ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,414,891, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to D.T. Davis Enterprises Ltd. (Allentown, Pa.).
"Inflatable support" was invented by David T. Davis (Bethlehem, Pa.), Jason K. Werkheiser (Fogelsville, Pa.) and John F. Englebert III (Bethlehem, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An inflatable patient support includes a top panel defining a first perimeter and a bottom panel defining a second perimeter. The second perimeter of the bottom panel is coupled to the first perimeter of the top panel. An internal wall is coupled between the top panel and the bottom panel to define a first chamber and a second chamber. The internal wall defines at leas...