fitted bed covering for a mattress is provided having pockets at either end, formed by elastic panels attached to the underside of the sheet. The fitted bed covering is installed on a mattress by inserting opposite ends of the mattress into the elastic pockets.... Agent: Monahan & Moses, LLC

20070266499 - Pulmonary mattress: A patient-support apparatus includes a mattress assembly supported on a frame, the mattress assembly including a coverlet configured to provide low-airloss therapy to a patient supported on the patient-support apparatus. The patient-support apparatus is articulable to a number of positions and includes a control network which is responsive to movement... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20070261168 - Wearable infant blanket: A wearable infant blanket that is formed in the shape of a fabric bag equipped with an elasticized top opening such that it can be worn on an infants body up to the waist or chest.... Agent: Global Patents

20070261170 - Pillow closure: A pillow closure shell having an opening leading into an internal cavity, the opening having a closure mechanism, the closure mechanism adapted to operate in only a first direction. Also disclosed is a pillow closure comprising a first panel having a first boundary and a second panel having a second... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik

20070261172 - Travel pillow: A pillow for coupling to a surface. The pillow includes: a first cushion of soft resilient material; a first cover enclosing the cushion; a second cover enclosing the first cover, the second cover including an edge portion having a first aperture disposed therethrough; and a suction cup assembly coupled to... Agent: Advantia Law Group

20070261173 - Spacer fabric for mattress pad: A spacer fabric in combination with an infant mattress pad is provided. The spacer fabric has three parts or components knitted together to form a fabric with two breathable outer fabric layers and a breathable cushioned middle defined by yarns interconnecting the two layers. The spacer fabric is incorporated into... Agent: Gottlieb Rackman & Reisman PC

20070256239 - Support frame for a headboard: A support frame for a headboard for a bed is provided. The support frame of the present invention comprises generally L-shaped support structures which are connected together via at least one frame member. Each support structure comprises a first generally horizontal, elongated and generally flat portion adapted to be sandwiched... Agent: Brouillette & Partners

20070256240 - Bed frame: A bed frame having a base portion and a mattress support portion articulated thereto and pivotable about an axis between an open position and a closed position. The base portion has exterior sidewalls and is adapted for use as a storage compartment. At least two sidewalls are covered with a... Agent: Nath Law Group PLLC

20070256241 - Pillow case with dual fastening means: A pillow case for a bed pillow comprises a first layer and a second layer, each one of the layers comprising a pair of long sides and a pair of short sides, the short sides disposed between the long sides, the sides forming a rectangular layer. The long sides of... Agent: Rosa Lee Halmon

20070256243 - Pneumatic cushions with reinforcing members or braces: A pneumatic cushion having an inner pneumatic structure constructed from a casing and webs or a plurality of tubes. The webs produce a plurality of chambers. The inner pneumatic structure may be pressurised at a pressure p1. At least one reinforcing and stiffening means is present on or in the... Agent: Winstead PC

20070256244 - Elastic fitted disposable diaper changing pad: A disposable diaper changing pad for positioning on a supporting structure such as a diaper changing table provides a barrier between the diaper changing table and a child positioned on the top surface of the pad. The changing pad includes a liquid absorbent material and a latent elasticity formed in... Agent: Adams Evans P.A.

20070256245 - Pneumatic structure: A pneumatic structure for sitting, lying and reclining cushions including a plurality of cells disposed together in rows and frictionally interconnected at a plurality of sides along a transversal web thereby forming a layer, the layer being charged with compressed gas through at least one valve and made from a... Agent: Winstead PC

20070256246 - Mattress with crowned panel: Mattresses and improved fabric covers for providing mattresses that have smooth surfaces. Additionally, methods for manufacturing non-quilted mattress covers and for manufacturing mattresses employing non-quilted mattress covers. The systems and methods described herein include mattress panels that can be manufactured separate from the inner core construction, and laid over the... Agent: Ropes & Gray LLP Patent Docketing 39/41

20070251003 - Filament wound crew rest enclosure structure: A mobile platform personnel berth unit and a method for creating the mobile platform personnel berth unit are provided. A male mandrel is created defining an inner mold line surface of the berth unit. The male mandrel is overlayed with one or more layers of filament strips. The filament layers... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070251004 - Automatic patient transfer system: An automatic patient transfer system includes a transporting cart, a supporting frame mounted on the transporting cart in vertically movable manner to adjust a height of the supporting frame, and an endless conveyer platform. The supporting frame includes two spaced apart transverse arms and a supporting bed, having a two-side-accessing... Agent: Raymond Y. Chan

20070251005 - Multi-purpose convertible play yard: A co-sleeper convertibly adapted for use as a changing table, bassinet or play yard is described. The invention includes a first rigid enclosure that has four walls and a floor with the front wall capable of being positioned at an upper level equal to the remaining walls or at a... Agent: Gibbons P.C.

20070251006 - Wrap device for a bed ensemble: A fitted wrap device (10) is provided for covering sides (106 and 108) and ends (10 and 112) of the base unit (102) of an ensemble bed (100). The device is formed of a panel (12) of fabric with joined or adjustable joined ends (22 and 24). The panel provides... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070251009 - Articulating bed: Disclosed is an articulated bed has a stationary frame and a plurality of mattress support sections defining a mattress support area, the support sections including: a left section, a right section, a head section and a leg section. Each of the left, right, head and leg sections are hingedly movable,... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070251010 - Massage table: A massage table includes a two piece face cradle with a wide range of adjustment. The face cradle comprises a chin support and a forehead support. The chin and forehead supports are connected by rods which allow an open field-of-view to a patient lying prone on the massage table. The... Agent: Averill & Varn

20070251012 - Inflatable cushion apparatus for use in surgical procedures and surgical method utilizing the same: An inflatable cushion adapted to be supported on a surgical table for use in supporting the knees and legs of a person during surgery. The cushion includes an inflatable bladder, which has top and bottom walls that are parallel to one another, and a side wall that is pleated such... Agent: Martin & Henson, P.C.

20070251011 - Medical table having controlled movement and method of use: A medical table provides the functionality needed for hip and knee arthroplasty at a cost that is acceptable for smaller patient care centers. Such a table can use a sliding mechanism to maintain traction during positioning of a patient's leg. The table also can utilize a knee arthroplasty attachment to... Agent: Stallman & Pollock LLP Attn: Kathleen A. Frost

20070251014 - Radial arm system for patient care equipment: A system for supporting patient care equipment alongside a patient support is provided. In one embodiment, the system includes a plurality of arms supported by a support structure. The arms may be pivoted to either side of the patient support. The arms may be stored in a console. At least... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg, LLP (hill-rom)

20070251015 - Mattress seam tape and method of making same: The present invention relates to a non-woven mattress seam tape and a method of making the same. Non-woven material is continuously passed over a slitting apparatus to obtain multiple lengths of mattress seam tapes. These tapes are wound and subsequently used as mattress seam tapes in the manufacture of mattresses.... Agent: Triangle Patents, P.l.l.c.

20070251016 - Convective seating and sleeping systems: A convective seating and sleeping system with a plenum for use as a mattress, cushion or as part of seat or other structure to deliver air flow to a user or users. The convective cushion includes a modular plenum made of removable pockets and a thermocouple to provide control data... Agent: Lauson & Schewe LLP

20070251017 - Institutional mattress: An institutional mattress includes a resilient core and a mattress covering sealing the core. The mattress covering is waterproof and has a ticking base fabric made of yams with a denier value of at least 500 and has a thread count of at least 18 threads per inch in both... Agent: Patent Law Group LLP