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`No.
`Claim 1
`1p
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`1a
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`1b
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`1c
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`1d
`1e
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`1f
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`Claim 2
`2
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`Claim 3
`3
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`Claim 4
`4
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`Claim 5
`5
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`Claim 6
`6
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`U.S. Patent No. 9,737,154 Claim Listing
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`Limitation
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`A method for adjusting pressure within an air bed including an air
`chamber and a pump having a pump housing comprising:
`receiving a selection for a desired pressure setpoint for the air
`chamber;
`calculating a pressure target for the pump housing, wherein the
`pressure target for the pump housing is calculated based upon the
`desired pressure setpoint for the air chamber and a pressure
`adjustment factor;
`adjusting pressure within the air chamber until a pressure sensed
`within the pump housing is substantially equal to the pressure
`target;
`determining an actual chamber pressure within the air chamber;
`comparing the actual chamber pressure to the desired pressure
`setpoint to determine an adjustment factor error; and
`modifying the pressure adjustment factor based upon the
`adjustment factor error.
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`The method of claim 1, wherein the pressure sensed within the
`pump housing is sensed simultaneously while adjusting pressure
`within the air chamber.
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`The method of claim 1, wherein pressure is sensed with a
`pressure transducer.
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`The method of claim 1, wherein the pressure target for the pump
`housing is a deflate pressure target for the pump housing.
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`The method of claim 4, wherein the pressure adjustment factor is
`a multiplicative pressure adjustment factor.
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`The method of claim 5, wherein the deflate pressure target for the
`pump housing is calculated by dividing the desired pressure
`setpoint for the air chamber by the multiplicative pressure
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`No.
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`Claim 7
`7
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`Claim 8
`8
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`Claim 9
`9
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`Claim 10
`10a
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`10b
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`10c
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`Claim 11
`11
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`Claim 12
`12p
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`12a
`12b
`12c
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`Limitation
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`adjustment factor.
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`The method of claim 1, wherein the pressure target for the pump
`housing is an inflate pressure target.
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`The method of claim 7, wherein the pressure adjustment factor is
`an additive pressure adjustment factor.
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`The method of claim 7, wherein the inflate pressure target for the
`pump housing is calculated by determining the sum of the desired
`pressure setpoint for the air chamber and the additive pressure
`adjustment factor.
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`The method of claim 1, wherein modifying the pressure
`adjustment factor based on the adjustment factor error creates a
`modified pressure adjustment factor, wherein the method further
`comprises:
`calculating a modified pressure target that is different than the
`desired pressure setpoint, wherein the modified pressure target is
`calculated based upon the desired pressure setpoint and the
`modified pressure adjustment factor; and
`adjusting pressure within the air chamber until the pressure
`sensed within the pump housing is substantially equal to the
`modified pressure target.
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`The method of claim 1, wherein the pressure sensed within the
`pump housing is sensed in a manifold in the pump housing.
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`A method for adjusting pressure within an air bed having an air
`chamber, a pump, a pump manifold, and a tube extending
`between the air chamber and the pump manifold comprising:
`selecting a desired pressure setpoint for the air chamber;
`calculating a manifold pressure target,
`wherein the manifold pressure target is calculated based upon the
`desired pressure setpoint for the air chamber and a pressure
`adjustment factor,
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`No.
`12d
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`12e
`12f
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`12g
`12h
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`12i
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`12j
`12k
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`12l
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`Claim 13
`13
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`Claim 14
`14
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`Claim 15
`15
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`Limitation
`wherein the manifold pressure target is calculated to approximate
`the desired pressure setpoint for the air chamber as modified by
`the pressure adjustment factor to account for differences between
`sensing pressure in the manifold and sensing pressure in the air
`chamber;
`sensing pressure within the pump manifold;
`adjusting pressure within the air chamber until the sensed
`manifold pressure is within an acceptable pressure target error
`range of the manifold pressure target;
`determining an actual chamber pressure within the air chamber;
`comparing the actual chamber pressure to the desired pressure
`setpoint for the air chamber to determine an adjustment factor
`error;
`modifying the pressure adjustment factor based upon the
`adjustment factor error to create a modified pressure adjustment
`factor configured to more accurately account for differences
`between sensing pressure in the manifold and sensing pressure in
`the air chamber; and
`storing the modified pressure adjustment factor in memory;
`calculating a modified manifold pressure target, wherein the
`modified manifold pressure target is calculated based upon the
`desired pressure setpoint for the air chamber and the modified
`pressure adjustment factor; and
`adjusting pressure within the air chamber until pressure sensed
`within the pump manifold is substantially equal to the modified
`manifold pressure target.
