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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2026

Filed:

Dec. 13, 2019
Applicant:

Sleep Technologies, Llc, Harlingen, TX (US);

Inventors:

Robert B Duncan, Harlingen, TX (US);

Matthew Hayward, Richardson, TX (US);

Heather D. Benoit, Austin, TX (US);

Mark W. Foohey, Austin, TX (US);

J. Kevin Gentry, Austin, TX (US);

Assignee:

Sleep Technologies, LLC, Harlingen, TX (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47C 23/30 (2006.01); A47C 23/00 (2006.01); A47C 27/045 (2006.01); A47C 27/06 (2006.01); A47C 31/12 (2006.01); A61H 23/00 (2006.01); A61H 23/02 (2006.01); A47C 23/04 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47C 27/061 (2013.01); A47C 23/002 (2013.01); A47C 27/045 (2013.01); A47C 27/065 (2013.01); A47C 31/123 (2013.01); A61H 23/004 (2013.01); A61H 23/0254 (2013.01); A47C 23/04 (2013.01); A47C 27/064 (2013.01); A61B 5/6891 (2013.01); A61H 2201/5061 (2013.01); A61H 2203/0443 (2013.01);
Abstract

Adjustable sleeping system with force control. At least one example embodiment is a method of operating a sleeping system, the method including: sensing an area of a sleeping surface of the sleeping system, the area upon which a person resides, the sensing by a bed controller communicatively coupled to an array of adjustable spring assemblies arranged such that a top of each adjustable spring assembly defines an upper surface parallel to the sleeping surface; and driving a plurality of the adjustable spring assemblies being the adjustable spring assemblies beneath the area, the driving to control force distribution among the plurality of the adjustable spring assemblies.


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