	US 12,215,271 B2
	Cooling support cushion and related methods
Beat Niederoest, West Berlin, NJ (US); Michael Mozeika, West Berlin, NJ (US); Tony Turoso, Lexington, KY (US); and Stephen Wallace, Lexington, KY (US)
Assigned to TEMPUR WORLD, LLC, Lexington, KY (US)
Filed by Tempur World, LLC, Lexington, KY (US)
Filed on Oct. 5, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/481,569.
Application 18/481,569 is a continuation of application No. 16/611,139, granted, now 11,807,799, previously published as PCT/US2018/031406, filed on May 7, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2024/0026201 A1, Jan. 25, 2024
Int. Cl. C09K 5/06 (2006.01); C08G 18/76 (2006.01); C09D 5/26 (2006.01); C09D 175/04 (2006.01); B05D 1/02 (2006.01)

CPC C09K 5/066 (2013.01) [C08G 18/7671 (2013.01); C09D 5/26 (2013.01); C09D 175/04 (2013.01); B05D 1/02 (2013.01)]

15 Claims

1. A method of producing a support cushion, comprising the steps of:

providing a base layer having a lower surface and an upper surface;

providing a phase change material slurry and a polyurethane gel, the phase change material slurry including a phase change material and one or more binders;

mixing the phase change material slurry and the gel to form a combined system; and

applying the combined system to the upper surface of the base layer to form a surface coating, the surface coating allows an amount of air to flow through the base layer and the surface coating and provides a cooling effect.