WO2024254553A2 - Surface de sommeil profilée personnalisée et son procédé de fabrication - Google Patents

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WO2024254553A2
WO2024254553A2 PCT/US2024/033145 US2024033145W WO2024254553A2 WO 2024254553 A2 WO2024254553 A2 WO 2024254553A2 US 2024033145 W US2024033145 W US 2024033145W WO 2024254553 A2 WO2024254553 A2 WO 2024254553A2
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
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    • A47C27/00—Spring, stuffed or fluid mattresses or cushions specially adapted for chairs, beds or sofas
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  • the embodiments of the present invention relate to customized sleep surfaces for beds, and in particular, to custom contoured sleep surfaces that can accommodate a variety of individuals as well as methods of designing the sleep surfaces.
  • the most common sleep position is on one’s side. Indeed, this position is preferred by roughly 66%, while sleeping on one’s stomach is preferred by 17% of respondents, and sleeping on one’s back is preferred by 18%. Moreover, as people age, people tend to prefer to sleep on their sides. Even if a person prefers to sleep on the back, as that person’s body mass index (BMI) increases, there is a greater tendency to sleep on the side 1 .
  • BMI body mass index
  • the technology disclosed herein introduces a health revolutionizing approach to healthy sleep.
  • the sleep surfaces disclosed herein can keep a subject’s spine in a healthy position during side sleep, back sleep, or stomach sleep.
  • the techniques described herein relate to a bed designed for a purpose of keeping a subject's spine in a neutral position during sleep, the bed including: a sleep surface silhouette of the bed adapting to the specific shape of specific body parts of the subject; wherein the specific purpose is to keep a person's spine in a neutral position when the person is lying down for sleep; wherein the sleep surface silhouette is in a contoured shape that matches one or more of the unique body surfaces of the person; and wherein the contoured shape of the sleep surface silhouette matches the unique body surfaces of the person to keep the subject's spine in s neutral position when the subject is lying on the bed.
  • the techniques described herein relate to a bed, wherein the sleep surface silhouette includes a head support region contoured to cradle the head of the person.
  • the techniques described herein relate to a bed, wherein the sleep surface silhouette includes a shoulder support region contoured to accommodate the shoulder of the person.
  • the techniques described herein relate to a bed, wherein the sleep surface silhouette includes a lumbar support region contoured to support the lumbar region of the person. [0012] According to some aspects, the techniques described herein relate to a bed, wherein the sleep surface silhouette includes a leg support region contoured to support the legs of the person.
  • the techniques described herein relate to a bed, wherein the sleep surface silhouette includes a foot support region contoured to support the feet of the person.
  • the techniques described herein relate to a bed, wherein the bed is adjustable to accommodate different body sizes.
  • the techniques described herein relate to a bed, wherein the bed includes a memory foam layer or a gel layer that conforms to the body of the person.
  • the techniques described herein relate to a bed, wherein the bed includes a plurality of adjustable air chambers to adjust firmness.
  • the techniques described herein relate to a bed, wherein the bed includes a remote control for adjusting a contour of the sleep surface silhouette.
  • the techniques described herein relate to a bed, wherein the bed includes a heating element for providing warmth.
  • the techniques described herein relate to a bed, wherein the bed includes a light system for providing therapeutic light therapy.
  • the techniques described herein relate to a bed, wherein the bed is part of a sleep system that includes an environmental control unit to regulate temperature and humidity.
  • the techniques described herein relate to a method for making a bed for keeping a subject's spine in a standing spine position or in a neutral spine position when the subject is in a sleep position or when the subject is lying down, the method including the steps of: (1 ) scanning a unique body surface of the subject; and (2) making a sleep surface silhouette in a contoured surface to match the unique body surface of the subject.
  • the techniques described herein relate to a method, wherein the sleep surface silhouette includes a head support region contoured to cradle the head of the person.
  • the techniques described herein relate to a method, wherein the sleep surface silhouette includes a shoulder support region contoured to accommodate the shoulder of the person.
  • the techniques described herein relate to a method, wherein the sleep surface silhouette includes a lumbar support region contoured to support the lumbar region of the person.
  • the techniques described herein relate to a method, wherein the sleep surface silhouette includes a leg support region contoured to support the legs of the person.
  • the techniques described herein relate to a method, wherein the sleep surface silhouette includes a foot support region contoured to support the feet of the person.
  • the techniques described herein relate to a method, wherein the bed includes a memory foam layer or a gel layer that conforms to the body of the person.
  • the techniques described herein relate to a method, wherein the unique body surface includes a side of the subject.
  • the techniques described herein relate to a method, wherein the unique body surface includes a back of the subject.
  • the techniques described herein relate to a method for keeping a subject's spine in a standing spine position or in a neutral spine position when the subject is in a sleep position or when the subject is lying down, the method including the steps of: (1 ) obtaining a surface that is in a contoured shape to conform to a unique body surface of the subject in a lying down position; (2) positioning the surface in a plane that is about at a parallel to a horizontal surface of the Earth; and (3) positioning the subject on the contoured shape of the surface such that the unique body surface of the subject makes a contact with the contoured shape of the surface; whereby the subject's spine is maintained in a standing spine position or in a neutral spine position when the subject is in the sleep position or is lying down.
  • the techniques described herein relate to a method, wherein the contoured shape is operative to maintain the subject's spine in a standing spine position or in a neutral spine position for a time period of about 6 to about 8 hours, when the subject is in a sleeping state.
  • the techniques described herein relate to a method, wherein the unique body surface of the subject is cradled so as to provide a neutral spine position.
  • the techniques described herein relate to a method, wherein lying down is defined by a line drawn from the subject's head to the subject's ankle defining an angle of less than 90° with a horizontal line defined by a line drawn parallel to a surface of the Earth.
  • the techniques described herein relate to a method, wherein lying down is the subject lying about parallel to the surface of the Earth. [0035] In some embodiments, the techniques described herein relate to a method, wherein the neutral spine position is a same spine position that the subject will have when the subject is in a standing up straight position.
  • the techniques described herein relate to a method, wherein the contoured shape conforms to the subject's body surface when the subject is sleeping on the subject's side, back, or stomach.
  • the techniques described herein relate to a method, wherein the method is carried out over a period of longer than 1 year, longer than 2 years, or longer than 3 years, and wherein the subject's spine is kept in a neutral position during a long-term sleep of the subject so as to provide a health benefit to the subject outside of a sleeping time.
  • FIG. 1A shows exemplary distributions of side sleep positions in the population.
  • FIG. 1 B shows a 17% distribution of stomach sleep in the population.
  • FIG. 1C shows distributions of two back sleep positions, which a total of about 18%, in the population.
  • FIG. 2A and FIG. 2B are tables of fifteen values representing measurements of the human form, for men and women, respectively, derived from the
  • FIG. 3A illustrates a contoured shape or sleep surface silhouette 201 based upon values from the table of FIG. 2A for a fiftieth-percentile male.
  • FIG. 3B, FIG. 3C, and FIG. 3D illustrate silhouettes for small, medium and large males, respectively, based upon values from the table of FIG. 2A .
  • FIG. 3E shows an illustration of a rough weight distribution for a 160-pound (or about a fiftieth-percentile) male.
  • FIG. 3F shows a table illustrating how 4-inch (about 10.16 cm) foam with 4-pound density (medium indentation load deflection, ILD) will compress with increasing weight.
  • FIG. 4A, FIG. 4B, and FIG. 4G are drawings of an exemplary custom contoured sleep surface according to some embodiments.
  • FIG. 4D and FIG. 4E show illustrations of constant thickness memory foam layers with different shapes.
  • FIG. 4F shows how a chamfer edge 405 can fit a complimentary chamfer edge 406 to provide a flat foam surface from two adjacent pieces.
  • FIG. 5A shows an illustration of hook look tape (dotted lines) that can be utilized to hold memory foam to a (contoured) rigid sleep surface, according to some aspects.
  • FIG. 5B shows an illustration of a bolster 510.
  • FIG. 6A, FIG. 6B, FIG. 6C, and FIG. 6D show an exemplary embodiment of a sleep surface including a system for heating or cooling the sleeper.
  • FIG. 7A and FIG. 7B are illustrations of a base structure to support a sleep surface.
  • FIG. 8A and FIG. 8B depict a support base for one or more sleep surfaces comprising a storage cavity.
  • FIG. 9A, FIG. 9B, and FIG. 9C illustrate methods for obtaining a subject’s form measurements with an app on a smart device, such as a smartphone.
  • FIG. 10 is a flowchart of an exemplary method of making a sleep surface according to some embodiments.
  • FIG. 11A depicts example steps of a method for making a sleep surface.
  • FIG. 11 B depicts an example method for keeping a subject’s spine in a neutral position during sleep.
  • FIG. 12 shows exemplary measurements 1 -18 on a human body that can be applied for a back sleep system.
  • FIG. 13 shows values (in examples of inches) for each of the measurements 1 -18 illustrated in FIG. 12.
  • FIG. 14 shows a back sleep module shape 350 designed to keep the spine line 250 in a neutral position.
  • FIG. 15 shows a flowchart of another example method of making a sleep surface according to some embodiments.
  • the term “or” means “and/or.”
  • the term “and/or” as used in a phrase such as "A and/or B” herein is intended to include both A and B; A or B; A (alone); and B (alone).
  • the term “and/or” as used in a phrase such as "A, B, and/or C” is intended to encompass each of the following embodiments: A, B, and C; A, B, or C; A or C; A or B; B or C; A and C; A and B; B and C; A (alone); B (alone); and C (alone).
  • compositions, methods, and respective components thereof as described herein, which are exclusive of any element not recited in that description of the embodiment.
  • the term “consisting essentially of” refers to those elements required for a given embodiment. The term permits the presence of additional elements that do not materially affect the basic and novel or functional characteristic(s) of that embodiment of the invention.
  • the term “consisting essentially of” can also be exemplified by plain language provided in the claims.
  • statically significant or “significantly” refers to statistical significance and generally means a two-standard deviation (2SD) or greater difference.
  • the term "subject” refers to a mammal, including but not limited to a dog, cat, horse, cow, pig, sheep, goat, rodent, or primate.
  • Subjects can be house pets (e g., dogs, cats), agricultural stock animals (e.g., cows, horses, pigs, chickens, etc.), laboratory animals (e.g., mice, rats, rabbits, etc.), but are not so limited.
  • Subjects particularly include human subjects in urgent need of sleep as described herein.
  • the human subject may be a pediatric, adult, or a geriatric subject.
  • the human subject may be of any sex.
  • the term “treating” includes prophylactic and/or therapeutic treatments and can include better sleep directly related to a sleep surface disclosed herein.
