Infection control bedding product
US8561233B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 15, 2008 |
| Grant date | Oct 22, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 27, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T156/10
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A hermetically sealed infection control bedding product such as a pillow, duvet, mattress, cushion or such like having a sealed cover and having a resiliently deformable filling material, comprising a vent means in the cover, characterized in that the vent means comprises a filter medium including a filter membrane for the removal of particles of microbial size and wherein the filter medium also comprises a strengthening layer of material for providing mechanical strength to the filter medium whereby the filter medium allows air flow therethrough but is substantially impermeable to liquid while maintaining a barrier to particles of microbial size.
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