Patents
US 9179783 B2: Bed bug protection device
- Granted
- 2015-11-10
- Filed
- 2011-11-28 application 13305030
- Type
- Utility · 22 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A bed bug protection device for protecting humans, animals and objects from crawling pests such as bed bugs. The device includes a top component for contacting the top surface of bedding such as a mattress or box spring. The top component includes barrier material suitable for preventing pests from biting humans or animals resting on the bedding. The device further includes a fitted side skirt joined to the periphery of the top component that hinders bed bugs and similar pests from climbing up the covered bedding and gaining access to humans, animals, or objects resting atop the bedding. The device may be part of a system including pillow protectors, headboard and/or footboard protectors for preventing contact by traditional bed coverings with walls or bed structures that may be infested by bed bugs.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg151110.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snell R&D, LLC 3 patents | US company or organization | Meansville, GA | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Snell | Meansville, GA | 17 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Carrie Snell | Meansville, GA | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A47C | Chairs; sofas; beds | A47C31/007 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A47G | Household or table equipment | A47G9/0223 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-12-29 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | SNELL, CARRIE signed 2011-11-28 SNELL, ERIC signed 2011-11-28 | SNELL R&D, LLC MEANSVILLE, GA | 27457/271 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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