Granted Patent B2

US 12,538,987 · App. 17/475,867 · Granted Feb 3, 2026

Inventor: Eugene Alletto, Jr. (Glen Head, NY)

Assignee: Bedgear, LLC

A47C21/044

Abstract

Claims (34)

1 . A method of regulating a condition, the method comprising:

providing an article of bedding comprising an uppermost surface and an opposite lowermost surface, the article of bedding comprising a mattress and a base, the mattress including a sleep surface defining the uppermost surface, the base defining the lowermost surface and comprising an inlet that is spaced apart from the mattress;

providing a connection from a vacuum to the inlet, at least a portion of the connection being located outside of the article of bedding;

sending a first signal from a first sensor to a second sensor to move the second sensor from an off position to an on position, the first sensor and the second sensor each operatively associated with the article of bedding;

determining a value of the condition about the inlet using the second sensor when the second sensor is in the on position; and

sending a second signal from the second sensor to the vacuum such that the vacuum draws air from the sleep surface through the inlet to change a value of the condition of the sleep surface.

2 . A method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the condition is temperature and the value is degrees.

3 . A method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the condition is temperature and the value is degrees, the vacuum drawing air from the sleep surface to change the value from a first amount of degrees to a second amount of degrees that is less than the first amount of degrees.

4 . A method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the first sensor is a pressure sensor and the second sensor is a temperature sensor.

5 . A method as recited in claim 1 , further comprising sending a third signal from the second sensor to the vacuum such that the vacuum stops drawing air from the sleep surface.

6 . A method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the article of bedding includes a duct extending from the inlet into a cavity of the mattress.

7 . A method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the second sensor is configured to turn the vacuum on when the value exceeds a selected threshold.

8 . A method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the vacuum is part of a central vacuum system.

9 . A method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the inlet is in communication with a cavity of the article of bedding.

10 . A method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the vacuum comprises a motor and the second signal turns the motor on to cause the vacuum to create negative pressure that draws air from the sleep surface.

11 . A method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the sleep surface includes a plurality of pores that are in communication with the vacuum.

12 . A method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the first sensor is a remote control for the article of bedding and the second sensor is a temperature sensor.

13 . A method of regulating a temperature, the method comprising:

providing an article of bedding comprising an uppermost surface and an opposite lowermost surface, the article of bedding comprising a mattress comprising a cushion and a base, the cushion including a sleep surface defining the uppermost surface, the base defining the lowermost surface and comprising an inlet that is spaced apart from the cushion;

providing a connection from a vacuum to the inlet, at least a portion of the connection being located outside of the article of bedding;

sending a first signal from a pressure sensor to a temperature sensor to move the temperature sensor from an off position to an on position, the sensors each operatively associated with the article of bedding;

determining the temperature about the inlet using the temperature sensor when the temperature sensor is in the on position; and

sending a second signal from the temperature sensor to the vacuum such that the vacuum draws air from the sleep surface through the inlet to decrease a temperature of the sleep surface.

14 . A method as recited in claim 13 , wherein the temperature sensor is configured to turn the vacuum on when the temperature exceeds a selected temperature.

15 . A method as recited in claim 13 , further comprising sending a third signal from the temperature sensor to the vacuum such that the vacuum stops drawing air.

16 . A method as recited in claim 13 , wherein the vacuum comprises a motor and a signal from a remote control turns the motor on to cause the vacuum to create negative pressure that draws air.

17 . A method as recited in claim 13 , wherein the pressure sensor is a remote control for the article of bedding.

18 . A method of regulating a temperature, the method comprising:

providing an article of bedding comprising an uppermost surface and an opposite lowermost surface, the article of bedding comprising a cushion and a base, the cushion defining the uppermost surface, the base defining the lowermost surface and comprising an inlet that is spaced apart from the cushion, the article of bedding comprising a duct that extends from the inlet into a cavity of the cushion;

providing a connection from a vacuum to the cushion, at least a portion of the connection being located outside of the article of bedding;

sending a first signal from a pressure sensor to a temperature sensor to move the temperature sensor from an off position to an on position, the sensors each operatively associated with the article of bedding;

sending a second signal from the temperature sensor to the vacuum such that the vacuum draws air to decrease the temperature; and

sending a third signal from a remote control to the vacuum such that the vacuum creates negative pressure that draws air from the cushion cavity through the inlet to decrease a temperature of the cushion cavity.

19 . A method as recited in claim 18 , further comprising sending a fourth signal from the remote control to the vacuum to terminate any negative pressure created by the vacuum.

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