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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2019
American Sterilizer Company, Mentor, OH (US);
Nicholas Jacobs, Chagrin Falls, OH (US);
Richard P. Nardo, Highland Heights, OH (US);
Christopher D. Labedz, Streetsboro, OH (US);
Sohrab Soltani, Charleston, SC (US);
Michael Hollopeter, Kirtland, OH (US);
American Sterilizer Company, Mentor, OH (US);
Abstract
A support pad, including a first cushion layer, a second cushion layer, and a sensing device, is provided. The sensing device is positioned between the first and second cushion layers. The sensing device includes a plurality of sensing elements and a substrate. The substrate includes a plurality of tab portions and a plurality of expandable portions. The sensing elements are respectively mounted to the tab portions. The expandable portions are moveable between contracted and expanded positions in response to pressure applied thereto.