Beds inventions 04/08

20080092290 - Sleeper sofa: A convertible sofa-bed which is easy to convert between a sofa configuration and a bed configuration is provided. From a sofa configuration, a buttock-foot member may be pulled outward. Simultaneously, a head rest member and back rest member which are initially at a generally vertical position are traversed to a... Agent: Stetina Brunda Garred & Brucker

20080092291 - Methods and systems of an adjustable bed: Aspects of this invention relate to an adjustable bed that may include one or more articulating portions, and may include one or more components, including an air inflatable mattress associated with the adjustable bed frame, a programmable logic controller, a remote memory storage facility, a remote storage location of user... Agent: Strategic Patents P.C..

20080092292 - Methods and systems of an adjustable bed: Aspects of this invention relate to an adjustable bed that may include one or more articulating portions, and may include one or more components, including an air inflatable mattress associated with the adjustable bed frame, a programmable logic controller, a remote memory storage facility, a remote storage location of user... Agent: Strategic Patents P.C..

20080092293 - Methods and systems of an adjustable bed: Aspects of this invention relate to an adjustable bed that may include one or more articulating portions, and may include one or more components, including an air inflatable mattress associated with the adjustable bed frame, a programmable logic controller, a remote memory storage facility, a remote storage location of user... Agent: Strategic Patents P.C..

20080092294 - Methods and systems of an adjustable bed: Aspects of this invention relate to an adjustable bed that may include one or more articulating portions, and may include one or more components, including an air inflatable mattress associated with the adjustable bed frame, a programmable logic controller, a remote memory storage facility, a remote storage location of user... Agent: Strategic Patents P.C..

20080092295 - Vibrational and pulsating cushioning device: The present invention is a vibratory patient support system. The support system has at least one bladder, at least one vibrational device, and first and second control units that respectively control (a) the inflation and deflation of the at least one bladder and (b) vibrational device. The at least one... Agent: Kevin D. Mccarthy Roach Brown Mccarthy & Gruber, P.C.

20080092296 - Osteopathic pillow: The pillow (10) comprises a body (12) made of an elastically deformable material provided with a top side (14) upon which the head of a user can be rested, and an underside (16) for being placed upon a pillow support. The top side (14) is joined to the underside (16)... Agent: Epstein Drangel Bazerman & James, LLP

20080092297 - Leg pillow: A pillow formed of a resilient body and having an hourglass shape for placing between a person's legs to provide support while the person is reclining. The pillow can include a massaging unit disposed inside the body for producing vibrations. The pillow in one embodiment has first and second portions... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20080092301 - Floating water bed: A floating water bed for a user being floatably surrounded with liquid, includes a sleeping bed, which is made of waterproof material, having a compartment for the user accommodating therein that the user is floating and supporting by the liquid, and a breathing opening communicating with the compartment and arranged... Agent: Raymond Y. Chan Suite 128

20080092302 - High comfort mattresses having fiberballs: In one embodiment, a mattress is constructed of a core having a first side and a second side. A padding layer is positioned at the first side of the core and has a contoured surface and a planar surface. A layer of individual fiberballs is disposed on the planar surface... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20080086813 - Combinied crib and playpen assembly: A combined crib and playpen assembly includes a playpen body, a hanging bed, and a bassinet unit. The playpen body has a first bottom wall, and a first surrounding wall connected to and cooperating with the first bottom wall to define a first receiving space. The hanging bed is disposed... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20080086815 - User interface and control system for powered transport device of a patient support apparatus: A patient support apparatus has a powered transport device that is operable to propel the apparatus along a floor in forward and reverse longitudinal directions, as well as in left and right lateral directions. A user input for selection of discrete speed settings for the powered transport device is included... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg, LLP

20080086817 - Pediatric emergency transport device: A device for emergency transport of pediatric patients that safely and efficiently transports a pediatric patient to a medical facility is described. The device facilitates a variety of rapid attachment mechanisms to support emergency medical personnel's ongoing need to quickly transport pediatric patients despite continuously, significantly changing specifications for conventional... Agent: Withers & Keys, LLC

20080086819 - Ergonomic pillow: The invention relates to an ergonomic pillow consisting of a body with a modular profile based on two cylindrical side sections and an intermediate prism-shaped section that is substantially smaller in height. The elasticity characteristics of the pillow are such that, when the user rests his/her head thereon in any... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20080086821 - Lying-down means: The invention relates to a bed comprising a mattress with a plurality of air chambers arranged in a grid, each chamber being equipped with at least one air connection. The bed is also equipped with a plurality of controllable valves, each valve being assigned to one of the air chambers... Agent: Collard & Roe, P.C.

20080083067 - Bed and absorbent pad: This invention comprises products which are needed for home use to care for adults who are incontinent or have decreased mobility. Caring for an elderly or disabled family member can be difficult. Hospital beds are expensive, and may not be affordable to some people. The bed of this invention will... Agent: Lynn Wheeldon-glazener

20080083068 - Adjustable armrest assembly for massage table: An armrest assembly for attachment to a massage table having a first leg and a second leg that is spaced apart from the first leg is used to support an arm of a person during a massage. The armrest assembly can include a first arm frame, a second arm frame,... Agent: Roeder & Broder LLP

20080078032 - Air mattress with pillow top: An air mattress includes an inflatable compartment having a length and width, when inflated, sufficient to support a human body; and having a top, bottom, and non-vertical sides, said top and bottom being generally parallel to one another and being composed of at least two horizontal layers of vinyl, one... Agent: Husch & Eppenberger, LLC

20080078033 - Nodal modular support surface: A support surface includes a plurality of interconnected node groups, where each node group includes at least two nodes connected by a fluid passage. The plurality of interconnected node groups define a node array. A source of pressurized fluid, such as pressurized air is connected with the node array.... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC