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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8037562 | Tension relieving body support apparatus A mattress including a core foam layer having a first indentation force deflection at twenty five percent compression, a first density and a first thickness. The top outer foam layer has a second indentation force deflection at twenty five percent compression, a sec... | 10/18/2011 |
| 7624464 | Titanium mattress member A versatile support member constructed of a metallic mesh is provided in a bedding product. The support member is placed on top of the mattress core (whether foam or spring coil) before the mattress cover is attached. The support member may be constructed of titaniu... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7293311 | Method of making a multilayered mattress component A method of making a mattress component includes providing a first layer of a first material. Mating patterns are shaped in a surface of the first layer in areas corresponding to a position where hips and shoulders of the user will rest on a mattress. The mating pat... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7103933 | Mattress and bed assembly providing an enlarged sleeping surface area A bed assembly provides an enlarged sleeping surface area as compared to a standard Queen sized bed. Specifically, in the disclosed bed assemblies, the sleeping surface area is about 64 inches to about 68 inches wide and about 77 inches to about 82 inches long. This... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7013515 | Body impression-resistant mattress assembly A body impression resistant mattress assembly comprised of an inner mattress unit, at least one raised sleep zone, a first cushion top, and an outer cover encasing the raised sleep zone and the first cushion top. The insert is sized and located within the mattress s... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6656856 | Mattress and furniture insulator pad The present invention relates to mattress or furniture insulator pads that are placed between the coil springs and the cushioning material in mattresses or furniture, such as chair seats. Such insulator pads prevent the springs from piercing the furniture... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6647569 | Stressable fabric A stressable fabric that includes a plurality of layers of multiple materials. A top layer is formed from a generally non-elastic material. Suitable materials for the top layer are fibers, cables, woven material, or any other material that will bend when ... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6519798 | Mattress and bed assembly providing an enlarged sleeping surface area A bed assembly provides an enlarged sleeping surface area as compared to a standard Queen sized bed. Specifically, in the disclosed bed assemblies, the sleeping surface area is about 64 inches to about 68 inches wide and about 77 inches to about 82 inches... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6401282 | Modular mattress system A mattress system, sofa, cushioned seat, and the like, having top surface made from rigid material which is divided into plurality of polygonal columns or spherical shapes and configured into a geometrical pattern in various size and shape which has the t... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6308354 | Upholstery pad with steel reinforced support A mattress is provided having an innerspring, at least one upholstery layer, which includes at least one foam layer, and quilt panel layers. The upholstery layer has an edged support layer, a steel wire grid laminated to the edged support layer, and a fir... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6003178 | Anatomic mattress An anatomic mattress has an external structure, and an internal structure located interiorly of the external structure, the internal structure including an upper part and a lower part, the lower part being formed as a continuous lower plate while the uppe... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5504952 | Bed having user variable degree of hardness A bed including a base, a mattress overlying the base and apparatus for varying the hardness of the bed to take into account the changing personal circumstances of the user, for example, aging, gaining weight etc. and to compensate for the wear and tear o... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5416936 | Rolling-massaging mattress or cushion Mattresses and cushions, which have a rolling-massaging function and magnetic-therapeutic effect are described. The rolling-massaging magnetic-therapeutic mattress or cushion comprises an upper covering, an intermediate layer, an interior layer, a compoun... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5319814 | Bedding structure with enhanced postural support A bedding structure, including an innerspring mattress and a padded cover (enclosing the mattress) which provides added postural support (as well as extra thermal insulation and padding). The padded cover includes a sheet of convoluted foam which covers e... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5230110 | Mattress cushion with multiple zones A mattress overlay cushion including three distinct zone sections with the intermediate zone section extending a greater distance longitudinally than the other two zone sections. Each zone section has a convoluted surface with a protuberance arrangement d... | 07/27/1993 |
| 5172436 | Mattress cushion The present invention relates to a mattress cushion, wherein it consists of a cushion mattress not using metal components like coil springs, the mattress body (1) is composed of overlapping elastic surface layers (6) (7) on both sides of a core portion (3... | 12/22/1992 |
| 5138730 | Mattress having core material between protective plates A mattress has a core material (3) consisting of rigid foam material of a sufficient thickness, protective plates (4) (5) disposed on both upper and lower sides of the core material (3), and a surface layer material (6) (7) made of a cushioning material w... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5008141 | Cushioning material for mattresses A cushioning material for mattresses is formed by needling a pile of crimped fibers to form a flat board, and then continuously and alternately bending the flat board to form a corrugated web. The corrugated web thus formed has a number of side-by-side co... | 04/16/1991 |
| 4476594 | Reversible mattress A cushion or mattress assembly having first and second resilient support surfaces of varying firmness each secured to a center piece stiffener board. The stiffener board is formed from a plurality of hinged sections allowing flexure of the stiffener board... | 10/16/1984 |
| 4143435 | Mattress having a corrugated plate A mattress of foam rubber having a corrugated board disposed therein. Since the corrugated plate is substantially hard enough to straighten a sleeper's spinal cord, the sleeper can have a sound sleep while enjoying the soft feeling of foam rubber. Further... | 03/13/1979 |
| 4106142 | Mattress construction A plurality of discrete elongated plates is embedded in a mattress body of resilient foam material. The plates are disposed in at least two parallel horizontal planes with the longitudinal dimension of the plates transverse to the longitudinal dimension o... | 08/15/1978 |
| 3940811 | Lightweight construction materials and articles made thereof Lightweight construction materials having a low heat shrinking percentage and a high moisture permeability obtained by forming complementary concavoconvex patterns by means of press molding on both surfaces of a sheet of a foamed polyethylene type resin c... | 03/02/1976 |
