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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7069609 | Inflatable liquid furniture An apparatus has a first section having a hollow interior that is filled with air, and a second section attached to the top of the first section and having a hollow interior that retains a liquid. ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7013514 | Fire retardant mattress Embodiments of the invention include a fire retardant mattress including a quilt panel positioned at a top sleeping surface of the mattress. A top fire retardant layer is positioned adjacent to the quilt panel. A side panel is positioned at a side surface of the mat... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6895620 | High comfort mattresses and methods for constructing them In one embodiment, a mattress is constructed of a core having a first side and a second side. A first padding layer is positioned at the first side of the core and comprises a foam material having contoured surface facing away from the core. A second padding layer o... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6481033 | Multiple module mattress system with depressions accomodating inserts of differing firmness A mattress system offering combinations of comfort and support comprising at least two modules, positioned side-by-side along their longest dimension to define at least two recumbent user areas the modules comprising depressions accomodating removable ins... | 11/19/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6295674 | Foldable sleeper sofa mattress and method of manufacturing A foldable springless mattress for a sleeper sofa has a hard but bendable bottom insulator pad, a first flexible foam layer adhered on top of the insulator pad, an all-natural latex rubber layer adhered on top of the first flexible foam layer, and a compo... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6108835 | Camping mat arrangement A camping mat in which the upper surface has a plurality of air insulating chambers to provide a reduction in body heat loss of the user. The mat may be configured as either a sleeping mat or a camping chair, or combination thereof, and may be of the self... | 08/29/2000 |
| 5669092 | Air mattress structure A water-tight and heat-insulating air mattress structure having an air valve and a body made up of upper and lower layers, first and second LLDPE layers, first and second aluminum foil layers, and a nylon layer sandwiched there-between. The upper layer is... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5092006 | Non-electrical reversible thermal cushion for a mattress or other body support surface A reversible thermal cushion includes a resilient layer; an insulating layer adjacent the resilient layer, the insulating layer having a reflective surface facing away from the resilient layer; and a PVC top sheet and bottom sheet for containing the resil... | 03/03/1992 |
| 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 |
| 5027458 | Collapsible heat insulating mattress having foam lattice cells and a slit foil sheet covering A collapsible, heat insulating mattress is provided comprising at least one lattice structure of a foamed plastics material which has an open lattice structure in the relaxed condition, and metal coated foil coverings on each side of the lattice structure... | 07/02/1991 |
| 4884304 | Bedding system with selective heating and cooling A bedding system has provision for heating or cooling a person and for applying the heating or cooling only in areas of the bed where the person is located. A sealed three-ply heat transfer and insulating device covers the mattress, below the contour shee... | 12/05/1989 |
| 4843664 | Expanding insulating pad The invention disclosed is a portable thermally insulating mattress. The mattress comprises body support means and waterproof enclosure means. The body support means is in the form of a honeycomb structure which is incompressible in a vertical direction u... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4326310 | Mattress pad A mattress pad having a porous aluminum silicone layer for reflection and retention of body heat.... | 04/27/1982 |
