# US 10,863,837 B2 · Pillow including gelatinous elastomer cushioning materials > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,863,837 B2 - Document ID: US10863837B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/936,175 - Filed: 2018-03-26 - Published: 2018-10-25 - Granted: 2020-12-15 - Earliest claimed: 2016-09-21 - Assignees: Purple Innovation, LLC - Applicants: Purple Innovation, LLC - Inventors: Tony M. Pearce; Shawn David Moon; John Nathan Abel - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10863837B2 ## CPC - A47G 9/10: Pillows (pillow holders A47C21/00, {A47C21/026}; specially adapted for preventing snoring A61F5/56) - A47G 9/1081: {comprising a neck support, e.g. a neck roll} - B68G 1/00: Loose filling materials for upholstery - B68G 7/05: Covering or enveloping cores of pads {(in plastics material using a matching die B29C63/025)} - B68G 7/06: Filling of cushions, mattresses, or the like - B68G 11/04: mainly composed of resilient materials, e.g. of foam rubber - A47G 2009/003: {with inflatable members} - A47G 2009/008: {using a liquid as filling material} - A47G 2009/1018: {Foam pillows} - B68G 2001/005: {for pillows or duvets} - A47G: HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT (book-ends A47B5/00; knives B26B) - B68G: METHODS, EQUIPMENT, OR MACHINES FOR USE IN UPHOLSTERING; UPHOLSTERY NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ## Abstract A pillow includes a first pillow cushion consisting essentially of a gelatinous elastomer that is sized and configured to support a head and neck of a person using the pillow cushion and a second pillow cushion coupled thereto. The pillow cushion has deformable wall members located and configured to define voids therebetween such that the deformable wall members may be displaced into adjacent voids upon deformation of the deformable wall members. The deformable wall members are configured to buckle when a pressure applied to a cushioning surface of the first pillow cushion, in a direction perpendicular to a first major surface, exceeds a threshold pressure level. A pillow cover covers the first pillow cushion and the second pillow cushion. A method of fabricating a pillow includes enclosing such first and second pillow cushions in a pillow cover. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A pillow, consisting of: a first pillow cushion defining a first major surface of the pillow, consisting essentially of a gelatinous elastomer, and sized and configured to support a head and neck of a person using the pillow, deformable wall members of the first pillow cushion extending from the first major surface to an opposite surface of the first pillow cushion, the deformable wall members defining voids, the deformable wall members configured to buckle and to be displaced into the voids when a pressure applied to the first major surface of the first pillow cushion in a direction perpendicular to the first major surface exceeds a threshold pressure level; a second pillow cushion coupled to the first pillow cushion at an interface, defining a second major surface of the pillow opposite from the first major surface, and having a material composition different from the first pillow cushion; and a pillow cover enclosing the first pillow cushion and the second pillow cushion. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The pillow of claim 1, wherein the first pillow cushion is coupled to the second pillow cushion using an adhesive. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The pillow of claim 1, wherein the first pillow cushion includes deformable wall members forming a single, unitary body. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The pillow of claim 1, wherein the second pillow cushion comprises a single, unitary foam body. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The pillow of claim 1, wherein the second pillow cushion comprises segments of foam disposed in a fabric enclosure. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The pillow of claim 1, wherein the second pillow cushion comprises a fibrous material disposed in a fabric enclosure. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The pillow of claim 6, wherein the fibrous material comprises cotton or polyester. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The pillow of claim 6, wherein the second pillow cushion further comprises segments of a gelatinous elastomer. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The pillow of claim 1, wherein the second pillow cushion comprises microbeads disposed in a fabric enclosure. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The pillow of claim 1, wherein the first pillow cushion has a first thickness, and the second pillow cushion has a second thickness different from the first thickness. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The pillow of claim 10, wherein the first thickness is less than the second thickness. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The pillow of claim 1, wherein the pillow cover is not removable from the first pillow cushion and the second pillow cushion using non-destructive means. ### Claim 13 A method of fabricating a pillow, comprising: forming a first pillow cushion consisting essentially of a gelatinous elastomer, the first pillow cushion sized and configured to support a head and neck of a person using the first pillow cushion, the first pillow cushion comprising: deformable wall members defining voids, ends of the deformable wall members defining a first major surface of the pillow, the deformable wall members configured to buckle into adjacent voids when a pressure applied to the first major surface of the first pillow cushion in a direction perpendicular to the first major surface exceeds a threshold pressure level; coupling the first pillow cushion to a second pillow cushion, the second pillow cushion defining a second major surface of the pillow opposite from the first major surface of the pillow and comprising a fibrous material disposed in a fabric enclosure and segments of a gelatinous elastomer; and enclosing the first pillow cushion and the second pillow cushion in a pillow cover. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein forming the first pillow cushion comprises molding the first pillow cushion. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, further comprising forming the deformable wall members to be a single, unitary body. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, further comprising selecting the second pillow cushion to comprise a single, unitary foam body. ### Claim 17 (depends on 13) The pillow of claim 13, further comprising selecting the second pillow cushion to comprise shredded foam segments disposed in a fabric enclosure. ### Claim 18 A pillow, comprising: a first pillow cushion defining a first major surface of the pillow, consisting essentially of a gelatinous elastomer, and sized and configured to support a head and neck of a person using the pillow, deformable wall members of the first pillow cushion extending from the first major surface to an opposite surface of the first pillow cushion, the deformable wall members defining voids, the deformable wall members configured to buckle and to be displaced into the voids when a pressure applied to the first major surface of the first pillow cushion in a direction perpendicular to the first major surface exceeds a threshold pressure level; a second pillow cushion coupled to the first pillow cushion at an interface, defining a second major surface of the pillow opposite from the first major surface, and comprising: a fibrous material disposed in a fabric enclosure; and segments of a gelatinous elastomer; and a pillow cover enclosing the first pillow cushion and the second pillow cushion. ### Claim 19 A pillow, comprising: a first pillow cushion defining a first major surface of the pillow, consisting essentially of a gelatinous elastomer, having a first thickness, and sized and configured to support a head and neck of a person using the pillow, deformable wall members of the first pillow cushion extending from the first major surface to an opposite surface of the first pillow cushion, the deformable wall members defining voids, the deformable wall members configured to buckle and to be displaced into the voids when a pressure applied to the first major surface of the first pillow cushion in a direction perpendicular to the first major surface exceeds a threshold pressure level; a second pillow cushion coupled to the first pillow cushion at an interface, defining a second major surface of the pillow opposite from the first major surface, having a second thickness that is greater than the first thickness of the first pillow cushion, and having a material composition that differs from a material composition of the first pillow cushion; and a pillow cover enclosing the first pillow cushion and the second pillow cushion. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The pillow of claim 19, wherein the second pillow cushion comprises a single, unitary foam body. ### Claim 21 (depends on 19) The pillow of claim 19, wherein the second pillow cushion comprises segments of foam disposed in a fabric enclosure. ### Claim 22 (depends on 19) The pillow of claim 19, wherein the second pillow cushion comprises microbeads disposed in a fabric enclosure.