  • prophylactic or therapeutic treatment is art-recognized and includes administration to the host of one or more of the subject compositions and/or application of one or more therapies or surgeries. If this is done prior to clinical manifestation of the unwanted condition (e.g., disease or other unwanted state of the host animal) then the treatment is prophylactic (/.e., it protects the host against developing the unwanted condition), whereas if it is administered after manifestation of the unwanted condition, the treatment is therapeutic, (i.e., it is intended to diminish, ameliorate, or stabilize the existing unwanted condition or side effects thereof).
  • the terms “treat,” “treatment,” “treating,” or “amelioration” when used in reference to a disease, disorder, or medical condition refer to therapeutic sleep surfaces or treatments for a condition, wherein the object is to reverse, alleviate, ameliorate, inhibit, slow down or stop the progression or severity of a symptom or condition.
  • the term “treating” includes reducing or alleviating at least one adverse effect or symptom of a condition.
  • Treatment is generally “effective” if one or more symptoms or clinical markers are reduced. Alternatively, treatment is “effective” if the progression of a condition is reduced or halted.
  • treatment includes not just the improvement of symptoms or markers, but also a cessation or at least slowing of progress or worsening of symptoms that would be expected in the absence of treatment.
  • Beneficial or desired clinical results include, but are not limited to, alleviation of one or more symptom(s), sign(s), diminishment of extent of the deficit, stabilized (i.e., not worsening) state of a symptom or condition, delay or slowing of onset of symptoms or indications, and an increased lifespan, with better life quality, as compared to that expected in the absence of treatment.
  • “decrease”, “reduced”, “reduction”, or “inhibit” are all used herein to mean a decrease by a statistically significant amount.
  • “reduce,” “reduction” or “decrease” or “inhibit” typically means a decrease by at least 10% as compared to a reference level (e.g., the absence of a given treatment or agent) and can include, for example, a decrease by at least about 10%, at least about 20%, at least about 25%, at least about 30%, at least about 35%, at least about 40%, at least about 45%, at least about 50%, at least about 55%, at least about 60%, at least about 65%, at least about 70%, at least about 75%, at least about 80%, at least about 85%, at least about 90%, at least about 95%, at least about 98%, at least about 99%, or more.
  • “reduction” or “inhibition” does not encompass a complete inhibition or reduction as compared to a reference level. “Complete inhibition” is a 100% inhibition as compared to a reference level. A decrease can be preferably down to a level accepted as within the range of normal for an individual without a given disorder.
  • the decrease in the one or more signs or symptoms is evaluated according to a specialized healthcare provider.
  • signs are observed or measured by a health care provider.
  • Symptoms can be reported by the subject.
  • the decrease of signs or symptoms occurs in less than about 120 days, 90 days, less than about 60 days, less than about 30 days, less than about 15 days, less than about 10 days, or less than about 5 days, or less than about 3 days, or less than about 1 day.
  • the decrease of signs or symptoms occurs in less than 1 day, less than 1 week, less than 1 month, or in less than 1 year.
  • the terms “increased”, “increase”, “enhance”, or “activate” are all used herein to mean an increase by a statically significant amount.
  • the terms “increased”, “increase”, “enhance”, or “activate” can mean an increase of at least 10% as compared to a reference level, for example an increase of at least about 20%, or at least about 30%, or at least about 40%, or at least about 50%, or at least about 60%, or at least about 70%, or at least about 80%, or at least about 90% or up to and including a 100% increase or any increase between 10-100% as compared to a reference level, or at least about a 2-fold, or at least about a 3-fold, or at least about a 4-fold, or at least about a 5-fold or at least about a 10-fold increase, or any increase between 2-fold and 10-fold or greater as compared to a reference level.
  • a “increase” is a statistically significant increase in such level.
  • a subject can be one who has been previously diagnosed with or identified as suffering from or having a condition in need of treatment (e.g., a lack of sleep or a related disorder) or one or more complications related to such a condition, and optionally, but need not have already undergone treatment for a condition or the one or more complications related to the condition.
  • a subject can also be one who has not been previously diagnosed as having a condition in need of treatment or one or more complications related to such a condition.
  • a subject can be one who exhibits one or more risk factors for a condition, or one or more complications related to a condition or a subject who does not exhibit risk factors.
  • a “subject in need” of treatment for a particular condition can be a subject having that condition, diagnosed as having that condition, suspected as having, or at risk of developing that condition.
  • the subject has been brought into a treatment situation entirely without the subject’s knowledge and/or intent.
  • a subject can obviously be in need of treatment but not be responsive to a previous attempt at gaining improved sleep, and as described herein the present methods and sleep surfaces may save the subject’s life.
  • the disclosure described herein does not concern a process for cloning human beings, processes for modifying the germ line genetic identity of human beings, uses of human embryos for industrial or commercial purposes or processes for modifying the genetic identity of animals which are likely to cause them suffering without any substantial medical benefit to man or animal, and also animals resulting from such processes.
  • the custom sleep surfaces disclosed herein can accommodate any person with any body shape.
  • the technology disclosed herein can be applied to persons having a wide variance in body dimensions, sizes, shapes, and age. For example, the technology can be applied to children, wherein the sleep surfaces are scaled down in size accordingly. In addition to the wide diversity in sizes and body dimensions, persons tend to sleep in different positions. It is contemplated that the technology can be applied to any person who sleeps in any position, even if that person changes sleep position during a sleep cycle.
  • FIG. 1A, FIG. 1 B, and FIG. 1C show some distributions of the most common sleep positions in the population. Persons sleep on their side in sleep about 66% in all conventional flat mattresses, and these positions on conventional flat mattresses cause abnormal spinal curvature 18 .
  • FIG. 1A illustrates how about 6% are sleeping on the side with arms down (left), about 13% on their side with arms extended, and about 47% with legs up and arms up.
  • FIG. 1 B shows stomach sleep, at about 17%. This is in a way the second most popular sleep position since the back sleep 18% is made of two variations (FIG. 1C). In the stomach sleep (FIG.
  • FIG. 1B back sleep is about 18% total with the arms and legs extended down (FIG. 1C, left) or the arms up and leg(s) up (FIG. 1C, right). This is the position most mattresses perform well for; it is also the least common sleep position. The weight of the body is distributed over a wide area with good skeletal support leading to decreased pressure points. Snoring and sleep apnea make these positions less desirable for many.
  • custom sleep surfaces disclosed herein can be highly appealing once the technology is understood or is experienced in full along with each option.
  • Exemplary custom sleep surface advantages, according to some embodiments are:
  • the various embodiments of the custom contoured sleep surface and their advantages can be understood by referring to the drawings.
  • the elements of the drawings are not necessarily to scale, emphasis instead being placed upon clearly illustrating the novel features and principles of operation.
  • the technology disclosed herein can be grasped by contemplating the unique variety of sleep surfaces fitting each unique person.
  • FIG. 2A and FIG. 2B are tables of fifteen values representing measurements of the human form, for men and women, respectively, derived from the Henry Dreyfuss 3 database.
  • FIG. 2A and FIG. 2B show the dimensions for male and female, respectively, for different percentiles for - XS, S, M, L, and XL sizes. These values can be extrapolated to get XXS and XXL sizes.
  • a set of fifteen values were extracted from the database to derive five sizes to create shapes for back and side sleep.
  • the natural curves of the spine include a slight kyphotic curve (a gentle forward “hunch”) to the upper back, with curves in the opposite direction, lordotic curves, at the neck and lower back (e.g., the lumbar curvature).
  • a spine aligned in a way that keeps its natural curves intact is referred to as a “neutral spine.”
  • a neutral spine position is a same spine position that the subject will have when the subject is in a standing up straight position.
  • FIG. 3A shows a sleep surface silhouette 201 based upon the fifteen values derived from FIG. 2A and FIG. 2B .
  • FIG. 3A illustrates a silhouette based upon values from the table of FIG. 2A for a fiftieth-percentile male.
  • the sleep surface silhouette 201 may be divided in a plurality of contour zones.
  • the first contour zone, head zone 202 may be the head area and includes a length 1 , representing the distance from the top of the head to the trapezius, and a depth 2, the distance from the spine, (shown as the spine line 250 in the illustration) to the ear.
  • the neck zone 204 corresponds to the area between the neck and the outer portion of the shoulders and includes depth 4 which is the distance from the spine line to the shoulder and length 5 from the top of the head to the shoulder.
  • Neck zone 204 comprises a gradient descent from the neck to the shoulder.
  • the third zone or upper body zone 206 corresponds to the upper body (or shoulder) comprising depth 4 and length 6 which is the distance from the shoulder to the diaphragm.
  • the upper body zone 206 transitions upward forming a recess.
  • the upper body zone 206 terminates in a transition to another descent which marks the beginning of lower body zone 208.
  • the lower body zone 208 roughly begins at the transition and comprises lengths 8, and 10, and depth 9.
  • lower body zone 208 can include a lumbar region.
  • Length 8 is the length of the pelvis and length 10 is the distance from the widest part of the hip to the knee.
  • Depth 9 is the spine line to the widest part of the pelvis. As can be seen in FIG. 3A, a depression is formed.
  • the lower body zone 208 terminates in a transition where leg zone 210 begins.
  • the leg zone 210 comprises depth 11 which is the distance from the spine line to the knee.
  • the leg zone 210 also includes length 12, the distance from the knee to the ankle.
  • the leg zone 210 is also characterized by a depression.
  • foot zone 212 comprises length 14 which is the distance from the ankle to the bottom of the foot and preferably comprises a depression including depth 13 (ankle width from spine) and depth 15 (width of foot bottom).
  • FIG. 3B, FIG. 3C, and FIG. 3D show silhouettes 201a, 201 b, and 201 c for small, medium, and large sized men, respectively.
  • sleep surface silhouette 201 is for a man (M) reclined on the side. It will be appreciated that the silhouette may also be generated for a woman. Further, a silhouette may be developed for back and stomach sleep profiles as well.
  • FIG. 3E shows an illustration of a rough weight distribution for a 160-pound (or about a fiftieth percentile) male. Based on a weight distribution for any person, foam padding can be added to a sleep surface in different thicknesses or weights to support the weight distributions.
  • FIG. 3F shows a table illustrating how 4-inch (10.16 cm) foam with 4-pound density (medium indentation load deflection, ILD) will compress with increasing weight. Based on knowledge of foam compression, different thicknesses of foam are utilized for different body areas, according to some aspects.
  • ILD intermediate indentation load deflection
  • a contoured rigid support 301 is formed from a sleep surface silhouette 201 generated from a subject’s (e.g., “M”) form data (length and depth measurements). Like sleep surface silhouette 201 of FIG. 3A and FIG. 3B, rigid support 301 comprises zones as described above.
  • Rigid support 301 may be formed from any of thermoformed plastic, rotomolded plastic, prepreg fiberglass, vacuum infused composite with carbon, glass, epoxy or polyester resin, composite sandwich structure with glass or carbon skins, and foam, wood, aluminum honeycomb, aramid honeycomb, steel honeycomb for core, any suitable metal or alloy, kerfed wood, carbon fiber, or any suitable substance.
