Patents by Inventor Peter S. Bils

Peter S. Bils 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).

  • Interactive air bed
    Patent number: 6763541
    Abstract: An air bed having a pump and a relief valve is operably connected with a control box. The control box is capable of being programmed or receiving scripted information from a media file such that timed pressure changes may be made in the air bed by operation of the pump and the relief valve. These changes are synchronized with a message being played by a media player. Thus the air bed interacts with a person lying on the bed. This interaction is used, preferably in a sales setting, to convey information to the person about the operation and features of the air bed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2004
    Assignee: Select Comfort Corporation
    Inventors: Paul J. Mahoney, Peter S. Bils, Troy C. Lanz, Sr., Robert Ostman
  • Interactive air bed
    Publication number: 20020184711
    Abstract: An air bed having a pump and a relief valve is operably connected with a control box. The control box is capable of being programmed or receiving scripted information from a media file such that timed pressure changes may be made in the air bed by operation of the pump and the relief valve. These changes are synchronized with a message being played by a media player. Thus the air bed interacts with a person lying on the bed. This interaction is used, preferably in a sales setting, to convey information to the person about the operation and features of the air bed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2002
    Publication date: December 12, 2002
    Inventors: Paul J. Mahoney, Peter S. Bils, Troy C. Lanz, Robert Ostman