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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6434771 | Mattress incorporating tourmaline The present invention is a mattress that has tourmaline discs attached to the mattress. The mattress is an egg-crate mattress which has at least two different elevations, an upper elevation and a lower elevation. The mattress is made-up of foam. The tourm... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6182313 | Therapeutic head cradle A therapeutic head cradle apparatus has a pair of lateral side support members positioned to support the back, front or side of the head. Weight of the head will apply acupressure and shiatsu pressure to various pressure points located in the head area. E... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6088858 | Mattress jacket with an accessible and expandable compartment The invention is concerned with a mattress jacket having an accessible and expandable compartment therein. The jacket consists of a side wall closely following the contour of the mattress on which it is placed. The bottom of the side wall is tucked under ... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6052852 | Mattress having massage effect The invention provides a novel mattress having massage effect for being cushioned by a human back, and comprising an upholstered seat, a number of springs, a plurality of magnetic stones and an upholstery covering said upholstered seat; wherein, said upho... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6050265 | Therapeutic pillows A therapeutic pillow is fabricated in one or more separate sections that may be attached to each other, may be filled to suit the user, and may incorporate the use of heating and message devices as well as a plurality of small magnets.... | 04/18/2000 |
| 5621369 | Flexible magnet A flexible magnetic sheet is made of a rubbery synthetic material in which magnetic ferrite particles have been embedded and which one surface of the sheet has a grid pattern of ridges and depressions. The magnetic material is magnetized so that one pole ... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5584086 | Therapeutic pillow and method Disclosed is a therapeutic pillow. The pillow has a bag-like cover filled with natural granular material having a water content in the range of 5% to 25% by weight. The preferred range of water content is from 9% to 16%. The therapeutic pillow can be in d... | 12/17/1996 |
| 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 |
| 5307531 | Rocking cradle aided by magnets A rocking cradle is provided which allows for a hanging cradle contained within a supporting frame to be aided in its cyclical transverse displacement by magnetic attraction and repelling forces. Central magnets are mounted on the hanging cradle and are a... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5226185 | Therapeutic household bed mattress A covering for bed mattress comprising a plastic foam layer and a quilted layer superposed on the foam layer and a plurality of flat permanent magnetic bans adheringly mounted under the foam layer. The magnetic bands are located at predetermined distances... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5195197 | Mattress liner with magnets in pockets A mattress liner to substantially cover a mattress surface, the mattress liner including a mattress pad having a top surface and a bottom surface, and a plurality of substantially thin magnets releasably disposed in pockets substantially spaced apart rela... | 03/23/1993 |
| 5193236 | Magnetic pillow A health pillow having both magnetic effect and manual pressure effect and further having good air permeability, which comprises a hollow pillow body consisting of a foamed synthetic resin; a large number of permanent magnets distributedly arranged on the... | 03/16/1993 |
| 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 |
| 5168588 | Massaging mattress This invention relates to a massaging mattress, comprising an elastic stuffing and a compound covering, and an array between said stuffing and covering, composed of wooden beads alternating with magnets, said array being connected with ropes to form a net... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5161272 | Mattress for magnetic treatment A mattress for magnetic treatment which produces magnetic treatment effects by permanent magnets and chiropractic effects by protuberances while sleeping. The mattress therefore comprises an elastic body of crosslinked foamed polyethylene, foamed urethane... | 11/10/1992 |
| 5152019 | Mattress and cushion material The present invention provides a cushion material including padding elements, each of which consists of a core and an outer resilient layer surrounding the core.... | 10/06/1992 |
| 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 |
| 5105490 | Apparatus for supporting the human body A support apparatus in the nature of a mattress comprises means defining an array of pressure points for the application of pressure to parts of a human body resting on the support member. The means defining the array of pressure points are connected toge... | 04/21/1992 |
| 5103513 | Magnetic-cushioned support for bed or seat A magnetically cushioned support structure for a mattress or seat includes a pair of spaced-apart, aligned sheets of non-magnetic material, each sheet having magnets disposed on its inner face in opposition to magnets on the other sheet, with the opposing... | 04/14/1992 |
| 5079786 | Cushion with magnetic spheres in a viscous fluid A cushion apparatus includes an enclosed cushion member defining an interior cavity defined by a top wall spaced from and parallel a bottom wall, with a surrounding side wall coextensive therebetween. A portal opening is directed through the side wall, wi... | 01/14/1992 |
| 5035017 | Magnetic sleeping mat A magnetic sleeping mat having a magnetic effect and a manual pressure effect; comprising a foamed synthetic resin board having large projection formed on its upper surface and further having small projections on its upper surface and bottom surface; a fi... | 07/30/1991 |
| 4924542 | Sleeping mattress The present invention provides a sleeping mattress comprising: an upper cushion member provided with a plurality of undulated projections and a plurality of through-holes; a core member which is disposed under said upper cushion member while provided with a pl... | 05/15/1990 |
| 4921560 | Method for fixing permanent magnets to cover of bedclothing A method for fixing a plurality of permanent magnets to an inner cover of bedclothing such as a comforter filled with down and the like comprises the steps of: providing a patch assuming a suitable shape such as a circular shape and the like; applying a b... | 05/01/1990 |
| 4509219 | Sleeping mattress A sleeping mattress comprises in order a first layer made of cushion material formed with wave-like projections, a second layer having semi-circular projections provided with permanent magnets, a third layer stuffed with palm fibers and reinforcing materi... | 04/09/1985 |
| 4330892 | Mattress and bedclothes, or pillow A mattress (futon or thick bedquilt) and bedclothes, or a pillow which comprises fillings, a plurality of permanent magnet pieces provided on a mounting means, and a covering cloth for covering the above-mentioned components. These magnet pieces generate ... | 05/25/1982 |
| 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 |
| 4122565 | Mattress assembly to accommodate a bedpan A mattress assembly for accommodating a bedpan is described to enable a patient to dispose of his human wastes without leaving his bed. A cavity is formed in the mattress for receiving a slidable insert. The insert is held in the cavity by permanent magne... | 10/31/1978 |