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Air mattress control system and method

US6686711B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 15, 2001
Grant dateFeb 3, 2004
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Expiry dateDec 31, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S5/935
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method and system for controlling the firmness of an inflatable air mattress wherein an air blower supplies pressurized air to the inflatable chamber(s) of the mattress through a port containing a valve in response to a target fullness selected by the user, the blower operation being controlled by a processor having an array of blower speeds included in a computer readable medium blower so that the speeds are selected in response to the target value.

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