  • the sleep surface 300 may further comprise padding, such as a foam padding, described above in FIG. 3F and further described below.
  • foam padding could be memory foam.
  • padding is of various densities in different zones.
  • density of padding is preferably selected based upon the weight of the subject. In particular, padding may be selected based upon its compression due to weight of different parts of the subject’s body, choosing higher density padding to support greater weight.
  • FIG. 3E illustrates weight distribution for a subject M reclining on the side. It can be seen that most of the weight is comprised in the upper body and lower body areas. Consequently, padding of higher density should be selected for upper body zone 206 and/or lower body zone 208.
  • the head zone 202 and leg zone 210 could be padded with lower density padding because the weight distribution in those zones is less.
  • different densities of memory foam will be selected. In an example, about 3 pound weight foam for S, 24 indentation load deflection (ILD), low density plush, 4 pound foam for M (28ILD, medium softness) and 5 pounds or more for L (32+ILD, firm high density).
  • a padding 305 which may include a low-density foam is placed.
  • padding in this head zone 202 comprises layers of padding with a bottom layer 307 comprising a medium density foam. Since most of the subject’s M weight will be distributed in upper body zone 206 and lower body zone 208, a high density padding 303 is overlaid on the rigid support 301 in those zones.
  • sleep surface 300 comprises a low density padding 309. It will be appreciated that padding is shaped and dimensioned to fit the zones/contours of rigid surface 301.
  • Padding may be any thickness.
  • padding is a foam padding having a thickness of 4 inches.
  • padding may comprise a “pillow” layer in the head zone 202 formed of a 1-inch layer of low-density foam. However, the “pillow” layer can be determined based upon keeping the spine straight.
  • FIG. 4D and FIG. 4E show illustrations of constant thickness memory foam layers with different shapes.
  • a chamfer edge 405 is provided on a foam piece.
  • a complimentary chamfer edge 406 is provided on another foam piece.
  • the chamfer edge 405 can fit against the complimentary chamfer edge 406 to provide adjacent pieces of foam fitting against each other with a seamless flat surface.
  • padding need not be affixed to rigid support 301. Padding may be simply overlaid on rigid support 301.
  • padding may be removably or permanently attached or rigid support 301 in any suitable manner.
  • padding may be removably attached using, for example, mating hook and loop pieces (e.g., Velcro®).
  • padding may be permanently affixed to rigid support 301 with an adhesive.
  • the various padding pieces may be adhered together to form a single piece for overlaying rigid support 301.
  • each padding piece may be adhered to support 301 separately, then adhered together.
  • FIG. 5A shows an illustration of hook look tape (dotted lines) that is utilized to hold memory foam to a (contoured) rigid sleep surface, according to some aspects.
  • FIG. 5B shows an illustration of a bolster 510.
  • the bolster can be utilized to keep a subject in a position.
  • Bolsters can optionally be added near the legs in front of and behind the body, so they can be used when sleeping on both left and right sides. These will support the legs and prevent the body from rolling over and inducing a pelvic tilt. This will allow the side sleep position to be more adapted by more people.
  • FIG. 6A, FIG. 6B, FIG. 6C, and FIG. 6D show exemplary embodiments of a sleep surface including a system for heating or cooling the sleeper.
  • FIG. 6A, FIG. 6B, FIG. 6C, and FIG. 6D another embodiment of ventilated sleep surface 310 in which rigid ventilated support 311 is configured with a plurality of air holes bored through is illustrated.
  • An air chamber is disposed beneath rigid ventilated support 311 and is in fluid communication with an air blower, and in some embodiments, a Peltier cooler. Padding may be perforated such that air (which may be heated or cooled) may flow from blower into air chamber, through air holes in rigid ventilated support 311 , and through padding. In this manner, the subject M may be heated or cooled as desired.
  • FIG. 7A and FIG. 7B illustrate how a further embodiment of raised sleep surface 315 is provided with a base to raise the surface from the floor.
  • the base may comprise a plurality of vertical base supports 701 a, 701 b, and 701c disposed beneath rigid support 301.
  • Legs 703a, 703b, 703c, and 703d may be provided in pivoting connection with the vertical supports as shown. Accordingly, legs may be folded, as depicted in FIG. 7B, or extended (FIG. 7A) to offer different elevations.
  • FIG. 8A and FIG. 8B show another embodiment where sleep surface 300 may be combined with a base 801 in which is defined one or more cavities 802 for storage. It should be noted that a sleep surface for a back sleeper 300b is placed beside a sleep surface for a side sleeper 300a. Thus, different surfaces may be placed together for couples. In this way, coupes with different sleep positions may sleep together, each having their own unique sleep position.
  • the sleep surfaces disclosed herein, and the various embodiments offer many advantages over conventional beds. For example, because of the contoured rigid support, the sleep surface will not sag or sink past the ideal spine aligning position. Excess padding has been replaced with supportive custom structure with allowance for multiple sleep positions. Indeed, the custom structure may be created not only for side sleepers, but it will be appreciated that the structure may be beneficial for back sleepers, and stomach sleepers. For that matter, pregnant women may benefit from the custom sleep structure as well. Furthermore, the sleep surface may be configured to be modular that can be broken down for easy storage with lightweight memory foam.
  • FIG. 9A, FIG. 9B, and FIG. 9C illustrate methods for obtaining a subject’s form measurements with an app on a smart device, such as a smartphone, a terahertz scanner, sonar, or lidar.
  • FIG. 10 is a flowchart of an exemplary method of making a sleep surface according to some embodiments.
  • FIG. 11A depicts example steps of another method for making a sleep surface. This method or any step therein can be combined with any other embodiment herein.
  • step 100 the process begins with scanning a unique body surface of the subject. This step is for creating a custom-designed bed that ensures the person's spine remains in a neutral position when lying down for sleep.
  • the scanning captures the unique body contours of the subject, which is for fabricating a sleep surface silhouette that matches these contours.
  • the custom-designed bed is tailored to maintain proper alignment during sleep and provide a personalized fit for comfort and support.
  • a sub-step of 100 involves the sleep surface silhouette including a head support region contoured to cradle the head of the person. This head support region is designed to provide targeted support and comfort to the person's head, ensuring that the head is properly cradled and aligned with the rest of the body.
  • Another sub-step of 100 focuses on the shoulder support region, which is contoured to accommodate the shoulder of the person. This region provides targeted support and comfort to the person's shoulder, ensuring that the shoulder is properly supported and aligned.
  • a sub-step addresses the lumbar support region, which is contoured to support the lumbar region of the person. This region provides targeted support and comfort to the person's lumbar area, helping to maintain the natural curve of the spine and prevent lower back pain.
  • a sub-step involves the leg support region, which is contoured to support the legs of the person. This region provides targeted support and comfort to the person's legs, ensuring that they are properly supported and aligned with the rest of the body.
  • a sub-step focuses on the foot support region, which is contoured to support the feet of the person. This region provides targeted support and comfort to the person's feet, ensuring that they are properly supported and aligned.
  • Another sub-step includes the bed having a memory foam layer that conforms to the body of the person.
  • the memory foam layer provides a conforming and comfortable surface that adapts to the person's body shape, enhancing overall comfort and support.
  • An optional sub-step specifies that the unique body surface includes a side of the subject. This ensures that the sleep surface is contoured to fit the subject's side profile, providing proper support for side sleeping positions.
  • a sub-step indicates that the unique body surface includes a back of the subject. This ensures that the sleep surface is contoured to fit the subject's back profile, providing proper support for back sleeping positions.
  • the custom-designed bed with its contoured shape and sleep surface silhouette, is crafted to match the unique body surfaces of the person. This design ensures that the person's spine is maintained in a neutral position, potentially improving sleep quality and comfort.
  • the bed's various support regions and memory foam layer work together to provide a personalized fit, enhancing comfort and support for the person during sleep.
  • the focus is on the head support region of the custom- designed bed.
  • the sleep surface silhouette includes a head support region contoured to cradle the head of the person. This head support region is designed to provide targeted support and comfort to the person's head.
  • the contoured shape of the sleep surface silhouette is intended to match the unique body surfaces of the person, ensuring a personalized fit for comfort and support.
  • the purpose of the sleep surface silhouette with a contoured shape is to match the unique body surfaces of a person, which may provide better support and comfort during sleep.
  • This design is part of a custom-designed bed for keeping a person's spine in a neutral position when the person is lying down for sleep.
  • the custom-designed bed comprises a sleep surface silhouette that is in a contoured shape that matches the unique body surfaces of the person.
  • the head support region's contoured shape is tailored to cradle the head, enhancing comfort and maintaining proper spinal alignment during sleep.
  • the sleep surface silhouette includes a shoulder support region contoured to accommodate the shoulder of the person.
  • This shoulder support region is designed to provide targeted support and comfort to the person's shoulder.
  • the contoured shape of the sleep surface silhouette is intended to match the unique body surfaces of the person, ensuring that the shoulder is properly supported.
  • the custom-designed bed aims to maintain the spine of a person in a neutral position to potentially improve sleep quality and comfort.
  • the shoulder support region is a component in achieving this goal, as it helps to align the shoulder with the rest of the body, thereby contributing to the overall spinal alignment.
  • the contoured shape of the shoulder support region is tailored to fit the unique body surfaces of the person, providing a personalized fit for comfort and support.
  • the purpose of the sleep surface silhouette with a contoured shape is to match the unique body surfaces of a person, which may provide better support and comfort during sleep.
  • This personalized fit is for maintaining proper alignment during sleep, as it ensures that each part of the body, including the shoulder, is adequately supported.
  • this sub-step highlights the shoulder support region in the custom-designed bed.
  • the contoured shape of the sleep surface silhouette is designed to accommodate the shoulder of the person, providing targeted support and comfort. This personalized fit helps to maintain the spine in a neutral position, potentially improving sleep quality and comfort.
  • the sleep surface silhouette includes a lumbar support region contoured to support the lumbar region of the person. This step is for ensuring that the bed provides targeted support and comfort to the person's lumbar region, which is for maintaining proper spinal alignment and enhancing overall comfort during sleep.
  • the lumbar support region is designed to match the unique body surfaces of the person, ensuring that the contoured shape of the sleep surface silhouette provides a personalized fit. This personalized fit is achieved by matching the unique body surfaces of the person, which may provide better support and comfort during sleep.
  • the purpose of the sleep surface silhouette with a contoured shape is to match the unique body surfaces of a person, which may provide better support and comfort during sleep.
  • the custom-designed bed is intended to keep a person's spine in a neutral position when the person is lying down for sleep. This is achieved by the contoured shape of the sleep surface silhouette, which matches the unique body surfaces of the person.
  • the purpose of the custom-designed bed is to maintain the spine of a person in a neutral position to potentially improve sleep quality and comfort.
