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US 12,717,362 · App. 17/559,515 · Granted Aug 25, 2026

Bed having features for determining and modifying temperature of a sleep environment

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Patent No.
US 12,717,362
App. No.
17/559,515
Granted
Aug 25, 2026
Kind
B2
Assignments (2)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 4, 2025
From: SLEEP NUMBER CORPORATION
To: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 073507/0051 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 5, 2022
From: GARCIA MOLINA, GARY N.; HINO, YUKI; PEDERSEN, DILLON; BARR, SHAWN; KARSCHNIK, KODY LEE; SIYAHIANI, FARZAD; GRABINGER, CORY LEE
To: SLEEP NUMBER CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 059505/0533 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63147499 · Feb 9, 2021
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