US 11,806,480 C1 (12,961st)
Layered yarn and weighted blanket for deep pressure therapy
Kathrin Hamm, New York, NY (US)
Filed by Bearaby Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
Assigned to Bearaby Inc.
Reexamination Request No. 90/019,589, Jul. 22, 2024.
Reexamination Certificate for Patent 11,806,480, issued Nov. 7, 2023, Appl. No. 17/650,147, Feb. 7, 2022.
Application 90/019,589 is a continuation of application No. 17/099,033, filed on Nov. 16, 2020, granted, now 11,260,199.
Application 17/099,033 is a continuation of application No. 16/193,792, filed on Nov. 16, 2018, granted, now 10,835,708.
Ex Parte Reexamination Certificate issued on Jul. 3, 2025.
Int. Cl. A61M 21/02 (2006.01); A61M 21/00 (2006.01); D04B 1/22 (2006.01); D04B 21/20 (2006.01); D04B 31/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61M 21/02 (2013.01) [D04B 1/22 (2013.01); D04B 21/20 (2013.01); D04B 31/00 (2013.01); A61M 2021/0022 (2013.01); D10B 2509/00 (2013.01)]
OG exemplary drawing
AS A RESULT OF REEXAMINATION, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT:
Claims 1-28 are cancelled.
New claims 29-57 are added and determined to be patentable.
[ 29. A blanket weighted to effectuate deep pressure therapy to an individual when the blanket lies over the individual, the blanket formed of a single layer of interlooped yarn, wherein the yarn comprises:
an outer tube extending longitudinally from a first end to a second end, wherein the outer tube is formed of a sheet of fabric fastened to itself along a longitudinal seam and defines a conduit extending longitudinally through the outer tube, wherein the conduit comprises a volume; and
a filling arranged within the conduit of the outer tube, the filling including a plurality of textile materials, each textile material being arranged substantially longitudinally between the first end and the second end of the conduit, wherein the yarn has a substantially homogenous density along the length of the outer tube and the blanket has a weight between 5 pounds and 45 pounds, inclusive.]
[ 30. The weighted blanket of claim 29, wherein each textile material of the plurality of textile materials includes fibers.]
[ 31. The weighted blanket of claim 29, wherein the blanket has a density of between 0.07 g/cm3 to 0.21 g/cm3, inclusive.]
[ 32. The weighted blanket of claim 29, wherein the plurality of textile materials occupies about 75-99%, inclusive, of the volume of the conduit.]
[ 33. The weighted blanket of claim 29, wherein each textile material of the plurality of textile materials comprises woven fibers.]
[ 34. The weighted blanket of claim 31, wherein each textile material of the plurality of textile materials comprises spun fibers.]
[ 35. The weighted blanket of claim 29, wherein each textile material of the plurality of textile materials extends from the first end of the outer tube to the second end of the outer tube.]
[ 36. The weighted blanket of claim 29, wherein each textile material of the plurality of textile materials extends uninterrupted longitudinally between the first end and the second end within the conduit.]
[ 37. The weighted blanket of claim 29, wherein the single layer of interlooped yarn comprises a continuous strand of material.]
[ 38. The weighted blanket of claim 29, wherein the plurality of textile materials extend substantially uninterrupted.]
[ 39. The weighted blanket of claim 29, wherein the plurality of textile materials comprise inner layers.]
[ 40. A blanket weighted to effectuate deep pressure therapy to an individual when the blanket lies over the individual, the blanket formed of a single layer of interlooped yarn, wherein the yarn comprises:
an outer tube extending longitudinally from a first end to a second end, wherein the outer tube is formed of a sheet of fabric fastened to itself along a longitudinal seam and defines a conduit extending longitudinally through the outer tube, wherein the conduit comprises a volume; and
a filling arranged within the conduit of the outer tube, the filing including a plurality of textile materials, each textile material being arranged substantially longitudinally between the first end and the second end of the conduit;
wherein the blanket has a weight between 5 pounds and 45 pounds, inclusive, and wherein the single layer of interlooped yarn is configured to distribute a weight of the blanket to provide deep pressure therapy, wherein the filling includes a plurality of inner layers extending along a longitudinal length of the interlooped yarn from the first end to the second end.]
[ 41. The blanket of claim 40, wherein the plurality of inner layers comprise folded inner layers.]
[ 42. The blanket of claim 40, wherein the plurality of inner layers comprise rolled inner layers.]
[ 43. The blanket of claim 40, wherein at least one of the plurality of inner layers is attached to an inside wall of the outer tube.]
[ 44. A blanket weighted to effectuate deep pressure therapy to an individual when the blanket lies over the individual, the blanket formed of a single layer of interlooped yarn, wherein the yarn comprises:
an outer tube extending longitudinally from a first end to a second end, wherein the outer tube is formed of a sheet of fabric and defines a conduit extending longitudinally through the outer tube, wherein the conduit comprises a volume; and
a filling arranged within the conduit of the outer tube, wherein the blanket has a weight between 5 pounds and 45 pounds, inclusive, and wherein the yarn has a substantially homogenous density along a length of the outer tube.]
[ 45. The blanket of claim 44, wherein the blanket has a density of between 0.07 g/cm3 to 0.21 g/cm3, inclusive.]
[ 46. The blanket of claim 44, wherein the filling includes inner layers that extend along a longitudinal length of the interlooped yarn from the first end to the second end.]
[ 47. The blanket of claim 46, wherein the inner layers include folded inner layers.]
[ 48. The blanket of claim 46, wherein the inner layers include rolled inner layers.]
[ 49. The blanket of claim 46, wherein at least one of the inner layers is attached to an inside wall of the outer tube.]
[ 50. The blanket of claim 44, wherein the single layer of interlooped yarn is configured to provide breathability by providing airflow from above the blanket to below the blanket.]
[ 51. The blanket of claim 44, wherein the single layer of interlooped yarn is configured to provide breathability by openings at a crossing of loops and between the loops in the single layer of interlooped yarn.]
[ 52. The blanket of claim 44, wherein the blanket is configured to circulate air through empty spaces within the defined conduit.]
[ 53. The blanket of claim 44, wherein the single layer of interlooped yarn is configured to have a substantially homogenous density from the first end to the second end.]
[ 54. A blanket weighted to effectuate deep pressure therapy to an individual when the blanket lies over the individual, the blanket formed of a single layer of interlooped yarn, wherein the yarn comprises:
an outer tube extending longitudinally from a first end to a second end, wherein the outer tube is formed of a sheet of fabric fastened to itself along a longitudinal seam, the outer tube defining a conduit extending longitudinally through the outer tube, wherein the conduit comprises a volume; and
a filling arranged within the conduit of the outer tube, wherein the blanket has a weight between 5 pounds and 45 pounds, inclusive, wherein the filling includes inner layers that extend along a longitudinal length of the interlooped yarn from the first end to the second end.]
[ 55. The blanket of claim 54, wherein the inner layers include folded inner layers.]
[ 56. The blanket of claim 54, wherein the inner layers include rolled inner layers.]
[ 57. The blanket of claim 54, wherein at least one of the inner layers is attached to an inside wall of the outer tube.]