  • this sub-step involves the inclusion of a lumbar support region in the sleep surface silhouette of the custom-designed bed. This region is contoured to support the lumbar region of the person, providing targeted support and comfort.
  • the contoured shape of the sleep surface silhouette matches the unique body surfaces of the person, ensuring a personalized fit that helps maintain proper spinal alignment and enhances overall comfort during sleep.
  • the focus is on the leg support region of the custom- designed bed.
  • the leg support region is a component of the sleep surface silhouette, which is contoured to support the legs of the person. This region is designed to match the unique body surfaces of the person, ensuring that the legs are adequately supported during sleep.
  • the purpose of this contoured shape is to provide a personalized fit for comfort and support, which is for maintaining the spine in a neutral position.
  • the leg support region as described in the claims, is included to support the legs. This action is for providing targeted support and comfort to the person's legs.
  • the custom-designed bed's sleep surface silhouette which includes the leg support region, is in a contoured shape that matches the unique body surfaces of the person.
  • the specific attributes of the leg support region include its contoured shape, which is designed to match the unique body surfaces of the person. This contoured shape is part of the overall sleep surface silhouette, which is crafted to provide better support and comfort during sleep.
  • the leg support region's purpose is to ensure that the legs are supported in a way that contributes to the overall goal of maintaining the spine in a neutral position, thereby potentially improving sleep quality and comfort.
  • the leg support region of the custom-designed bed is a component that supports the legs by matching the unique body surfaces of the person. This contoured shape provides a personalized fit for comfort and support, helping to maintain the spine in a neutral position during sleep.
  • the detailed design and purpose of the leg support region highlight its importance in the overall functionality of the custom-designed bed.
  • the sleep surface silhouette includes a foot support region contoured to support the feet of the person. This foot support region is designed to match the unique body surfaces of the person, ensuring that the feet are adequately supported and comfortable during sleep.
  • the contoured shape of the foot support region is tailored to provide a personalized fit for comfort and support, which is for maintaining proper alignment and relaxation.
  • the custom-designed bed as described in the claims, is intended to keep a person's spine in a neutral position when the person is lying down for sleep. This is achieved through various regions of the sleep surface silhouette, each contoured to match different parts of the body.
  • the foot support region is one such area, ensuring that the feet are supported in a way that contributes to the overall goal of spinal alignment and comfort.
  • the foot support region like other regions of the sleep surface silhouette, is part of a system that adapts to the specific shape of the individual's body parts. This adaptation is for providing tailored support and enhancing the state of relaxation for the person using the bed.
  • the contoured shape of the foot support region, along with other regions, matches the unique body surfaces of the person, ensuring that each part of the body is supported in a way that maintains the spine's neutral position.
  • the custom-designed bed comprises a sleep surface silhouette that is in a contoured shape matching the unique body surfaces of the person. This includes the foot support region, which is specifically contoured to support the feet.
  • the purpose of this design is to provide a personalized fit for comfort and support, contributing to the overall goal of maintaining proper spinal alignment during sleep.
  • the foot support region's contoured shape is an embodiment of the aim to match the unique body surfaces of a person, providing better support and comfort during sleep.
  • This region, along with other contoured regions of the sleep surface silhouette, ensures that the bed adapts to the specific position and shape of the individual's body parts, offering a state of relaxation and maintaining the spine in a neutral position.
  • the bed includes a memory foam layer that conforms to the body of the person.
  • the memory foam layer is designed to provide a conforming and comfortable surface that adapts to the person's body shape. This feature is for ensuring that the sleep surface silhouette, which is in a contoured shape, matches the unique body surfaces of the person.
  • the purpose of the sleep surface silhouette with a contoured shape is to match the unique body surfaces of a person, which may provide better support and comfort during sleep.
  • the custom-designed bed is intended to keep a person's spine in a neutral position when the person is lying down for sleep. This is achieved by the memory foam layer's ability to conform to the body's contours, thereby providing a personalized fit for comfort and support.
  • the bed's design aims to maintain proper alignment during sleep, potentially improving sleep quality and comfort.
  • the memory foam layer's adaptability ensures that the bed can offer targeted support to various body parts, enhancing the overall state of relaxation for the person using the bed.
  • the unique body surface can include a side of the subject. This step involves ensuring that the sleep surface is contoured to fit the subject's side profile for side sleeping positions.
  • the custom-designed bed is tailored to match the unique body surfaces of the person, which includes the side of the subject. This customization is for providing a personalized fit for comfort and support, ensuring that the spine remains in a neutral position during sleep.
  • the custom- designed bed comprises a sleep surface silhouette that is in a contoured shape that matches the unique body surfaces of the person.
  • the purpose of the sleep surface silhouette with a contoured shape is to match the unique body surfaces of a person, which may provide better support and comfort during sleep.
  • This contoured shape is designed to adapt to the specific position of a part of an individual's body, offering a state of relaxation and enhancing comfort and relaxation for the person using the bed.
  • the bed is designed for a specific purpose: to keep a person's spine in a neutral position when the person is lying down for sleep. This is achieved by the bed adapting to the specific shape of specific body parts, including the side of the subject.
  • the contoured shape of the sleep surface silhouette matches the unique body surfaces of the person, ensuring that the spine is maintained in a neutral position, which is for proper alignment and potentially improving sleep quality and comfort.
  • the custom-designed bed also includes various regions contoured to support different parts of the body, such as the head, shoulder, lumbar, leg, and foot support regions. These regions are designed to provide targeted support and comfort to the respective body parts, further enhancing the overall comfort and support provided by the bed.
  • the side step design focuses on the unique body surface of the subject's side, ensuring that the sleep surface is contoured to fit the side profile for side sleeping positions. This customization is part of the broader design of the custom-designed bed, which aims to keep the spine in a neutral position and provide personalized comfort and support by matching the unique body surfaces of the person.
  • the unique body surface includes a back of the subject. This step is for ensuring that the custom-designed bed provides optimal support and comfort for individuals who sleep on their back.
  • the custom-designed bed is tailored to keep a person's spine in a neutral position when the person is lying down for sleep. This is achieved through a sleep surface silhouette that is in a contoured shape matching the unique body surfaces of the person.
  • the bed's design includes several regions contoured to support different parts of the body, such as the head, shoulders, lumbar region, legs, and feet. Each of these regions is designed to match the unique body surfaces of the person, providing a personalized fit for comfort and support.
  • the head support region is contoured to cradle the head
  • the shoulder support region accommodates the shoulder
  • the lumbar support region supports the lumbar region
  • the leg support region supports the legs
  • the foot support region supports the feet.
  • the bed includes a memory foam layer that conforms to the body of the person, further enhancing the personalized fit and comfort.
  • the above examples can be implemented for stomach sleep.
  • the custom-designed bed also includes an environmental control unit to regulate temperature and humidity, creating an optimal sleeping environment. Moreover, it can be, in some embodiments, equipped with a monitoring system to track sleep patterns, which can help in analyzing and improving sleep quality.
  • the process of creating this custom-designed bed involves scanning the unique body surface of the subject to capture their body contours. This data is then used to make a sleep surface silhouette in a contoured shape that matches the unique body surface of the subject. The contoured shape conforms to the subject's body surface when the subject is sleeping on their side, back, or stomach, ensuring that the spine is maintained in a neutral position regardless of the sleeping position.
  • this substep emphasizes the importance of including the back profile of the subject in the design of the custom-designed bed. This ensures that the bed provides tailored support to the back, maintaining the spine in a neutral position and enhancing overall comfort and sleep quality.
  • the custom-designed bed with its contoured sleep surface silhouette and memory foam layer, offers a personalized fit that adapts to the unique body surfaces of the person, providing targeted support and comfort to various body parts.
  • step 102 the process involves making a sleep surface silhouette in a contoured surface to match the unique body surface of the subject.
  • This step is in the creation of a custom-designed bed that aims to keep a person's spine in a neutral position when lying down for sleep.
  • the entities involved in this step include the custom-designed bed, contoured shape, neutral position, unique body surfaces, person's spine, sleep surface silhouette, and person.
  • the custom-designed bed is designed for a specific purpose, which is to keep a person's spine in a neutral position when the person is lying down for sleep. This bed adapts to the specific position of a part of an individual's body, offering a state of relaxation and tailored support to various body parts.
  • the bed comprises a sleep surface silhouette that is in a contoured shape that matches the unique body surfaces of the person.
  • the purpose of the custom-designed bed is to maintain the spine of a person in a neutral position to potentially improve sleep quality and comfort.
  • the contoured shape of the sleep surface silhouette is designed to match the unique body surfaces of the person. This contoured shape is for providing a personalized fit for comfort and support, ensuring that the bed adapts to the specific shape of the person's body parts.
  • the sleep surface silhouette includes various regions contoured to support different parts of the body, such as the head, shoulders, lumbar region, legs, and feet. Each of these regions is designed to provide targeted support and comfort to the respective body parts, enhancing the overall relaxation and spinal alignment of the person.
  • the unique body surfaces of the person are captured through a scanning process, which ensures that the sleep surface silhouette is tailored to the individual's body shape.
  • This customization is for maintaining the person's spine in a neutral position, as it allows the bed to provide the necessary support and alignment based on the person's unique body contours.
  • the person's spine is a focus of the custom- designed bed, as the primary goal is to keep the spine in a neutral position during sleep. This alignment helps in reducing strain on the spine and potentially improving sleep quality and comfort.
  • the bed's design including the contoured shape and sleep surface silhouette, works together to achieve this goal by providing a personalized fit that supports the spine's natural curvature.
  • the sleep surface silhouette being in a contoured shape, matches the unique body surfaces of the person.
  • step 102 involves making a sleep surface silhouette in a contoured surface to match the unique body surface of the subject. This process is integral to the custom-designed bed's ability to keep a person's spine in a neutral position, offering personalized support and comfort based on the individual's unique body contours.
  • the bed's design, including the contoured shape and sleep surface silhouette ensures that the person's spine is maintained in a neutral position, potentially improving sleep quality and comfort.
  • step 200 the process involves obtaining a surface that is in a contoured shape to conform to a unique body surface of the subject in a lying down position.
  • This step can include any embodiment disclosed herein.
  • This step is for ensuring that the custom-designed bed can maintain the spine of a person in a neutral position, which is for improving sleep quality and comfort.
  • the custom-designed bed is designed to keep a person's spine in a neutral position when the person is lying down for sleep. This is achieved through a sleep surface silhouette that is in a contoured shape that matches the unique body surfaces of the person.
  • the contoured shape of the sleep surface silhouette is designed to match the unique body surfaces of the person, providing a personalized fit for comfort and support. This contoured shape is for maintaining proper alignment during sleep, ensuring that the spine remains in a neutral position.
  • the purpose of the sleep surface silhouette with a contoured shape is to match the unique body surfaces of a person, which may provide better support and comfort during sleep.
