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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:
Mar. 08, 2016

Filed:

Jul. 22, 2011
Applicants:

Marc C. Jacofsky, Phoenix, AZ (US);

David J. Jacofsky, Peoria, AZ (US);

Inventors:

Marc C. Jacofsky, Phoenix, AZ (US);

David J. Jacofsky, Peoria, AZ (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47C 31/12 (2006.01); A47C 27/08 (2006.01); A61G 7/057 (2006.01); G06F 19/00 (2011.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47C 31/123 (2013.01); A47C 27/083 (2013.01); A61B 5/447 (2013.01); A61B 5/6832 (2013.01); A61G 7/05776 (2013.01); G06F 19/3406 (2013.01); A61B 5/0022 (2013.01); A61B 5/0024 (2013.01); A61B 5/7275 (2013.01); A61B 2562/028 (2013.01); A61B 2562/0247 (2013.01); A61G 2203/34 (2013.01); A61G 2203/46 (2013.01); A61G 2205/60 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for monitoring pressure at one or more points on an individual and automatically adjusting one or more sections of a support structure. The method includes periodically receiving pressure data from one or more radio frequency addressable sensors placed on an individual; determining, based on the received pressure data, whether an adjustment in the support structure is required; systematically adjusting cells located within the plurality of zones, one zone at a time, until an improvement in pressure data is indicated. If an improvement in pressure data is indicated for a zone, systematically adjusting cells within the plurality of subzones for that zone, one subzone at a time, until an improvement in pressure data is indicated. If an improvement in pressure data is indicated for a subzone, systematically adjusting cells in that subzone, one cell at a time, until an improvement in pressure data is indicated.


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