US Patent Issued to Hill-Rom Services on July 28 for "Mattress with low-pressure high-flow moisture management" (Indiana, Ohio Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,691,018, issued on July 28, was assigned to Hill-Rom Services Inc. (Batesville, Ind.).

"Mattress with low-pressure high-flow moisture management" was invented by Darrell L. Borgman (Batesville, Ind.), Olivia Gubitose Boyce (Cincinnati), Jnanesha Ramegowda (Batesville, Ind.) and Frank Sauser (Cincinnati).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A patient support system includes a mattress having a core and a topper. The patient support system includes a pneumatic system that functions as a moisture management system with a first air mover coupled to a flow path through the topper, and a second air mover coupled to the flow path. The first air mover ...