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`The method of claim 12, wherein pressure is sensed with a
`pressure transducer.
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`The method of claim 12, wherein the manifold pressure target is a
`manifold deflate pressure target that is different than a manifold
`inflate pressure target.
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`The method of claim 14, wherein the manifold deflate pressure
`target is calculated by dividing the desired pressure setpoint for
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`No.
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`Claim 16
`16
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`Claim 17
`17
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`Claim 18
`18p
`18a
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`18b
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`18c
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`18d
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`18e
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`18f
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`18g
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`18h
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`Claim 19
`19
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`Limitation
`the air chamber by a manifold deflate pressure adjustment factor.
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`The method of claim 12, wherein the manifold pressure target is a
`manifold inflate pressure target that is different than a manifold
`deflate pressure target.
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`The method of claim 16, wherein the manifold inflate pressure
`target is calculated by determining the sum of the desired
`pressure setpoint for the air chamber and a manifold inflate
`pressure adjustment factor.
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`A method for adjusting pressure within an air bed comprising:
`(a) providing an air bed, the air bed including an air chamber and
`a pump having a pump housing;
`(b) receiving a selection for a desired pressure setpoint for the air
`chamber;
`(c) calculating a pressure target for the pump housing that is
`different than the desired pressure setpoint for the air chamber,
`wherein the pressure target is calculated based upon the desired
`pressure setpoint for the air chamber and a pressure adjustment
`factor;
`(d) adjusting pressure within the air chamber until a pressure
`within the pump housing is substantially equal to the pressure
`target;
`(e) determining an actual chamber pressure within the air
`chamber;
`(f) comparing the actual chamber pressure within the air chamber
`to the desired pressure setpoint for the air chamber to determine
`an adjustment factor error;
`(g) calculating an updated pressure adjustment factor based upon
`the adjustment factor error; and
`(h) repeating steps (b)-(g) using the updated pressure adjustment
`factor in place of the pressure adjustment factor.
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`The method of claim 18, wherein the pressure within the pump
`housing is a pressure within a manifold in the pump housing.
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`No.
`Claim 20
`20p
`20a
`20b
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`20c
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`20d
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`20e
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`20f
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`20g
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`20h
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`20i
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`20j
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`20k
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`Claim 21
`21
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`Claim 22
`22
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`Limitation
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`A pressure adjustment system for an air bed comprising:
`an air chamber;
`a pump in fluid communication with the air chamber, the pump
`including a pump manifold and at least one valve;
`an input device adapted to receive a desired pressure setpoint
`selected by a user;
`a pressure sensing means adapted to monitor pressure within the
`pump manifold; and
`a control device operably connected to the input device and to the
`pressure sensing means,
`the control device having control logic that is programmed to
`determine a manifold pressure target that corresponds to and is
`different than the desired pressure setpoint,
`adjust pressure in the air chamber until a sensed pump manifold
`pressure is substantially equal to the manifold pressure target,
`determining an actual chamber pressure within the air chamber
`after adjusting pressure,
`determining an adjustment factor error as a function of a
`difference between the desired pressure setpoint and the actual
`chamber pressure within the air chamber after adjusting pressure,
`calculating a modified manifold pressure target that corresponds
`to and is different than the desired pressure setpoint as a function
`of the adjustment factor error, and
`subsequently adjusting pressure in the air chamber until the
`sensed pump manifold pressure is substantially equal to modified
`manifold pressure target in response to the input device receiving
`a selection of the desired pressure setpoint at a subsequent time.
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`The pressure adjustment system of claim 20, wherein the pressure
`sensing means is a pressure transducer.
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`The pressure adjustment system of claim 20, wherein the sensed
`pump manifold pressure is sensed by the pressure sensing means
`while adjusting pressure in the air chamber and the actual
`chamber pressure is determined via the pressure sensing means
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`No.
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`Limitation
`sensing pressure in the pump manifold while pressure is not being
`adjusted.
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