  • the custom-designed bed comprises a sleep surface silhouette that is in a contoured shape that matches the unique body surfaces of the person. This contoured shape conforms to the subject's body surface when the subject is sleeping on the subject's side, back, or stomach. This versatility ensures that the sleep surface can accommodate various sleeping positions while maintaining spinal alignment.
  • step 200 is a part of the method for keeping a subject’s spine in a standing spine position or in a neutral spine position when the subject is in a sleep position or when the subject is lying down.
  • the custom-designed bed, with its contoured shape and sleep surface silhouette ensures that the unique body surfaces of the person are matched, providing a personalized fit for comfort and support, and maintaining proper alignment during sleep.
  • the contoured shape conforms to the subject's body surface when the subject is sleeping on the subject's side, back, or stomach.
  • the primary component involved in this step is the contoured shape, which is a part of the custom- designed bed.
  • the contoured shape is designed to match the unique body surfaces of the person, ensuring that the bed provides a personalized fit for comfort and support. This design is for maintaining the spine in a neutral position, which is the primary purpose of the custom-designed bed.
  • the contoured shape is part of the sleep surface silhouette, which is tailored to match the unique body surfaces of the person. This tailoring process involves scanning the unique body surface of the subject and making a sleep surface silhouette in a contoured surface to match the unique body surface of the subject.
  • the contoured shape is designed to adapt to the subject's body surface in various sleeping positions, including side, back, or stomach sleeping positions. This adaptability ensures that the bed provides consistent support and comfort, regardless of the subject's preferred sleeping position.
  • the contoured shape's ability to conform to the subject's body surface is for maintaining proper spinal alignment during sleep. By matching the unique body surfaces of the person, the contoured shape helps to keep the spine in a neutral position, which can potentially improve sleep quality and comfort.
  • the custom-designed bed, with its contoured shape and sleep surface silhouette is thus designed to provide a personalized fit that enhances both comfort and spinal support.
  • the sub-step involves the contoured shape conforming to the subject's body surface in various sleeping positions, ensuring that the custom-designed bed provides personalized support and maintains the spine in a neutral position.
  • This step highlights the importance of the contoured shape in achieving the bed's primary purpose of improving sleep quality and comfort through proper spinal alignment.
  • step 220 the process involves positioning the surface in a plane that is about parallel to a horizontal surface of the Earth. This step is for ensuring that the custom-designed bed, which is intended to keep a person's spine in a neutral position, is correctly oriented.
  • the custom-designed bed is designed to maintain the spine of a person in a neutral position to potentially improve sleep quality and comfort.
  • the bed comprises a sleep surface silhouette that is in a contoured shape that matches the unique body surfaces of the person.
  • the action of positioning the surface is to ensure that the contoured shape of the sleep surface silhouette can effectively match the unique body surfaces of the person. This alignment is for providing a personalized fit for comfort and support, thereby maintaining proper alignment during sleep.
  • the contoured shape of the sleep surface silhouette is designed to match the unique body surfaces of a person, which may provide better support and comfort during sleep.
  • the custom-designed bed includes various regions such as the head support region, shoulder support region, lumbar support region, leg support region, and foot support region, all contoured to match the unique body surfaces of the person. Additionally, the bed may include a memory foam layer that conforms to the body of the person, further enhancing the personalized fit and support. By positioning the surface in a plane parallel to the horizontal surface of the Earth, the bed ensures that the unique body surface of the subject makes contact with the contoured shape of the surface. This contact is for maintaining the spine in a neutral position, whether the subject is sleeping on their side, back, or stomach.
  • step 220 involves the precise positioning of the custom-designed bed's surface to ensure that it is parallel to the horizontal surface of the Earth. This positioning is for the bed to function as intended, providing a personalized fit that maintains the spine in a neutral position, thereby enhancing sleep quality and comfort.
  • step 240 the process involves positioning the subject on the contoured shape of the surface such that the unique body surface of the subject makes contact with the contoured shape of the surface.
  • This step is for ensuring that the custom-designed bed functions as intended, maintaining the spine in a neutral position and providing personalized support and comfort.
  • the custom-designed bed is designed to keep a person's spine in a neutral position when lying down for sleep. This is achieved through a sleep surface silhouette that is in a contoured shape matching the unique body surfaces of the person.
  • the contoured shape of the sleep surface silhouette is tailored to the individual's body, ensuring that each part of the body receives the necessary support.
  • the bed includes several regions contoured to support different parts of the body: a head support region contoured to cradle the head of the person, a shoulder support region contoured to accommodate the shoulder of the person, a lumbar support region contoured to support the lumbar region of the person, a leg support region contoured to support the legs of the person, and a foot support region contoured to support the feet of the person.
  • the bed may include a memory foam layer that conforms to the body of the person, enhancing the personalized fit and comfort. The memory foam layer adapts to the specific shape of the body, providing a conforming and comfortable surface.
  • the custom-designed bed is part of a sleep system that may include an environmental control unit to regulate temperature and humidity, creating an optimal sleeping environment. It may also be equipped with a monitoring system to track sleep patterns, providing insights into sleep quality and health.
  • the process of creating this custom-designed bed involves scanning the unique body surface of the subject to capture the body contours. This data is then used to make a sleep surface silhouette in a contoured shape that matches the unique body surface of the subject. The contoured shape conforms to the subject's body surface when the subject is sleeping on their side, back, or stomach, ensuring versatile support and maintaining spinal alignment in various sleeping positions.
  • step 240 positioning the subject on the contoured shape of the surface ensures that the unique body surface of the subject makes contact with the contoured shape of the surface.
  • This alignment is for optimal support and spinal alignment, providing a personalized fit for comfort and support.
  • the purpose of the sleep surface silhouette with a contoured shape is to match the unique body surfaces of a person, which may provide better support and comfort during sleep.
  • the custom-designed bed is crafted to maintain a person's spine in a neutral position when lying down for sleep.
  • This bed comprises a sleep surface silhouette that is in a contoured shape, matching the unique body surfaces of the person.
  • the primary purpose of this design is to provide comfort and support for the spine during sleep, ensuring proper alignment and a personalized fit for enhanced comfort and support.
  • the bed adapts to specific positions of various parts of an individual's body, offering a state of relaxation.
  • the bed includes a memory foam layer that conforms to the body of the person, further enhancing the personalized fit and comfort.
  • the bed is also part of a sleep system that includes an environmental control unit to regulate temperature and humidity, creating an optimal sleeping environment. Moreover, it can be, according to some aspects, equipped with a monitoring system to track sleep patterns, which can help in analyzing and improving sleep quality.
  • the method for making this bed involves scanning a unique body surface of the subject and making a sleep surface silhouette in a contoured shape to match the unique body surface. This ensures that the bed is tailored to the individual's body shape, providing enhanced comfort and support.
  • the unique body surface can include the side or back of the subject, ensuring that the sleep surface is contoured to fit various sleeping positions.
  • the custom-designed bed is a sleep solution that adapts to the specific positions and shapes of an individual's body parts, offering a state of relaxation and maintaining the spine in a neutral position. It includes various support regions, a memory foam layer, an environmental control unit, and a monitoring system, all working together to provide a personalized fit for comfort and support, and to maintain proper alignment during sleep.
  • the head support region is a component of the custom-designed bed, designed to cradle the head of the person.
  • This region is part of the sleep surface silhouette, which is in a contoured shape that matches the unique body surfaces of the person.
  • the head support region includes cradling the head, which is for providing a personalized fit for comfort and support. The purpose of this region is to ensure that the head is adequately supported, contributing to the overall goal of maintaining the spine in a neutral position during sleep.
  • the contoured shape of the head support region is tailored to match the unique body surfaces of the person, ensuring that the head is comfortably cradled, which can help in reducing strain on the neck and promoting better sleep quality.
  • the shoulder support region is another part of the custom-designed bed.
  • This region is contoured to accommodate the shoulder of the person, ensuring that the shoulder is supported in a way that matches the unique body surfaces of the individual.
  • the shoulder support region includes accommodating the shoulder, which is for providing a personalized fit for comfort and support. By matching the unique body surfaces, this region helps in distributing the body weight evenly, reducing pressure points, and maintaining proper spinal alignment.
  • the contoured shape of the shoulder support region ensures that the shoulder is comfortably accommodated, which can help in preventing shoulder pain and improving overall sleep quality.
  • the lumbar support region is designed to support the lumbar region of the person. This region is part of the sleep surface silhouette and is contoured to match the unique body surfaces of the person.
  • the lumbar support region includes supporting the lumbar region, which is for providing a personalized fit for comfort and support. The purpose of this region is to ensure that the lower back is adequately supported, which can help in maintaining the natural curve of the spine and preventing lower back pain.
  • the contoured shape of the lumbar support region ensures that the lumbar area is comfortably supported, which can contribute to better spinal alignment and improved sleep quality.
  • the leg support region is contoured to support the legs of the person. This region is part of the sleep surface silhouette and is designed to match the unique body surfaces of the individual.
  • the leg support region includes supporting the legs, which is for providing a personalized fit for comfort and support. By matching the unique body surfaces, this region helps in distributing the body weight evenly, reducing pressure points, and maintaining proper spinal alignment.
  • the contoured shape of the leg support region ensures that the legs are comfortably supported, which can help in preventing leg pain and improving overall sleep quality.
  • the foot support region is designed to support the feet of the person. This region is part of the sleep surface silhouette and is contoured to match the unique body surfaces of the individual.
  • the foot support region includes supporting the feet, which is for providing a personalized fit for comfort and support. By matching the unique body surfaces, this region helps in distributing the body weight evenly, reducing pressure points, and maintaining proper spinal alignment.
  • the contoured shape of the foot support region ensures that the feet are comfortably supported, which can help in preventing foot pain and improving overall sleep quality.
  • the memory foam layer is an additional feature of the custom-designed bed, which conforms to the body of the person. This layer is part of the sleep surface silhouette and is designed to match the unique body surfaces of the individual.
  • the memory foam layer includes conforming to the body, which is for providing a personalized fit for comfort and support.
  • the purpose of this layer is to ensure that the body is adequately supported, which can help in maintaining proper spinal alignment and reducing pressure points.
  • the contoured shape of the memory foam layer ensures that the body is comfortably supported, which can contribute to better sleep quality and overall comfort.
  • the custom-designed bed also includes an environmental control unit, which is part of the sleep system. This unit is designed to regulate temperature and humidity, creating an optimal sleeping environment.
  • the environmental control unit includes regulating temperature and humidity, which is for maintaining proper alignment during sleep. By keeping the spine in a neutral position, this unit helps in improving sleep quality and comfort.
  • the purpose of the environmental control unit is to ensure that the sleeping environment is conducive to restful sleep, which can help in maintaining the spine in a neutral position and preventing sleep disturbances.
