# US 9,516,959 B2 · Health pillow

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- Number: US 9,516,959 B2
- Document ID: US9516959B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 13/636,151
- Filed: 2011-02-24
- Published: 2013-01-10
- Granted: 2016-12-13
- Earliest claimed: 2010-03-22
- Applicants: Kwang-Soo Noh
- Inventors: Kwang-Soo Noh
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9516959B2

## CPC

- A47G 9/1081: {comprising a neck support, e.g. a neck roll}
- A47G 9/10: Pillows (pillow holders A47C21/00, {A47C21/026}; specially adapted for preventing snoring A61F5/56)
- A47G 9/1054: {for lying face downwards}
- A61H 39/04: Devices for pressing such points, e.g. Shiatsu {or Acupressure}(Massage or pressure on general areas A61H9/00 - A61H23/00)
- A61H 7/001: {without substantial movement between the skin and the device}
- A61H 2201/0134: Cushion or similar support
- A61H 2201/1284: using own weight
- A61H 2201/1604: Head
- A61H 2205/022: Face
- A47G: HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT (book-ends A47B5/00; knives B26B)
- A61H: PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY (electrotherapy, magnetotherapy, radiation therapy or ultrasound therapy A61N)

## Abstract

The present invention relates to a pillow, which aids a user to sleep soundly when the user is lying on the back, and makes breathing easier and helps stimulate the acupuncture points on the face when the user is lying on the stomach and rests the face on the pillow. To this end, the present invention comprises: a main body; a neck support part, which is formed in the longitudinal direction at the front side of the main body and has a height higher than the height of the main body; a ventilation hole, which penetrates the center of the neck support part into the center of the main body; an incline support part, which is provided on the main body in contact with the ventilation hole, and has a gradual decline towards the ventilation hole; and an acupuncture point stimulation part provided in a protruding manner on the ventilation hole side of the neck support part. The pillow of the present invention aids the user to sleep soundly by forming the ventilation hole at the head resting area, which allows for easy ventilation, ensuring the head to stay cool when the user is lying on the back.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A health pillow, comprising:
a main body;
a neck support part which is longitudinally prolonged from a front side of the main body and has a height higher than the height of the main body;
a ventilation hole which is prolonged to the center of the main body while passing through the center of the neck support part;
an incline support part which is formed at the main body coming into contact with the ventilation hole and is gradually sloped and lowered in the direction of the ventilation hole; and
an acupuncture point stimulation part which is protruded from the neck support part at the side of the ventilation hole,
wherein the main body is made from a flexible polyurethane resin in a quadrangle shape, and the outer surface of the main body is slightly coated with a coating liquid prepared by mixing a waterproof agent of 20% and an antibacterial and deodorant of 10% with a fiber adsorption agent of 70%.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

A health pillow according to claim 1, wherein the ventilation hole comprises:
a lower ventilation hole coming into contact with the mouth of the user's face;
an upper ventilation hole coming into contact with the eyes of the user's face; and
a face support part formed between the lower ventilation hole and the upper ventilation hole.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

A health pillow according to claim 1, wherein the acupuncture point stimulation part is in direct contact with, and locally and distinctively protruded from the neck support such that the acupuncture point stimulation part stimulates a substantially small area of the neck or the face.