Susan L Nichols

US Patent:

7069607, Jul 4, 2006

Filed:

Jul 8, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/177900

Inventors:

Susan Nichols - Santa Monica CA, US

International Classification:

A47G 9/06

US Classification:

5420, 5925

Abstract:

A towel () includes a base layer () and a plurality of raised projections () that project away from the base layer (). The base layer () has a first side () and a second side (). In one embodiment, the projections () are discontinuously positioned and are each separately secured to one or both of the sides () of the base layer (). In one embodiment, the projections () have a higher coefficient of static friction than the base layer () relative to a surface (). The base layer () can be formed from an absorbent material and the projections () can be formed from a relatively non-absorbent material. In one embodiment, the projections () cover less than approximately 50 percent of one of the sides () of the base layer (). Moreover, in one embodiment, the projections () can be substantially hemispherical in shape.

US Patent:

7137157, Nov 21, 2006

Filed:

Mar 24, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/389399

Inventors:

Susan Nichols - Santa Monica CA, US

International Classification:

A47G 9/06

US Classification:

5420, 5925

Abstract:

A towel () includes a base layer () and a plurality of raised projections () that project away from the base layer (). The base layer () has a first side () and a second side (). In one embodiment, the projections () are discontinuously positioned and are each separately secured to one or both of the sides () of the base layer (). In one embodiment, the projections () have a higher coefficient of static friction than the base layer () relative to a surface (). The base layer () can be formed from an absorbent material and the projections () can be formed from a relatively non-absorbent material. In one embodiment, the projections () cover less than approximately 50 percent of one of the sides () of the base layer (). Moreover, in one embodiment, the projections () can be substantially hemispherical in shape.

US Patent:

8167777, May 1, 2012

Filed:

Jun 12, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/818141

Inventors:

Susan Nichols - Santa Monica CA, US

International Classification:

A63B 21/00

US Classification:

482 23

Abstract:

A support block for supporting the weight of a user above a support surface during exercise includes a support body having a first side, a second side and a support edge. In one embodiment, the first side and/or the second side can be substantially planar and/or can have a substantially similar configuration as one another. The support edge can be substantially orthogonal at least one of the first side and the second side. The support edge includes a curved first section that rollingly contacts the support surface while the support body supports part of the weight of the user above the support surface. The support edge can form at least approximately a 30 degree arc of a circle. In another embodiment, the support body includes a beveled edge positioned between the first side and the support edge. In one embodiment, the support body can be formed substantially from an ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) foam material.

US Patent:

20050003173, Jan 6, 2005

Filed:

Jun 29, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/881059

Inventors:

Susan Nichols - Santa Monica CA, US

International Classification:

B05D003/02
B32B031/00

US Classification:

428212000, 427372200, 156196000, 156292000, 428156000

Abstract:

A towel () includes a base layer () and a plurality of raised projections () that project away from the base layer (). The base layer () has a first side () and a second side (). In one embodiment, the projections () are discontinuously positioned and are each separately secured to one or both of the sides () of the base layer (). In one embodiment, the projections () have a higher coefficient of static friction than the base layer () relative to a surface (). The base layer () can be formed from an absorbent material and the projections () can be formed from a relatively non-absorbent material. In one embodiment, the projections () cover less than approximately 50 percent of one of the sides (16, 18) of the base layer (). Moreover, in one embodiment, the projections () can be substantially hemispherical in shape.

US Patent:

20050125901, Jun 16, 2005

Filed:

Dec 8, 2004

Appl. No.:

11/007438

Inventors:

Susan Nichols - Santa Monica CA, US

International Classification:

A47G009/00

US Classification:

005636000, 005944000

Abstract:

A head support () includes a resilient body section () having a body interior () and an outer layer (), and a plurality of raised projections () that are positioned on the outer layer (). The projections () extend away from the body interior (). In one embodiment, the projections () have a higher coefficient of static friction than the outer layer () so that the projections () inhibit relative movement between the outer layer () and a surface () when the projections () are in contact with the surface (). In another embodiment, the outer layer () has a first side () that generally faces the surface () and a second side () that is substantially opposite the first side (). The body section () has a length (), a maximum height () and a width (). The width () is less than at least one of the length () and the maximum height ().

US Patent:

20070220673, Sep 27, 2007

Filed:

Oct 27, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/588460

Inventors:

Susan Nichols - Santa Monica CA, US

International Classification:

A47G 9/06

US Classification:

5420, 5944

Abstract:

A towel () includes a base layer () and a plurality of raised projections () that project away from the base layer (). The base layer () has a first side () and a second side (). In one embodiment, the projections () are discontinuously positioned and are each separately secured to one or both of the sides () of the base layer (). In one embodiment, the projections () have a higher coefficient of static friction than the base layer () relative to a surface (). The base layer () can be formed from an absorbent material and the projections () can be formed from a relatively non-absorbent material. In one embodiment, the projections () cover less than approximately 50 percent of one of the sides () of the base layer (). Moreover, in one embodiment, the projections () can be substantially hemispherical in shape.

US Patent:

20080164745, Jul 10, 2008

Filed:

Jan 10, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/652332

Inventors:

Susan Nichols - Santa Monica CA, US

International Classification:

A47C 9/00

US Classification:

29745248

Abstract:

A body support () for supporting a user above a support surface () includes a support member () that is formed from a resilient material. The support member () includes a substantially flat first surface () and a substantially flat second surface () that is angled relative to the first surface (). One of the first surface () and the second surface () can have a continuously curved perimeter. The first surface () has a first surface area and the second surface () has a second surface area that can be similar to the first surface area. The support member () includes a third surface () having a first region () that is approximately perpendicular to the first surface () and the second surface (), and a second region () that is non-perpendicular to both the first surface () and the second surface (). The support member () can be substantially symmetrical relative to a latitudinal plane () that is positioned between the first surface () and the second surface (). One of the first surface () and the second surface () is substantially circular or elliptical in shape.