Inflatable window covering system for improving home efficiency

A method for creating an airtight covering for a window, comprising:

• providing an inflatable window covering system configured to cover the window, the window covering system including a support member coupled to a top edge of a window frame extending around the window, the support member defining an enclosure, the window covering system including a window cushion having two or more cushion layers having a plurality of sealed edges, wherein the two or more cushion layers form a single inflatable compartment with a plurality of couplings welding the two or more cushion layers together, wherein, in an inflated state, the window cushion extends from the support member to a bottom edge of the window frame, and, in a deflated state the window cushion abuts the support member at the top edge of the window frame;
• detecting, with a first sensor of the window covering system, a temperature external to the window;
• detecting, with a second sensor of the window covering system, a temperature internal to the window;
• inflating, automatically with a pump positioned in the enclosure of the support member, the inflatable cushion positioned at the proximal edge of the window frame proximate the support member based at least in part on the detected temperature external to the window and the detected temperature internal to the window, until each edge of the window cushion abuts each edge of the window frame;
• deflating, with the pump, the window cushion based, at least in part, on the detected temperature internal to the window, wherein the window cushion is deflated until the window cushion is returned to abut the support structure.

An inflatable window covering system for use with a window of a building, comprising:

• an inflatable cushion comprising two or more cushion layers having a plurality of sealed edges, the two or more cushion layers forming a single inflatable compartment with couplings welding the two or more cushion layers together, wherein, in an inflated state, the inflatable cushion abuts a bottom edge of a window frame surrounding the window, the inflatable cushion, when in the inflated state, has a width dimension and a length dimension, the width dimension extending across a width of the window frame and the length dimension extending along a height of the window frame, and the couplings are arranged diagonal to the width and length dimensions of the inflatable cushion;
• a support member coupled to a top side of the window frame and defining an enclosure, the inflatable cushion being attached to the support structure;
• a power source positioned in the enclosure;
• a microcontroller positioned in the enclosure and coupled to the power source, wherein the microcontroller controls the drive assembly;
• two or more sensors coupled to the microcontroller, wherein the two or more sensors are configured to detect a temperature external to the building and a temperature internal to the building;
• and
• an air pump positioned in the enclosure and coupled to the power source, wherein the air pump is configured to inflate the inflatable cushion based at least in part on the detected internal and external temperatures.