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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2015
Applicant:
Ascion, Llc, Bloomfield, MI (US);
Inventors:
Martin B. Rawls-Meehan, Franklin, MI (US);
Teng-An Chang, Teng-An, TW;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47C 27/14 (2006.01); A47C 27/20 (2006.01); A47C 23/00 (2006.01); A47C 27/06 (2006.01); A47C 31/00 (2006.01); A47C 31/12 (2006.01); A47C 7/02 (2006.01); F16F 3/093 (2006.01); G06Q 10/10 (2012.01); G06Q 10/00 (2012.01); G06Q 30/00 (2012.01); A47C 7/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47C 27/148 (2013.01); A47C 7/027 (2013.01); A47C 7/14 (2013.01); A47C 23/002 (2013.01); A47C 27/065 (2013.01); A47C 27/144 (2013.01); A47C 27/20 (2013.01); A47C 31/003 (2013.01); A47C 31/123 (2013.01); A47C 31/126 (2013.01); F16F 3/093 (2013.01); G06Q 10/101 (2013.01); G06Q 10/20 (2013.01); G06Q 30/016 (2013.01); Y10S 5/953 (2013.01); Y10T 29/48 (2015.01); Y10T 29/481 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49826 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49863 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49947 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49948 (2015.01);
Abstract
This disclosure concerns a method of configuring a foam spring mattress including assigning a relevance rating to a foam spring location in the mattress, wherein the relevance rating relates to the relevance of the location to the impact it has on the firmness feel of the mattress and configuring a plurality of foam springs of varied firmnesses in a mattress according to a placement pattern to obtain a firmness, wherein the placement pattern is generated based on a match between a foam spring of a particular firmness and the relevance rating.