Reticulated material body support and method

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7469437
SERIAL NO

11166594

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A body support comprising at least one layer of flexible material having a reticulated cellular structure is disclosed. In some embodiments, one or more of these layers comprises reticulated visco-elastic foam, and has at least one material property responsive to temperatures in the range of a user's body heat. In these and other embodiments, one or more of the layers of flexible material comprises non-visco-elastic foam, and can be combined in a body support with one or more layers of visco-elastic foam. The body support can include one or more additional layers of other material types, including one or more layers of high-resilience polyurethane foam. Also, in those embodiments having two or more layers of material, one or more of the layers can have a profiled surface at least partially defining air flow paths through the body support.

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TEMPUR WORLD LLC1000 TEMPUR WAY LEXINGTON KY 40511

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Mikkelsen, Tom D Kingsport, TN 11 297
Mitchell, Kenneth E Albuquerque, NM 6 207

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