  • the monitoring system is another feature of the custom-designed bed, which is equipped to track sleep patterns. This system is designed to monitor and analyze the person's sleep patterns for health and sleep quality improvement.
  • the monitoring system includes tracking sleep patterns, which is for maintaining proper alignment during sleep. By keeping the spine in a neutral position, this system helps in improving sleep quality and comfort.
  • the purpose of the monitoring system is to provide insights into the person's sleep patterns, which can help in identifying any issues and making necessary adjustments to improve sleep quality.
  • the custom-designed bed is crafted to keep a person's spine in a neutral position when lying down for sleep. It comprises a sleep surface silhouette that is in a contoured shape, matching the unique body surfaces of the person.
  • the head support region cradles the head
  • the shoulder support region accommodates the shoulder
  • the lumbar support region supports the lumbar region
  • the leg support region supports the legs
  • the foot support region supports the feet.
  • the memory foam layer conforms to the body
  • the environmental control unit regulates temperature and humidity
  • the monitoring system tracks sleep patterns. All these features work together to provide a personalized fit for comfort and support, ensuring proper spinal alignment and enhancing overall sleep quality.
  • the shoulder support region is a component of the custom-designed bed, tailored to accommodate the shoulder of the person.
  • This region includes a contoured shape that matches the unique body surfaces of the person, ensuring a personalized fit for comfort and support.
  • the shoulder support region is designed to provide targeted support and comfort to the person's shoulder, which is for maintaining proper alignment during sleep.
  • the contoured shape of the shoulder support region adapts to the specific position of the shoulder, offering a state of relaxation and enhancing the overall comfort of the bed.
  • the shoulder support region is mentioned in claim 3, where it is described as being contoured to accommodate the shoulder of the person. This ensures that the shoulder is properly supported, preventing any discomfort or misalignment that could occur during sleep.
  • the contoured shape of the shoulder support region is part of the sleep surface silhouette, which is designed to match the unique body surfaces of the person. This matching is for providing a personalized fit that enhances comfort and support.
  • the shoulder support region's contoured shape is also mentioned in the method claims, specifically in claim 12, where it is included as part of the sleep surface silhouette that is made to match the unique body surface of the subject. This method involves scanning the unique body surface of the subject and making a sleep surface silhouette in a contoured shape to match the unique body surface.
  • the shoulder support region being part of this contoured shape, ensures that the shoulder is properly accommodated, providing targeted support and comfort.
  • the shoulder support region's contoured shape is designed to conform to the subject's body surface when the subject is sleeping on their side, back, or stomach.
  • This versatility is for maintaining spinal alignment and providing support in various sleeping positions.
  • the contoured shape of the shoulder support region ensures that the shoulder is properly supported, regardless of the sleeping position, which is for maintaining the spine in a neutral position.
  • the shoulder support region is a part of the custom-designed bed, providing targeted support and comfort to the shoulder. Its contoured shape matches the unique body surfaces of the person, ensuring a personalized fit that enhances comfort and support.
  • This region is designed to accommodate the shoulder, preventing discomfort and misalignment during sleep, and is part of the sleep surface silhouette that is made to match the unique body surface of the subject.
  • the shoulder support region's contoured shape also adapts to various sleeping positions, ensuring proper support and spinal alignment.
  • the lumbar support region is a component of the custom-designed bed, engineered to support the lumbar region of the person. This region is part of the sleep surface silhouette, which is in a contoured shape that matches the unique body surfaces of the person.
  • the primary purpose of this design is to provide a personalized fit for comfort and support, ensuring that the lumbar region receives targeted support.
  • the lumbar support region includes supporting the lumbar region and matching with unique body surfaces, which is for maintaining proper spinal alignment during sleep.
  • the lumbar support region is mentioned in claim 4, where it is described as being contoured to support the lumbar region of the person. This contoured shape is designed to match the unique body surfaces of the person, providing tailored support to the lumbar area.
  • the specific attributes of the lumbar support region in the claims include its contoured shape and its purpose of supporting the lumbar region, which aligns with the overall goal of the custom-designed bed to keep a person's spine in a neutral position when lying down for sleep.
  • the lumbar support region includes supporting the lumbar region and matching with unique body surfaces. This action is for providing a personalized fit for comfort and support, ensuring that the lumbar region is adequately supported. The purpose of this action is to provide a personalized fit for comfort and support, which is for maintaining proper spinal alignment and enhancing sleep quality.
  • the specific attributes of the lumbar support region include its contoured shape that matches the unique body surfaces of the person.
  • the lumbar support region works in conjunction with other regions of the sleep surface silhouette, such as the head support region, shoulder support region, leg support region, and foot support region. Each of these regions is contoured to match the unique body surfaces of the person, providing targeted support to different parts of the body.
  • the memory foam layer which conforms to the body of the person, further enhances the personalized fit and comfort of the custom-designed bed.
  • the lumbar support region is a part of the custom-designed bed, providing targeted support to the lumbar region and ensuring proper spinal alignment during sleep.
  • the contoured shape of the sleep surface silhouette which matches the unique body surfaces of the person, plays a role in providing a personalized fit for comfort and support. This design not only enhances sleep quality but also helps maintain the spine in a neutral position, which is for overall health and well-being.
  • the leg support region is a component of the custom-designed bed, which is crafted to ensure that a person's spine remains in a neutral position while they are lying down for sleep.
  • This bed features a sleep surface silhouette that is contoured to match the unique body surfaces of the individual, thereby providing a personalized fit for comfort and support.
  • the leg support region specifically includes supporting the legs and matching with unique body surfaces. This region is designed to provide targeted support and comfort to the person's legs, ensuring that the legs are adequately supported throughout the night.
  • the leg support region is part of the sleep surface silhouette that includes various other regions such as the head support region, shoulder support region, lumbar support region, and foot support region.
  • Each of these regions is contoured to match the unique body surfaces of the person, thereby providing a personalized fit for comfort and support.
  • the leg support region in particular, is for maintaining proper alignment of the legs, which in turn helps in keeping the spine in a neutral position.
  • the custom-designed bed also includes a memory foam layer that conforms to the body of the person, further enhancing the personalized fit and comfort. This memory foam layer works in conjunction with the contoured sleep surface silhouette to provide a conforming and comfortable surface that adapts to the person's body shape. [0140]
  • the method for making this bed involves scanning a unique body surface of the subject and making a sleep surface silhouette in a contoured surface to match the unique body surface of the subject.
  • the leg support region plays a role in maintaining the spine in a neutral position, providing targeted support and comfort, and ensuring a personalized fit for the individual.
  • the inclusion of a memory foam layer, environmental control unit, and monitoring system further enhances the functionality and comfort of the custom-designed bed.
  • the foot support region is an integral part of the custom-designed bed, engineered to support the feet of the person.
  • This region is included in the sleep surface silhouette and is contoured to match the unique body surfaces of the person.
  • the primary purpose of this design is to provide a personalized fit for comfort and support, ensuring that the feet are adequately supported during sleep.
  • This contoured shape is for maintaining proper alignment and enhancing comfort, as it adapts to the specific shape of the feet, thereby contributing to the overall goal of keeping the spine in a neutral position.
  • the foot support region is mentioned in claim 6, which states that the sleep surface silhouette includes a foot support region contoured to support the feet of the person.
  • This region is designed to match the unique body surfaces of the person, providing targeted support and comfort to the feet.
  • the contoured shape of the foot support region ensures that the feet are cradled in a manner that promotes relaxation and proper alignment.
  • the foot support region includes supporting the feet and matching with unique body surfaces. This action is for providing a personalized fit for comfort and support, which is a recurring theme in the design of the custom-designed bed.
  • the foot support region's ability to match the unique body surfaces of the person ensures that the feet are supported in a way that complements the overall contoured shape of the sleep surface silhouette. In terms of attributes, the foot support region is described as being contoured to support the feet of the person.
  • the contoured shape of the foot support region is a feature that aligns with the unique body surfaces of the person, contributing to the bed's overall purpose of maintaining the spine in a neutral position.
  • the custom-designed bed, including the foot support region is part of a comprehensive sleep system that aims to provide optimal support and comfort.
  • the bed's design which includes various contoured regions such as the foot support region, is intended to match the unique body surfaces of the person, thereby enhancing comfort and promoting proper spinal alignment. This design approach ensures that each part of the body, including the feet, receives the necessary support to maintain a neutral spine position during sleep.
  • the foot support region is a component of the custom- designed bed, playing a role in providing targeted support and comfort to the feet. Its contoured shape, which matches the unique body surfaces of the person, ensures that the feet are adequately supported, contributing to the bed's overall goal of maintaining proper spinal alignment and enhancing sleep quality.
  • the custom-designed bed includes a memory foam layer that conforms to the body of the person.
  • This memory foam layer is integral to the bed's functionality, as it provides a personalized fit for comfort and support by matching with unique body surfaces.
  • the memory foam layer's primary action is conforming to the body, ensuring that the sleep surface silhouette matches the unique body surfaces of the person. This action is for maintaining the spine in a neutral position, which is the bed's specific purpose.
  • the memory foam layer adapts to the specific position of a part of an individual's body, offering a state of relaxation and tailored support to various body parts. This adaptation is for providing comfort and support for the spine during sleep, maintaining proper alignment, and enhancing overall sleep quality.
  • the bed's sleep surface silhouette which includes the memory foam layer, is designed to match the unique body surfaces of the person. This design ensures that the bed can provide targeted support to different body regions, such as the head, shoulders, lumbar region, legs, and feet.
  • the contoured shape of the sleep surface silhouette is a feature that allows the bed to accommodate the unique body contours of the person, providing better support and comfort during sleep.
  • the memory foam layer's ability to conform to the body enhances this feature, ensuring that the bed can adapt to various sleeping positions, whether the person is lying on their side, back, or stomach.
  • the custom-designed bed may include other components such as an environmental control unit and a monitoring system.
  • the environmental control unit regulates temperature and humidity, creating an optimal sleeping environment that further enhances comfort and relaxation.
  • the monitoring system tracks sleep patterns, providing valuable data that can be used to improve sleep quality and maintain proper spinal alignment.
  • the custom-designed bed with its memory foam layer and contoured sleep surface silhouette, is engineered to provide a personalized fit for comfort and support. By matching the unique body surfaces of the person, the bed ensures that the spine is kept in a neutral position, potentially improving sleep quality and comfort.
  • the bed's design and components work together to offer a state of relaxation, tailored support, and an optimal sleeping environment, making it a comprehensive solution for maintaining proper spinal alignment during sleep.
  • the custom-designed bed includes an environmental control unit and is designed to keep a person's spine in a neutral position.
  • the environmental control unit is responsible for regulating temperature and humidity, ensuring an optimal sleeping environment. This regulation is for maintaining proper alignment during sleep, as it helps to create a comfortable and stable environment that supports the spine's neutral position.
