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US 10,647,433 B1Granted
Pillow for passenger seat of a vehicle
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsCynthia A. Vandewall, Swati Chopra, Brian Keller, Blake Lane, Shuai Mu, Elizabeth O'Hearn, Chuyu Ruan, Craig Vogel
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Abstract
A pillow includes a support body. A shape-adapting frame is within the support body. The shape-adapting frame is configured to be moved into and maintained in a desired position. At least one sensor is configured to detect at least one condition. The sensor(s) may be in communication with a monitoring control unit of a monitoring system.
Claims20
A pillow comprising:
- a support body including a base including rounded lateral lobes connected together by a recessed intermediate joining section, and a neck cradle in front of and outwardly extending from the base wherein the neck cradle comprises lateral arms connected together by an inwardly curved cuff, wherein the cuff inwardly curves towards the base, wherein the lateral lobes of the base extend further laterally than the lateral arms of the neck cradle, wherein the lateral arms are configured to be selectively moved towards and away from a central lateral plane of the pillow, and wherein a rear surface of the intermediate joining section inwardly recedes towards the neck cradle;
- a shape-adapting frame within the support body, wherein the shape-adapting frame is configured to be moved into and maintained in a desired position;
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- a biometric sensor that is configured to detect at least one biometric condition of an individual.
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A passenger comfort system within a vehicle, the passenger comfort system comprising:
- a pillow including:
- a base including rounded lateral lobes connected together by a recessed intermediate joining section;
- and
- a neck cradle in front of and outwardly extending from the base, wherein the neck cradle comprises lateral arms connected together by an inwardly curved cuff, wherein the cuff inwardly curves towards the base, wherein the lateral lobes of the base extend further laterally than the lateral arms of the neck cradle, wherein the lateral arms are configured to be selectively moved towards and away from a central lateral plane of the pillow, and wherein a rear surface of the intermediate joining section inwardly recedes towards the neck cradle;
- and
- a biometric sensor, wherein the biometric sensor is configured to detect at least one biometric condition of an individual.
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A pillow comprising:
- a support body including:
- a base including rounded lateral lobes connected together by a recessed intermediate joining section;
- and
- a neck cradle in front of and outwardly extending from the base, wherein the neck cradle includes lateral arms connected together by an inwardly curved cuff, wherein the cuff inwardly curves towards the base, wherein the lateral lobes of the base extend further laterally than the lateral arms of the neck cradle, wherein the lateral arms are configured to be selectively moved towards and away from a central lateral plane of the pillow, and wherein a rear surface of the intermediate joining section inwardly recedes towards the neck cradle;
- and
- a shape-adapting frame within the support body, wherein the shape-adapting frame is configured to be moved into and maintained in a desired position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.