Patents by Inventor Daniel VerBockel

Daniel VerBockel 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).

  • Publication number: 20260090653
    Abstract: The present document relates to climate control features for a bed system, such as a bed system that includes multiple independently controlled temperature zones. In some examples, heating and/or cooling is applied to a user on a mattress through one or more of the multiple independently controlled temperature zones.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2025
    Publication date: April 2, 2026
    Inventors: Kody Lee Karschnik, Daniel VerBockel, Eric Rose, Fletcher Ephraim Carlson-Sanchez
  • Publication number: 20250120518
    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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2024
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Inventors: Kody Lee Karschnik, Dillon Pedersen, Eric Rose, Wade Daniel Palashewski, Daniel VerBockel
  • Patent number: 12239232
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Sleep Number Corporation
    Inventors: Kody Lee Karschnik, Dillon Pedersen, Eric Rose, Wade Daniel Palashewski, Daniel VerBockel
  • Publication number: 20240115058
    Abstract: A mattress system includes microclimate control capabilities for providing quality sleep experience. The mattress system includes a first side rail, a second side rail, a core positioned between the first side rail and the second side rail, a layer positioned under the core, and multiple straps extending from at least one of the first side rail and the second side rail and connected to the layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Daniel VerBockel, Kody Lee Karschnik, Chris Jones, Daniel Shirtz
  • Publication number: 20240090677
    Abstract: A template for mounting components to a bed. The template can include a body positioner that aligns with a first portion of a mattress and an alignment body connected to the body positioner. The alignment body can be configured to receive a component and align the component with respect to the mattress when the body positioner is aligned with the first portion of the mattress. The body positioner can be a vertical plate, the first portion of the mattress can be a first edge of the mattress, and the alignment body can be a horizontal plate positioned on a top of a mattress surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Daniel VerBockel, Kody Lee Karschnik, Chris Jones, Daniel Shirtz
  • Publication number: 20220273115
    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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2022
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Inventors: Kody Lee Karschnik, Dillon Pedersen, Eric Rose, Wade Daniel Palashewski, Daniel VerBockel