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US 12,696,985 B2

Sensor strips for beds

US 12,696,985 B2 is a granted patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), dated 2026-08-04. Applicant: Sleep Number Corporation. Its PDF downloads from this page without an account, up to 5 a day.

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Applicant
Sleep Number Corporation
Inventors
Kody Lee Karschnik; Dillon Pedersen; Eric Rose; Wade Daniel Palashewski; Daniel VerBockel
Publication date
2026-08-04
Filing date
2024-12-18
Document type
B2 Granted patent
Also written as
US 12,696,985 B2 · US12696985 · 12696985

Abstract

A mattress system can include a foam layer positioned proximate a mattress top and having a head end, a foot end, and opposite lateral ends, a mattress core positioned under the foam layer, and a sensor strip. The sensor strip can include a carrier strip and a plurality of sensors attached to the carrier strip and spaced apart from each other in a longitudinal direction of the carrier strip. The carrier strip can be configured to be releasably attached to the foam layer. The carrier strip can also extend between the opposite lateral ends of the foam layer.

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