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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2023
Purple Innovation, Llc, Lehi, UT (US);
Robert Wayne Taylor, Highland, UT (US);
Russell B. Whatcott, Eagle Mountain, UT (US);
Matthew Eccles Rogers, Eagle Mountain, UT (US);
Dhyey Y. Acharya, Lehi, UT (US);
Lidia Saldaña, West Valley, UT (US);
Purple Innovation, LLC, Lehi, UT (US);
Abstract
A method for forming a cushioning element comprises molding a first cushioning element on a first side of a fabric and molding a second cushioning element on a second side of the fabric. The first cushioning element and second cushioning element may be superimposed. The fabric may include a first layer and a second layer that are superimposed, with the first cushioning element secured to and protruding from the first layer and the second cushioning element secured to and protruding from the second layer. Each of the first cushioning element and second cushioning element may include a plurality of interconnected walls formed from an elastomeric gel material. The walls of the first cushioning element and second cushioning element may be aligned or offset.