  • the custom-designed bed's primary purpose is to maintain the spine of a person in a neutral position to potentially improve sleep quality and comfort.
  • This bed adapts to the specific position of a part of an individual's body, offering a state of relaxation and providing tailored support to various body parts.
  • the bed comprises a sleep surface silhouette that is in a contoured shape, matching the unique body surfaces of the person.
  • This contoured shape is designed to match the unique body surfaces of a person, which may provide better support and comfort during sleep.
  • the environmental control unit is a part of the sleep system, ensuring that the temperature and humidity are regulated to create an optimal sleeping environment. This regulation is for maintaining the spine in a neutral position, as it helps to prevent discomfort and disturbances that could lead to misalignment.
  • the custom-designed bed with its contoured shape and sleep surface silhouette, works in conjunction with the environmental control unit to provide a personalized fit for comfort and support. The bed's design ensures that the spine remains in a neutral position, which is for preventing back pain and promoting overall health.
  • the custom-designed bed is equipped with a monitoring system to track sleep patterns.
  • This monitoring system is designed to maintain proper alignment during sleep by providing data on the person's sleep patterns.
  • the data collected by the monitoring system can be used to make adjustments to the bed's settings, ensuring that the spine remains in a neutral position throughout the night.
  • the monitoring system is a component of the custom-designed bed, as it helps to ensure that the bed provides the necessary support and comfort for a good night's sleep.
  • the custom-designed bed with its environmental control unit and monitoring system, is designed to keep a person's spine in a neutral position.
  • the bed's contoured shape and sleep surface silhouette match the unique body surfaces of the person, providing tailored support and comfort.
  • the environmental control unit regulates temperature and humidity, creating an optimal sleeping environment, while the monitoring system tracks sleep patterns to ensure proper alignment. This combination of features makes the custom-designed bed an effective solution for improving sleep quality and maintaining spinal health.
  • the custom-designed bed is equipped with a monitoring system to track sleep patterns and keep the spine in a neutral position.
  • the monitoring system is a part of the custom-designed bed, which is designed to maintain the spine of a person in a neutral position to potentially improve sleep quality and comfort.
  • the bed adapts to the specific position of a part of an individual's body, offering a state of relaxation and comprising contoured shapes that match the unique body surfaces of the person. This ensures that the spine remains in a neutral position when the person is lying down for sleep.
  • the monitoring system is equipped with the capability to track sleep patterns, which is for maintaining proper alignment during sleep. This system provides real-time data on the person's sleep, allowing for adjustments to be made to ensure that the spine remains in a neutral position.
  • the custom-designed bed matches the unique body surfaces of the person, providing a personalized fit for comfort and support.
  • the bed includes various support regions, such as the head support region, shoulder support region, lumbar support region, leg support region, and foot support region, all contoured to match the unique body surfaces of the person. These regions provide targeted support and comfort to different parts of the body, ensuring that the spine remains in a neutral position.
  • the memory foam layer conforms to the body of the person, further enhancing the personalized fit and support.
  • the bed is part of a sleep system that includes an environmental control unit to regulate temperature and humidity, creating an optimal sleeping environment. This unit works in conjunction with the monitoring system to ensure that the person remains comfortable and that the spine stays in a neutral position throughout the night.
  • the custom-designed bed with its monitoring system, contoured shape, and various support regions, provides a solution for maintaining the spine in a neutral position during sleep.
  • the present invention comprises a custom contoured sleep surface and method. While particular embodiments have been described, it will be understood, however, that any invention appertaining to the apparatus/system/method described is not limited thereto, since modifications may be made by those skilled in the art, particularly in light of the foregoing teachings. It is, therefore, contemplated by the appended claims to cover any such modifications that incorporate those features or those improvements that embody the spirit and scope of the invention. Any of the features can be combined in any physically possible way in the spirit of the invention, which is clearly to improve the sleep of persons because sleep is critical to health and takes up a major portion of lives.
  • an outline of a human body is scanned.
  • the tables in FIG. 13 and in FIG. 2B represent the human body transcribed to a numerical or a digital format.
  • a person’s body is scanned (600, step 1 , FIG. 15), resulting in a recording of a plurality of dimensions for the person’s body (605, step 2). For example, shoulder width, hip width, shoulder to elbow length, and the dimensions illustrated in n FIG. 13 and in FIG. 2B.
  • the tables can be referred to, and an assessment of small, medium, large, or unique size can be made (610, step 3).
  • Weight percentages can be assigned (615, step 4) to each portion of the body in FIG. 2A and in FIG. 12 after taking the person’s weight. For example, the head will weigh a certain percent of the total weight; the torso will weigh a certain percent of total weight, and the legs will weigh a certain percent of that total weight. Each individual area of the body can be taken into consideration.
  • Step 5 the weight percent data and proportions are utilized to pick different densities and thicknesses of foam for each body part.
  • Step 6 a curve is designed based upon the scanning of the person's body and then that curve is offset by the amount of space that the foam will occupy after compression by the amount of weight for each body part, to provide a sleep surface silhouette 201 or a back sleep module shape 350, for example, which is the final shape that is now built in Step 7, 630 (FIG. 15). Now, after the foam is added, when the person lies on it, the foam will compress to that height, and then it perfectly matches the body.
  • the size will be too small for the sleep surface silhouette. For example, the sleep surface will be too tight in some places or too tight everywhere.
  • the techniques described herein relate to a system, wherein the system is provided in a wearable configuration or a wearable with wireless communication configuration that monitors sleep and provides a sleep surface to accommodate and provide a better sleep experience.
  • the methods herein can be utilized with artificial intelligence and/or with machine learning (used interchangeably).
  • the machine learning methods and artificial intelligence methods described herein can be implemented in any suitable computing system.
  • the computing system can be implemented as or can include a computer device that includes a combination of hardware, software, and firmware that allows the computing device to run an applications layer or otherwise perform various processing tasks.
  • the methods described herein can be implemented in any suitable computing system.
  • the computing system can be implemented as or can include a computer device that includes a combination of hardware, software, and firmware that allows the computing device to run an applications layer or otherwise perform various processing tasks.
  • Computing devices can include without limitation personal computers, workstations, servers, laptop computers, tablet computers, mobile devices, wireless devices, smartphones, wearable devices, embedded devices, microprocessor-based devices, microcontroller-based devices, programmable consumer electronics, minicomputers, main frame computers, and the like and combinations thereof.
  • Processing tasks can be carried out by one or more processors.
  • Various types of processing technology can be used including a single processor or multiple processors, a central processing unit (CPU), multicore processors, parallel processors, processors in a smartphone, or distributed processors.
  • Additional specialized processing resources such as graphics (e.g., a graphics processing unit or GPU), video, multimedia, or mathematical processing capabilities can be provided to perform certain processing tasks.
  • Processing tasks can be implemented with computer-executable instructions, such as application programs or other program modules, executed by the computing device.
  • Application programs and program modules can include routines, subroutines, programs, scripts, drivers, objects, components, data structures, and the like that perform particular tasks or operate on data.
  • Processors can include one or more logic devices, such as small-scale integrated circuits, programmable logic arrays, programmable logic devices, masked- programmed gate arrays, field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), and complex programmable logic devices (CPLDs).
  • Logic devices can include, without limitation, arithmetic logic blocks and operators, registers, finite state machines, multiplexers, accumulators, comparators, counters, look-up tables, gates, latches, flip-flops, input and output ports, carry in and carry out ports, and parity generators, and interconnection resources for logic blocks, logic units and logic cells.
  • the computing device includes memory or storage, which can be accessed by a system bus or in any other manner.
  • Memory can store control logic, instructions, and/or data.
  • Memory can include transitory memory, such as cache memory, random access memory (RAM), static random-access memory (SRAM), main memory, dynamic random-access memory (DRAM), block random access memory (BRAM), and memristor memory cells.
  • RAM random access memory
  • SRAM static random-access memory
  • DRAM dynamic random-access memory
  • BRAM block random access memory
  • Memory can include storage for firmware or microcode, such as programmable read only memory (PROM) and erasable programmable read only memory (EPROM).
  • PROM programmable read only memory
  • EPROM erasable programmable read only memory
  • Memory can include non-transitory or nonvolatile or persistent memory such as read only memory (ROM), one-time programmable non-volatile memory (OTPNVM), hard disk drives, optical storage devices, compact disc drives, flash drives, floppy disk drives, magnetic tape drives, memory chips, and memristor memory cells.
  • Non-transitory memory can be provided on a removable storage device.
  • a computer- readable medium can include any physical medium that is capable of encoding instructions and/or storing data that can be subsequently used by a processor to implement embodiments of the systems and methods described herein.
  • Physical media can include floppy discs, optical discs, CDs, mini-CDs, DVDs, HD-DVDs, Blu-ray discs, hard drives, tape drives, flash memory, or memory chips. Any other type of tangible, non- transitory storage that can provide instructions and /or data to a processor can be used in the systems and methods described herein.
  • the computing device can include one or more input/output interfaces for connecting input and output devices to various other components of the computing device.
  • Input and output devices can include, without limitation, keyboards, mice, joysticks, microphones, cameras, webcams, displays, touchscreens, monitors, scanners, speakers, and printers.
  • Interfaces can include universal serial bus (USB) ports, serial ports, parallel ports, game ports, and the like.
  • the computing device can access a network over a network connection that provides the computing device with telecommunications capabilities
  • Network connection enables the computing device to communicate and interact with any combination of remote devices, remote networks, and remote entities via a communications link.
  • the communications link can be any type of communication link including without limitation a wired or wireless link.
  • the network connection can allow the computing device to communicate with remote devices over a network which can be a wired and/or a wireless network, and which can include any combination of intranet, local area networks (LANs), enterprise-wide networks, medium area networks, wide area networks (WANS), virtual private networks (VPNs), the Internet, cellular networks, and the like. Control logic and/or data can be transmitted to and from the computing device via the network connection.
  • the network connection can include a modem, a network interface (such as an Ethernet card), a communication port, a PCMCIA slot and card, or the like to enable transmission to and receipt of data via the communications link.
  • a transceiver can include one or more devices that both transmit and receive signals, whether sharing common circuitry, housing, or a circuit boards, or whether distributed over separated circuitry, housings, or circuit boards, and can include a transmitter-receiver.
  • the computing device can include a browser and a display that allow a user to browse and view pages or other content served by a web server over the communications link.
  • a web server, sever, and database can be located at the same or at different locations and can be part of the same computing device, different computing devices, or distributed across a network.
  • a data center can be located at a remote location and accessed by the computing device over a network.
  • the computer system can include architecture distributed over one or more networks, such as, for example, a cloud computing architecture.
  • Cloud computing includes without limitation distributed network architectures for providing, for example, software as a service (SaaS).
