Honeywell International Inc.

Sleep Number Corporation

Adc Telecommunications, Inc.

Other

Honeywell Internatioanl, Inc.

Cory Lee Grabinger

Paul C Wacker

Wade Daniel Palashewski

Miroslav Mikulica

Scott McMillan

Todd D Kreft

Lubos Sikora

Milan Kostelecky

William J Bray

Jan Prostejovsky

Daniel Waseen

Torrey William McNallan

Kody Lee Karschnik

Jeffrey Hartzler

Cristina Marie Jocson

Petr Hanel

Mark David Bokusky

John C Mertz

Gary N Garcia Molina

Stacy Stusynski

Eric Stephen Rose

Adrienne Thomle

Ondrej Ficner

Ivo Chromy

Bradley Scott Kessler

Nathan Carlson

Caleb Siffring

Reuben Wesley Meline

John Hutchey

Tyler Holmvik

Lou Jones

Natalie Negus

Chansy Phommachanh

Chee Nong Yang

Dennis R Grabowski

Alexander Norell

David Cermak

Jessica Lynn Dixon

Jeffrey Scott Hartzler

Arthur J Punyko

David Smith

Nikhil Makaram

Matthew Griffith

William S Theunissen

Mark D Bolusky

Emily R Vinella

Described herein is a bed system having a foundation with first and second foundation sides and a support surface that can support a mattress on the first foundation side and defining a foundation aperture extending between the first and second foundation sides, an air controller having an outlet to cause air to flow out of the air controller through the outlet, and a controller retainer fixed to the foundation proximate to the foundation aperture. The controller retainer can include a toolless connection interface exposed at the second foundation side and can detachably couple with the air controller at the second foundation side. The controller retainer can, based on the air controller being coupled to the controller retainer, align the outlet of the air controller with the foundation aperture to direct air from the air controller through the foundation aperture to the mattress positioned on the support surface of the foundation.

Modular air control system for bed

Bed tools, systems, and methods are provided to control a microclimate (e.g., temperature, humidity, etc.) at a bed top to provide desired comfort and quality sleep experience. A bed system can include a bed microclimate control subsystem configured to obtain microclimate humidity and to set or adjust operating characteristics (e.g., temperature setpoint) based at least in part on the obtained humidity.

Bed microclimate control using humidity measurements

A remote control for a bed system is described. The remote control includes a case, a display screen, a first input area, at least one capacitive button, and a communications module. The case has a base surface, a display surface, and an upper surface. The display screen is on the display surface. The first input area is on the display surface. At least one capacitive button is separate from the first input area. The communication module allows communication between the remote control and a separate controller of the bed system.

Controlling a bed remotely

A bed has a mattress. One or more temperature sensors are used, each sensor configured to: sense a temperature for the sleeper; and transmit, to a controller, temperature readings; one or more pressure sensors, each pressure sensor configured to: sense a pressure applied to the mattress by the sleeper; and transmit, to a controller, pressure readings. A controller may include a processor and memory, the controller configured to: receive, from the temperature sensors, the temperature readings; determine a skin temperature for the sleeper based on the temperature readings; receive, from the pressure sensors, the pressure readings; determine at least one cardiac parameter for the sleeper; and determine, from the skin temperature and the cardiac parameter, a core temperature for the sleeper that is different than the skin temperature and represents thermal state of a core of a body of the sleeper.

Bed having features for estimating core body temperatures from sensing of cardiac parameters and external temperature

A bed has a mattress. A first wireless charging array is positioned on a top side of the mattress nearer a head of the mattress. A pillow is configured to be positioned atop the first wireless charging array. The pillow includes a second wireless charging array located on an underside of a pillow. The second wireless charging array is configured to receive energy from the first wireless charging array. A companion device is configured to use the energy. An energy storage device is within the pillow. The energy storage device is configured to store charge received by the first wireless charging array. The energy storage device is configured to supply power to the companion device.

Pillow with cooling system

A bed system includes microclimate control capabilities for providing quality sleep experience. The bed system can include a microclimate control subsystem configured to supply conditioned air (e.g., heated or cooled air) to a mattress, or draw ambient air from the mattress, to achieve a desired temperature at the top of the mattress. Utilizing supply of conditioned air to provide air at desired temperature to the mattress system, or utilizing air suction to drain heat away from the mattress system, can provide precise microclimate control at the mattress, thereby permitting conformable sleep.

Bed microclimate control with external heat compensation

Power consumption monitor and control for bed

Pressure-based bed microclimate control

A damper controller may be configured to send damper control commands to open and close an outdoor air damper to provide free cooling as necessary to satisfy a temperature setpoint inside the building. In some cases, the damper controller may initiate a damper fault test to determine if a damper fault is present. The damper fault test may be based, at least in part, on an outdoor air temperature input, a discharge air temperature input, a commanded damper position, and a damper fault temperature threshold. If a damper fault is determined, the damper controller may send an alert indicative of a detected damper fault. In some cases, the damper fault test results may be weighted to reduce the false positives alerts.

Damper fault detection

Pillow with wireless charging

An economizer controller system having a plug and play recognition approach with an automatic user interface population mechanism. A check may be made for sensors connected to the controller. The control type of the sensors may be determined. The menu structure may be repopulated based on the control type. The user interface may then be updated. This approach may be repeated as needed.

Economizer controller plug and play system recognition with automatic user interface population

A device having a display and a user interface incorporating buttons, switches or keys that may be programmable for various functions related to the purpose of the device and its display. The keys may be programmed for virtually any functions available to or on the device. Also, some or all of the keys may be reprogrammed for other or new functions. The device may be programmed by the user with the keys on the device to obtain a custom design having functions assigned to the keys according to a particular design, desire or choice of the user. The keys may be situated on an area having touch sensitive technology such that touching a particular key will call forth a function that is assigned to the key. The keys may be in a touch sensitive area apart from the display or be fully or in partly on a touch sensitive display.

Customizable user interface

A system having a mixed air box with inputs of return air from a space or spaces of a building, and of outside air. The mixed air box may have an output of discharge air to the space or spaces of the building. The air from the output may be return air that is conditioned with cooling, heat, or outside air. A damper may be situated at the input of outside air to the mixed air box. A temperature sensor may be positioned at the input for outside air and at the output of discharge air. A cooling mechanism may be at the output of the discharge air. The temperature sensor may be downstream from the cooling mechanism. An economizer may have connections with the damper, the temperature sensor and the cooling mechanism.

Economizer having damper modulation

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Maple Grove, MN, United States of America

Cory Lee Grabinger