Temperature Controlled Personal Environment

• US 20150237927A1
• Filed: 01/14/2015
• Published: 08/27/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 02/22/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Jan Nelson, Reid Nelson
• Original Assignee: Jan Nelson, Reid Nelson
• Inventors: Nelson, Jan, Nelson, Reid
• Application Number:
  US14/596,491
• Publication Number:
  US 20150237927A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 13/005 with controlled temperature
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 21/044 with active means, e.g. by using air blowers or liquid pumps
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 21/048 for heating
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 7/40 for the back
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 9/0215 with cooling or heating means electric blankets H05B3/34
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 9/08 Sleeping bags
• CPC Class Codes: F25B 21/04 reversible
• CPC Class Codes: F25B 2321/0212 of electric power, current or voltage
• CPC Class Codes: F25B 2700/21 Temperatures
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 1/0275 Heating of spaces, e.g. rooms, wardrobes

Abstract

An automatically temperature controlled personal environment for a person, comprising a body envelopment for receiving the body of a user, a plurality of temperature sensors, a data processor for storing temperature control parameters, a wireless remote user interface and a local user interface, for entering the temperature control parameters into the data processor, heating and cooling apparatus for heating and cooling the body envelopment, a source of power for operating the heating and cooling apparatus, and a heating and cooling apparatus controller which activates the heating and cooling apparatus when the sensor senses temperatures outside stored temperature control parameters. The body envelopment may be a body suit, a chair, a blanket, or a sleeping bag.

Claims

1. An automatically temperature controlled personal environment for a person, comprising:

a body envelopment for receiving the body of a user;

at least one sensor for sensing local temperature at a predetermined location within the body envelopment;

a data processor for storing temperature control parameters;

a remote user interface for entering the temperature control parameters into the data processor;

a local user interface for entering the temperature control parameters into the data processor;

heating and cooling apparatus for heating and cooling the body envelopment, and a source of power for operating the heating and cooling apparatus; and

a heating and cooling apparatus controller which activates the heating and cooling apparatus when the sensor senses temperatures outside stored temperature control parameters.

2. The automatically temperature controlled personal environment of claim 1, wherein the body envelopment comprises a body suit including a torso covering member heated and cooled by the heating and cooling apparatus and two leg covering members heated and cooled by the heating and cooling apparatus.

3. The automatically temperature controlled personal environment of claim 2, wherein the two leg covering members are connected to the torso covering member by a ribbon cable.

4. The automatically temperature controlled personal environment of claim 2, wherein the body suit further comprises a head covering member heated and cooled by the heating and cooling apparatus.

5. The automatically temperature controlled personal environment of claim 4, wherein the head covering member is connected to the body suit only by a ribbon cable.

6. The automatically temperature controlled personal environment of claim 2, wherein the body suit further comprises two foot covering members heated and cooled by the heating and cooling apparatus.

7. The automatically temperature controlled personal environment of claim 6, wherein the two foot covering members are connected to the body suit only by respective ribbon cables.

8. The automatically temperature controlled personal environment of claim 2, wherein the body suit further comprises two hand covering members heated and cooled by the heating and cooling apparatus.

9. The automatically temperature controlled personal environment of claim 8, wherein the two hand covering members are connected to the body suit only by respective ribbon cables.

10. The automatically temperature controlled personal environment of claim 1, wherein the heating and cooling apparatus comprises at least one thermoelectric heating and cooling element.

11. The automatically temperature controlled personal environment of claim 1, wherein the local user interface overrides temperature control parameters entered into the data processor from the remote user interface.

12. The automatically temperature controlled personal environment of claim 1, wherein the remote user interface communicates wirelessly with the data processor.

13. The automatically temperature controlled personal environment of claim 12, wherein wireless communication between the remote user interface and the data processor includes an internet link.

14. The automatically temperature controlled personal environment of claim 1, wherein the body envelopment is a blanket.

15. The automatically temperature controlled personal environment of claim 1, wherein the body envelopment is a seat including a backrest.

16. The automatically temperature controlled personal environment of claim 1, wherein the body envelopment is a sleeping bag.

17. The automatically temperature controlled personal environment of claim 1, wherein the power source comprises a battery.

18. The automatically temperature controlled personal environment of claim 1, wherein the power source comprises a plug and cord assembly, and a current converter which converts AC power to DC power.

19. The automatically temperature controlled personal environment of claim 1, wherein the sensor is thermostatic.

20. The automatically temperature controlled personal environment of claim 1, wherein the sensor is biometric.

21. The automatically temperature controlled personal environment of claim 20, wherein the sensor includes a galvanic skin response sensor and a heart rate sensor.