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Granted Patent B2
US 12,495,909 · App. 18/392,852 · Granted Dec 16, 2025

Performance bed sheets

Inventor: Eugene Alletto (Glen Head, NY)
Assignee: Bedgear, LLC
A47C21/046A47C21/042A47G9/0238A47C21/04A47G9/02
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Patent No.
US 12,495,909
App. No.
18/392,852
Granted
Dec 16, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A bed sheet is provided that includes a knitted performance fabric having a plurality of spaced apart ventilation ports. The knitted performance fabric has a gauge per square inch, grams per square meter, air permeability and material content that are pre-selected to provide the knitted performance fabric with one or more selected physical features.

Claims (26)

1 . A mattress covering comprising a sleep surface that extends from a first edge to an opposite second edge and has opposite third and fourth edges that each extend between the first and second edges, the sleep surface being made entirely from a single layer of fabric, the single layer of fabric consisting of a single material,

wherein the mattress covering is seamless from the first edge to the second edge.

2 . A mattress covering as recited in claim 1 , wherein the mattress covering is seamless from the third edge to the fourth edge.

3 . A mattress covering as recited in claim 1 , wherein the mattress covering comprises a fabric that defines the single layer of fabric, the fabric allowing heat from an adjoining body to dissipate away from the body.

4 . A mattress covering as recited in claim 1 , wherein the mattress covering comprises a fabric that defines the single layer of fabric, the fabric comprising grams per square meter greater than about 125.

5 . A mattress covering as recited in claim 1 , wherein the mattress covering comprises a fabric that defines the single layer of fabric, the fabric having a denier between about 50 to about 300.

6 . A mattress covering as recited in claim 1 , wherein the mattress covering has a width of about 110 inches.

7 . A mattress covering as recited in claim 1 , wherein the mattress covering has a length of about 106 inches.

8 . A mattress covering as recited in claim 1 , wherein the mattress covering comprises a hem with stitching that is located outside of the sleeping surface.

9 . A mattress covering as recited in claim 1 , wherein the mattress covering comprises a fabric that defines the single layer of fabric, the fabric comprising a knitted fabric.

10 . A mattress covering as recited in claim 1 , wherein the mattress covering comprises a fabric that defines the single layer of fabric, the fabric comprising a circular knitted fabric.

11 . A mattress covering as recited in claim 1 , wherein the mattress covering comprises a fabric that defines the single layer of fabric, the fabric comprising a plurality of strands that are adapted to form a plurality of openings in the fabric.

12 . A mattress covering as recited in claim 1 , wherein single material is selected from a group consisting of acrylic, acetate, cotton, linen, silk, polyester, wool, nylon, rayon, spandex, lycra, and hemp.

13 . A mattress covering as recited in claim 1 , wherein the mattress covering comprises a fabric that defines the single layer of fabric, the fabric having a denier between about 70 to about 120.

14 . A mattress covering comprising a sleep surface that extends from a first edge to an opposite second edge and has opposite third and fourth edges that each extend between the first and second edges and has a width from the third edge to the fourth edge about 110 inches and a length from the first edge to the second edge about 106 inches, the sleep surface being made entirely from a single layer of fabric, the single layer of fabric consisting of a single material,

wherein the mattress covering is seamless from the first edge to the second edge and from the third edge to the fourth edge.

15 . A mattress covering as recited in claim 14 , wherein the mattress covering comprises a fabric that defines the single layer of fabric and allows moisture from an adjoining body to dissipate away from the body.

16 . A mattress covering as recited in claim 14 , wherein the mattress covering comprises a fabric that defines the single layer of fabric, the fabric comprising grams per square meter between about 75 and about 125.

17 . A mattress covering as recited in claim 14 , wherein the mattress covering comprises hem with stitching that is located outside of the sleeping surface.

18 . A mattress covering as recited in claim 14 , wherein the mattress covering comprises a fabric that defines the single layer of fabric, the fabric having a denier between about 50 to about 300.

19 . A mattress covering as recited in claim 14 , wherein the mattress covering comprises a fabric that defines the single layer of fabric, the fabric comprising a circular knitted fabric.

20 . A mattress covering comprising a fabric that allows moisture from an adjoining body to dissipate away from the body,

wherein the fabric comprises grams per square meter greater than about 125,

wherein the fabric has a denier between about 50 to about 300,

wherein the mattress covering comprises a sleep surface that extends from a first edge to an opposite second edge and has opposite third and fourth edges that each extend between the first and second edges and has a width from the third edge to the fourth edge about 105 inches and a length from the first edge to the second edge greater than 106 inches, the sleep surface being made entirely from a single layer of fabric, the single layer of fabric consisting of a single material,

wherein the mattress covering is seamless from the first edge to the second edge and from the third edge to the fourth edge.

Continuity (7)
Continuation 18115934 · Mar 1, 2023
Continuation 17470272 · Sep 9, 2021
Continuation 16704364 · Dec 5, 2019
Continuation 16028929 · Jul 6, 2018
Continuation 15703538 · Sep 13, 2017
Continuation 15141223 · Apr 28, 2016
Related Publication 20240122362A1 · Apr 18, 2024
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