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US 2023/0404286 A1Published application
Personalized pillow and/or mattress selection
AssigneeDreamwell, Ltd.
InventorVictor Ray Prince
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Abstract
Processes for personalizing a mattress or pillow for a consumer generally includes analyzing data identifying one or more target areas based on surface temperature and/or pressure on a consumer's existing mattress and additively manufacturing a lattice structure to address the one or more target areas so to provide support, pressure point relief, and/or a desired temperature modulation.
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A mattress selection process a consumer, the process comprising:
- providing a smart mattress topper to the consumer configured to be overlayed on an existing mattress, the smart topper comprising a plurality of sensors configured to measure temperature and/or pressure, and a storage medium and/or data transfer device coupled to the sensors for collecting data generated by the sensors during one or more sleep cycles;
- overlaying the smart mattress topper onto a sleeping surface of the existing mattress;
- recording surface temperature, pressure, and/or movement data during one or more sleep cycles on the existing mattress by the consumer;
- analyzing the data to identify one or more target areas associated with one or more of surface temperature, pressure, or mattress support;
- and
- manufacturing a mattress assembly including at least one additively manufactured lattice structure provided at a location associated with the one or more target areas, wherein the at least one additively manufactured lattice structure is configured to change a temperature profile, a pressure profile, and/or a support profile at the target area in the mattress assembly relative to the existing mattress.
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A process for customizing an existing mattress, the process comprising:
- receiving data related to a consumer's mattress preferences;
- determining a lattice layer structure configured to overlay at least a portion of an existing mattress based on the consumer's mattress preferences;
- additively manufacturing the lattice structure layer;
- and
- placing the additively manufactured lattice structure layer on or in the existing mattress.
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A pillow selection process for a consumer, the process comprising:
- providing a smart pillowcase to the consumer configured to be encapsulate an existing pillow, the smart pillowcase comprising a plurality of sensors configured to measure temperature and/or pressure, and a storage medium and/or data transfer device coupled to the sensors for collecting data generated by the sensors during one or more sleep cycles;
- inserting the existing pillow into the smart pillowcase;
- recording surface temperature, pressure, and/or movement data during one or more sleep cycles on the existing pillow of the consumer;
- analyzing the data to identify one or more target areas associated with one or more of surface temperature, pressure, or pillow support;
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- additively manufacturing a pillow including a lattice structure configured to change a temperature profile, a pressure profile, and/or a support profile at the one or more target areas relative to the existing pillow.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.