Patents by Inventor Mathew Glen Hilden

Mathew Glen Hilden 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).

  • System and method for improved pressure adjustment
    Patent number: 8769747
    Abstract: A method for adjusting pressure within an air bed comprises providing an air bed that includes an air chamber and a pump having a pump housing, selecting a desired pressure setpoint for the air chamber, calculating a pressure target, adjusting pressure within the air chamber until a pressure within the pump housing is substantially equal to the pressure target, determining an actual chamber pressure within the air chamber, and comparing the actual chamber pressure to the desired pressure setpoint to determine an adjustment factor error. The pressure target may be calculated based upon the desired pressure setpoint and a pressure adjustment factor. Furthermore, the pressure adjustment factor may be modified based upon the adjustment factor error determined by comparing the actual chamber pressure to the desired pressure setpoint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Select Comfort Corporation
    Inventors: Paul James Mahoney, Mathew Glen Hilden, Matthew Wayne Tilstra
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVED PRESSURE ADJUSTMENT
    Publication number: 20110138539
    Abstract: A method for adjusting pressure within an air bed comprises providing an air bed that includes an air chamber and a pump having a pump housing, selecting a desired pressure setpoint for the air chamber, calculating a pressure target, adjusting pressure within the air chamber until a pressure within the pump housing is substantially equal to the pressure target, determining an actual chamber pressure within the air chamber, and comparing the actual chamber pressure to the desired pressure set-point to determine an adjustment factor error. The pressure target may be calculated based upon the desired pressure setpoint and a pressure adjustment factor. Furthermore, the pressure adjustment factor may be modified based upon the adjustment factor error determined by comparing the actual chamber pressure to the desired pressure setpoint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2008
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: Select Comfort Corporation
    Inventors: Paul James Mahoney, Mathew Glen Hilden, Matthew Wayne Tilstra