Patents by Inventor James Grutta

James Grutta 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: 20240138582
    Abstract: An adjustable bed includes an adjustable base and a mattress with a pressurizable layer that includes a plurality of pressurizable sections. Each pressurizable section corresponds to a section of a platform of the adjustable base. As the platform changes an orientation of one or more pressurizable sections, pressure within each pressurizable section may be substantially maintained or adjusted to an orientation-specific pressure. Methods for adjusting pressure within pressurizable sections of a pressurizable layer of a mattress of an adjustable bed are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventor: James Grutta
  • Publication number: 20240138584
    Abstract: A smart bed automatically initiates a sleep sequence upon detecting the presence of an individual in a sleeping position on a sleep surface of the smart bed. Such a smart bed may include a mattress that defines the sleep surface, at least one sensor associated with the sleep surface, and a processor that communicates with the at least one sensor and controls one or more functions of the mattress. Initiation of the sleep sequence may include initiating one or more functions of the smart bed and, optionally, one or more functions of an environment within which the smart bed is located to help the individual relax and fall asleep.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Thomas Andrew Bennett, James Grutta
  • Publication number: 20240138585
    Abstract: A smart bed automatically initiates an out-of-bed sequence upon detecting the presence of an individual in a sleeping position on a sleep surface of the smart bed. Such a smart bed may include a mattress that defines the sleep surface, at least one sensor associated with the sleep surface, and a processor that communicates with the at least one sensor and controls one or more functions of the mattress. Initiation of the out-of-bed sequence may include initiating one or more functions of the smart bed and, optionally, one or more functions of an environment within which the smart bed is located.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Thomas Andrew Bennett, James Grutta
  • Publication number: 20240138587
    Abstract: A smart bed that can identify one or more individuals on the sleep surface of a mattress of the smart bed. One or more features of the smart bed may be actuated or adjusted based on the identity of the individual on the sleep surface. Methods for identifying an individual on a sleep surface of a mattress of a smart bed and, optionally, actuating or adjusting at least one feature of the smart bed in response to the identity of the individual on the sleep surface are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Thomas Andrew Bennett, James Grutta
  • Publication number: 20240138586
    Abstract: This disclosure relates generally to smart beds and, more specifically, to smart beds that can detect at least one component of an activity by an individual sleeping on the smart bed that is indicative of a condition that adversely affects restful sleep by the sleeping individual. Additionally, this disclosure relates to smart beds that automatically adjust a state of the sleep surface of a mattress in response to detection of the activity to reduce the activity by the sleeping individual.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Thomas Andrew Bennett, James Grutta