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.

Abstract: An active airflow system includes a cushion assembly and an air circulation device. The cushion assembly includes a base layer, a coil layer, an upper layer, an elastomeric cushioning element, and an outer cover. The coil layer includes a plurality of coils arranged in an array and spaced apart. The elastomeric cushioning element includes a plurality of interconnected buckling walls that define a plurality of hollow columns. The air circulation device directs air to flow through the array of the plurality of pocketed coils of the cushion assembly. Additionally, the coil layer includes a plurality of internal barriers that forms a plurality of regions in the coil layer. The upper layer comprises a foam with a plurality of perforations. The perforations have a diameter greater than the thickness of the upper layer.

Abstract: Systems and methods for a cushion with at least one firmness feature are provided. A cushion may include an array of interconnected columns having a height extending through at least a portion of a thickness of the cushion. At least one column of the array of interconnected columns may include at least one wall defined from a compressible, resilient material and a firmness-defining feature structured as a spine protruding from the at least one wall and extending uniformly along a height of the at least one wall.

Abstract: Systems and methods for a cushion with at least one firmness feature are provided. A cushion may include an array of interconnected columns, each column of the array of interconnected columns having a height extending through a thickness of the cushion. At least one column of the array of interconnected columns may include at least one wall defined from a compressible, resilient material; a void defined by the at least one wall and extending through the height of the at least one column; and a firmness-defining feature extending along a height of the at least one wall.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.