Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Cooling system for an occupant of an occupant support and a cooling garment
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Application No.: US12984976Application Date: 2011-01-05
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Publication No.: US10010446B2Publication Date: 2018-07-03
- Inventor: Charles A Lachenbruch , Andrew Kerr , Christopher R O'Keefe , Timothy J Receveur , Rachel Williamson
- Applicant: Charles A Lachenbruch , Andrew Kerr , Christopher R O'Keefe , Timothy J Receveur , Rachel Williamson
- Applicant Address: US IN Batesville
- Assignee: Hill-Rom Services, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Hill-Rom Services, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US IN Batesville
- Agent Kenneth C. Baran
- Main IPC: A61F7/00
- IPC: A61F7/00 ; A41D19/00 ; A41D13/005 ; A41D19/015

Abstract:
A cooling system for an occupant of an occupant support comprises a coolant conduit having an inlet for receiving coolant and an outlet for discharging the coolant to a destination. The conduit is nonpermanently and manually shape adjustable, shape stable subsequent to adjustment, and removably securable to the occupant support, the occupant or both. In one embodiment the destination is an ambient environment selected to achieve targeted coolant delivery to a localized region of the occupant's body. A cooling glove to be worn by a user has at least one coolant intake and at least one of a) a coolant passage extending from the coolant intake to an exhaust opening which exhausts coolant to an ambient environment; and b) a cooperative relationship with the user which defines a fluid pathway bounded in part by the glove and in part by the user and which discharges coolant to an ambient environment.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120172959A1 Cooling System for an Occupant of an Occupant Support and a Cooling Garment Public/Granted day:2012-07-05
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