Patents by Inventor John S. Ehlinger

John S. Ehlinger has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • METHODS, CIRCUITS, APPARATUSES AND ASSEMBLIES FOR PROVIDING A MATTRESS OR BODY PORTION SUPPORT CUSHION WITH A SENSOR LAYER
    Publication number: 20150128354
    Abstract: A resting body support, such as a mattress or an encasement for a resting body support, comprising a sensor layer is disclosed which may incorporate a mattress adjustment system. The system may comprise at least one pressure detection mat comprising a plurality of sensors arranged in a matrix and at least one processor configured to monitor a plurality of pressure values detected by each of said sensors; and at least one active mattress comprising a plurality of cells, the cells being controlled by an inflation control unit that is connected to said processor, and operable to individually adjust the level of inflation of said plurality of cells based on said plurality of pressure values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2013
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicant: ENHANCED SURFACE DYNAMICS, INC.
    Inventors: Lior Greenstein, Amir Ben Shalom, John S. Ehlinger, Efrat Zaritzky