  • Feature 1 A bed designed for a purpose of keeping a subject's spine in a neutral position during sleep, the bed comprising: a sleep surface silhouette of the bed adapting to the specific shape of specific body parts of the subject; wherein the specific purpose is to keep a person's spine in a neutral position when the person is lying down for sleep; wherein the sleep surface silhouette is in a contoured shape that matches one or more of the unique body surfaces of the person; and wherein the contoured shape of the sleep surface silhouette matches the unique body surfaces of the person to keep the subject's spine in s neutral position when the subject is lying on the bed.
  • Feature 2 The bed of feature 1 , wherein the sleep surface silhouette includes a head support region contoured to cradle the head of the person.
  • Feature 3 The bed of feature 1 , wherein the sleep surface silhouette includes a shoulder support region contoured to accommodate the shoulder of the person.
  • Feature 4 The bed of feature 1 , wherein the sleep surface silhouette includes a lumbar support region contoured to support the lumbar region of the person.
  • Feature 5 The bed of feature 1 , wherein the sleep surface silhouette includes a leg support region contoured to support the legs of the person.
  • Feature 6 The bed of feature 1 , wherein the sleep surface silhouette includes a foot support region contoured to support the feet of the person.
  • Feature 7 The bed of feature 1 , wherein the bed is adjustable to accommodate different body sizes.
  • Feature 8 The bed of feature 1 , wherein the bed includes a memory foam layer or a gel layer that conforms to the body of the person.
  • Feature 9 The bed of feature 1 , wherein the bed includes a plurality of adjustable air chambers to adjust firmness.
  • Feature 10 The bed of feature 1 , wherein the bed includes a remote control for adjusting a contour of the sleep surface silhouette.
  • Feature 11 The bed of feature 1 , wherein the bed includes a heating element for providing warmth.
  • Feature 12 The bed of feature 1 , wherein the bed includes a light system for providing therapeutic light therapy.
  • Feature 13 The bed of feature 1 , wherein the bed is part of a sleep system that includes an environmental control unit to regulate temperature and humidity.
  • Feature 14 A method for making a bed for keeping a subject's spine in a standing spine position or in a neutral spine position when the subject is in a sleep position or when the subject is lying down, the method comprising the steps of: (1 ) scanning a unique body surface of the subject; and (2) making a sleep surface silhouette in a contoured surface to match the unique body surface of the subject.
  • Feature 15 The method of feature 14, wherein the sleep surface silhouette includes a head support region contoured to cradle the head of the person.
  • Feature 16 The method of feature 14, wherein the sleep surface silhouette includes a shoulder support region contoured to accommodate the shoulder of the person.
  • Feature 17 The method of feature 14, wherein the sleep surface silhouette includes a lumbar support region contoured to support the lumbar region of the person.
  • Feature 18 The method of feature 14, wherein the sleep surface silhouette includes a leg support region contoured to support the legs of the person.
  • Feature 19 The method of feature 14, wherein the sleep surface silhouette includes a foot support region contoured to support the feet of the person.
  • Feature 20 The method of feature 14, wherein the bed includes a memory foam layer or a gel layer that conforms to the body of the person.
  • Feature 21 The method of feature 14, wherein the unique body surface includes a side of the subject.
  • Feature 22 The method of feature 14, wherein the unique body surface includes a back of the subject.
  • Feature 23 A method for keeping a subject's spine in a standing spine position or in a neutral spine position when the subject is in a sleep position or when the subject is lying down, the method comprising the steps of: (1 ) obtaining a surface that is in a contoured shape to conform to a unique body surface of the subject in a lying down position; (2) positioning the surface in a plane that is about at a parallel to a horizontal surface of the Earth; and (3) positioning the subject on the contoured shape of the surface such that the unique body surface of the subject makes a contact with the contoured shape of the surface; whereby the subject's spine is maintained in a standing spine position or in a neutral spine position when the subject is in the sleep position or is lying down.
  • Feature 24 The method of feature 23, wherein the contoured shape is operative to maintain the subject's spine in a standing spine position or in a neutral spine position for a time period of about 6 to about 8 hours, when the subject is in a sleeping state.
  • Feature 25 The method of feature 23, wherein the unique body surface of the subject is cradled so as to provide a neutral spine position.
  • Feature 26 The method of feature 23, wherein lying down is defined by a line drawn from the subject's head to the subject's ankle defining an angle of less than 90° with a horizontal line defined by a line drawn parallel to a surface of the Earth.
  • Feature 27 The method of feature 23, wherein lying down is the subject lying about parallel to the surface of the Earth.
  • Feature 28 The method of feature 23, wherein the neutral spine position is a same spine position that the subject will have when the subject is in a standing up straight position.
  • Feature 29 The method of feature 23, wherein the contoured shape conforms to the subject's body surface when the subject is sleeping on the subject's side, back, or stomach.
  • Feature 30 The method of feature 23, wherein the method is carried out over a period of longer than 1 year, longer than 2 years, or longer than 3 years, and wherein the subject's spine is kept in a neutral position during a long-term sleep of the subject so as to provide a health benefit to the subject outside of a sleeping time.
  • the technology described herein is further illustrated by the following examples which in no way should be construed as being further limiting. The Examples are provided to demonstrate examples of future planned work, which in some experiments is emergency work. Although methods and materials similar or equivalent to those described herein can be used in the practice or testing of this disclosure, suitable methods and materials are described below.
  • FIG. 9A, FIG. 9B, and FIG. 9C illustrate a process for obtaining length and width data from a subject using an app installed on a smartphone 901 .
  • 901 can represent any scanning device or acquisition device known.
  • the subject is given a rectangular piece of cardstock 903 of known dimensions.
  • the camera on smartphone 901 using the camera on smartphone 901 , the subject is photographed against a blank background holding cardstock 903. Due to distortion from phone cameras and from the photographer not holding the phone parallel to the subject, the resulting image will be warped as shown.
  • the image can be corrected for the intrinsic barrel distortion from the phone camera optics.
  • FIG. 9B the image taken in FIG. 9A is normalized to where the printed ad matches its real dimensions (note perfectly rectangular red square). This yields the final undistorted image corrected for the camera position and perspective.
  • this rendering along with the user provided weight and height data, can be used to extract other anthropomorphic data important to the bed size like shoulder width, torso length, leg length, shoulder to elbow length, and all other bodily measurements.
  • the image processing app may be coded using python, opencv and posture analysis code.
  • An exemplary method 500 for making custom-contoured sleep surface 300 is described with reference to FIG. 10 where, at Step 501 , subject form (length and width) and weight data are obtained.
  • Subject form measurements may be gathered in any suitable manner.
  • the subject may be manually measured using a measuring tape.
  • subject may use an app on a smart device, described in greater detail below, wherein the app is configured to derive the appropriate length and width data from a photograph of the subject.
  • sleep surface silhouette 201 is generated based upon the form data, Step 503, and Step 505 is forming the contoured rigid support 301 based on sleep surface silhouette 201.
  • padding is shaped according to the form and weight data obtained in Step 501 .
  • a subscription model is initiated.
  • the Rigid sleep surface and the frame/base will all have a lifetime warranty.
  • Customers can sign up for half yearly, or yearly deliveries of the main memory foam for sleep, pillow layers, non-shift Hook/loop fitted sheets, bolsters, breathable ventilation layer. This will ensure that they always have the feeling of a brand-new bed. This recurring revenue from the subscription of add on pieces allows us to price the bed assembly competitively over time for a nominal profit.
  • FIG. 9B, and FIG. 9C which is a predefined size square/rectangular cardstock and take a picture against a wall head to toe (they can also do a 1 :1 print of ad from online and hold it up)
  • the methods and systems can be utilized to improve the health of a person who would otherwise not be considered to be at risk of a sleep disorder.
  • FIG. 10 is referred to where, at Step 501 , subject form (length and width) and weight data are obtained.
  • Subject form measurements may be gathered in any suitable manner.
  • the subject may be manually measured using a measuring tape.
  • the subject may use an app on a smart device, and/or a scale can be utlized.
  • a photo can be utilized to derive a body outline, for example, an outline shown in FIG. 2A or in FIG. 12.
  • FIG. 12 is referred to.
  • the table in FIG. 13 represents the human body transcribed to a numerical or a digital format.
  • the person’s body is scanned (600, step 1 , FIG. 15), resulting in a recording of a plurality of dimensions for the person’s body (605, step 2).
  • the measurements from the floor to the widest point of the thigh, and the spine to the back of the head e.g., FIG. 13.
  • the tables can be referred to (Id.), and an assessment of small, medium, large, or unique size can be made (610, step 3, FIG. 15).
  • Weight percentages can be assigned (615, step 4, FIG. 15) to each portion of the body in FIG. 2A and in FIG. 12 after taking the person’s weight.
  • the head will weigh a certain percent of the total weight; the torso will weigh a certain percent of total weight, and the legs will weigh a certain percent of that total weight.
  • Each individual area of the body can be taken into consideration.
  • Step 5 of FIG. 15, (620) the weight percent data and proportions are utilized to pick different densities and thicknesses of foam for each body part.
  • Each piece of foam will, under each part of the body, compress to a certain thickness when the person is lying on the foam and on the custom bed surface under the foam.
  • Data is stored for how much each density of foam will compress under how much weight.
  • Step 6, 625 (FIG. 15) a curve is designed based upon the scanning of the person's body and then that curve is offset by the amount of space that the foam will occupy after compression by the amount of weight for each body part, to provide a sleep surface silhouette 201 or a back sleep module shape 350 as shown in FIG. 14, for example, which is the final shape that is now built in Step 7, 630 (FIG. 15).
  • the back sleep module shape 350 can keep the spine line 250 in a neutral position. Now, after the foam is added, when the person lies on it, the foam will compress to that height, and then it perfectly matches the body.
  • the size will be too small for the sleep surface silhouette. For example, the sleep surface will be too tight in some places or too tight everywhere.
  • a similar algorithm can be utilized for stomach sleepers and for side sleepers.
  • the algorithm can take into consideration any number of factors such as age, height, weight, bodily proportions, and sleep habits.

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L'invention concerne des lits personnalisés conçus à des fins spécifiques comprenant des fonctions qui s'adaptent à la position et à la forme spécifiques des parties du corps d'un individu pour offrir une relaxation et maintenir la colonne vertébrale de l'individu dans une position neutre lors du sommeil à long terme. Le lit comprend une silhouette de surface de sommeil présentant une forme profilée qui correspond aux surfaces corporelles uniques de l'individu. La silhouette comprend diverses régions de support pour la tête, les épaules, les lombaires, les jambes et les pieds. Un procédé de fabrication d'un tel lit consiste à balayer la surface corporelle d'un sujet et à créer une surface de sommeil profilée qui lui correspond. Un autre procédé pour le sommeil veille à maintenir la colonne vertébrale dans une position neutre en utilisant une surface profilée qui s'ajuste au corps du sujet dans diverses positions de sommeil.
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