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Publicly available patent records related to gel-bead bedding components and sleep-surface engineering.

Gel-bead bedding components

US 12,070,130 B1

Granted

Compartmentalized gel-bead mattress insert

Publication title: Bedding components including fluid absorbing gel beads

Jurisdiction: United States

Record date
Granted August 27, 2024
Application
US 18/609,719
Filed
March 19, 2024

Public record describes a multi-compartment mattress insert with gel beads, tubing, a valve, and foam support structure.

Inventors: Tara Youngblood; Todd Youngblood; G. Peter MaconAssignee: Youngblood IP Holdings LLC

US 12,419,435 B1

Granted

Fluid-adjustable gel-bead article

Publication title: Bedding components including fluid absorbing gel beads

Jurisdiction: United States

Record date
Granted September 23, 2025
Application
US 18/784,103
Filed
July 25, 2024

Public record describes an article with a bladder and hydrated gel beads, including fluid adjustment and thermal-transfer features.

Inventors: Tara Youngblood; Todd Youngblood; G. Peter MaconAssignee: Youngblood IP Holdings LLC

US 2025/0295245 A1

Pending

Continuation-in-part gel-bead bedding application

Publication title: Bedding components including fluid absorbing gel beads

Jurisdiction: United States

Record date
Published September 25, 2025
Application
US 19/057,518
Filed
February 19, 2025

Public record identifies a continuation-in-part in the gel-bead bedding family, with related pillow, topper, blanket, and bedding configurations.

Inventors: Tara Youngblood; Todd YoungbloodAssignee: Youngblood IP Holdings LLC

US 2026/0013649 A1

Pending

Continuation gel-bead bedding application

Publication title: Bedding components including fluid absorbing gel beads

Jurisdiction: United States

Record date
Published January 15, 2026
Application
US 19/332,679
Filed
September 18, 2025

Public record identifies a continuation application in the gel-bead bedding patent family.

Inventors: Tara Youngblood; Todd Youngblood; G. Peter MaconAssignee: Youngblood IP Holdings LLC

WO 2025/199108 A1

Published application

International PCT gel-bead bedding publication

Publication title: Bedding components including fluid absorbing gel beads

Jurisdiction: International (PCT)

Application
PCT/US2025/020378
Filed
March 18, 2025

Published international application in the gel-bead bedding family. Patent rights and status vary by jurisdiction.

Assignee: Youngblood IP Holdings LLC (per family record)

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