Apparatuses and methods providing variable support and variable comfort control of a sleep system and automatic adjustment thereof

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8826479
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13712213

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An apparatus and method providing variable support and variable comfort control of a sleep system, the apparatus including a sleep support member including: a comfort layer including: a plurality of comfort layer inflatable members; and a comfort layer sensor configured to provide data relating to respective pressures of the comfort layer inflatable members; a data analysis unit configured to analyze data provided by the comfort layer sensor and to generate analyzed comfort layer data; and a control wait configured to control a pressure within each of the respective comfort layer inflatable members using the analyzed comfort layer data.

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KINGSDOWN INC126 WEST HOLT STREET MEBANE NORTH CAROLINA 27302 27302

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Oexman, Robert D Carthage, US 17 1286
Scott, David B Hurdle Mills, US 69 2153

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