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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2006
Applicants:
Robert Crousore, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Shawn Lipman, Calabasas, CA (US);
Inventors:
Robert Crousore, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Shawn Lipman, Calabasas, CA (US);
Assignee:
Scott Technology LLC, Oxford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47C 27/16 (2006.01); A47C 27/15 (2006.01); A47C 27/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An ergonomic passive support surface comprising a set of foam support elements and a pressure equalization layer which is preferably a fibrous fill material layer or foam layer. Pressure distribution is controlled by the characteristics and shape of a foam material. Preferably, the foam material is provided as a set of transverse oriented cylindrical sections, selected for desired support characteristics.