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US 10,863,831 B2Granted
Systems and methods for air mattress pressure control
AssigneePolygroup Macau Limited (BVI)
InventorsVictor Hugo Ocegueda Gallaga, Jason Loomis
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Abstract
The disclosed technology includes a pressure-controlled air mattress for enabling a user to set a desired firmness or pressure level of the air mattress. The pressure-controlled air mattress may automatically maintain the desired pressure by replacing leaked air with air from a pressurized air reservoir.
Claims20
An air mattress system comprising:
- an air mattress having a main chamber that is inflatable to a first pressure;
- an air reservoir in fluid connection with the main chamber, the air reservoir (i) including an air reservoir valve and (ii) being inflatable to a second pressure that is greater than the first pressure;
- an air flow control element in fluid connection with the main chamber and in separate fluid connection with the air reservoir, the air flow control element including an air flow control valve;
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- a pressure control system in fluid connection with the air flow control element, the pressure control system including a pump and configured to inflate the main chamber and the air reservoir.
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A system for controlling the air pressure of an inflatable object, the system comprising:
- an air flow controller in separate fluid connection with (i) a main chamber of the inflatable object, (ii) an air reservoir configured to hold air at a pressure that is grater than a pressure of air within the main chamber, the air reservoir including a reservoir valve operable to (a) open and establish fluid connection between the air reservoir and the main chamber and (b) close, and (iii) a pump configured to pump air into the main chamber and the air reservoir, the air flow controller operable to selectively direct air flow between the pump, the main chamber, and/or the air reservoir;
- a main chamber pressure sensor configured to monitor an air pressure of the main chamber;
- a reservoir pressure sensor configured to monitor an air pressure of the air reservoir;
- a user input interface configured to receive user input indicative of a desired pressure;
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- a processor with memory, the processor in electrical communication with the user input interface, the main chamber pressure sensor, and the reservoir pressure sensor and configured to receive pressure values from the main chamber pressure sensor and the reservoir pressure sensor.
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A method for maintaining a desired air pressure in an inflatable object, the method comprising:
- pumping, with an air pump, air into a main chamber of the inflatable object until an air pressure of the main chamber reaches a desired value;
- pumping, with the air pump, air into an air reservoir such that the air pressure of the air reservoir is greater than the air pressure of the main chamber;
- monitoring, via a pressure sensor, the air pressure of the main chamber;
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- responsive to determining that the air pressure of the main chamber falls below the desired value, releasing air from the air reservoir into the main chamber.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.