US 12,419,438 B1
Custom controlled seating surface technologies
Steven Jerome Caruso, Antioch, IL (US)
Filed by Steven Jerome Caruso, Antioch, IL (US)
Filed on Apr. 3, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/130,232.
Application 18/130,232 is a continuation of application No. 17/531,421, filed on Nov. 19, 2021, granted, now 11,617,451.
Application 17/531,421 is a continuation of application No. 16/549,296, filed on Aug. 23, 2019, abandoned.
Application 16/549,296 is a continuation of application No. 15/653,013, filed on Jul. 18, 2017, granted, now 10,413,084, issued on Sep. 17, 2019.
Application 16/549,296 is a continuation of application No. 15/459,946, filed on Mar. 15, 2017, granted, now 10,413,070, issued on Sep. 17, 2019.
Application 15/653,013 is a continuation of application No. 14/799,241, filed on Jul. 14, 2015, granted, now 9,717,345, issued on Aug. 1, 2017.
Application 15/459,946 is a continuation of application No. 14/704,603, filed on May 5, 2015, granted, now 9,635,944, issued on May 2, 2017.
Application 14/704,603 is a continuation of application No. 14/133,835, filed on Dec. 19, 2013, abandoned.
Application 14/799,241 is a continuation of application No. 14/079,528, filed on Nov. 13, 2013, granted, now 9,095,215, issued on Aug. 4, 2015.
Application 14/133,835 is a continuation of application No. 13/093,676, filed on Apr. 25, 2011, granted, now 8,636,320, issued on Jan. 28, 2014.
Application 14/079,528 is a continuation of application No. 12/648,272, filed on Dec. 28, 2009, granted, now 8,596,716, issued on Dec. 3, 2013.
Application 13/093,676 is a continuation of application No. 12/082,571, filed on Apr. 12, 2008, granted, now 7,931,334, issued on Apr. 26, 2011.
Application 12/082,571 is a continuation in part of application No. 11/295,789, filed on Dec. 7, 2005, abandoned.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/204,045, filed on Dec. 31, 2008.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/633,956, filed on Dec. 7, 2004.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A47C 31/12 (2006.01); A47C 7/00 (2006.01); B60N 2/02 (2006.01); B60N 2/64 (2006.01); B60N 2/90 (2018.01); G06F 3/041 (2006.01); B60N 2/58 (2006.01)
CPC A47C 31/126 (2013.01) [A47C 7/00 (2013.01); B60N 2/0233 (2023.08); B60N 2/64 (2013.01); B60N 2/90 (2018.02); G06F 3/041 (2013.01); B60N 2002/5808 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A seat comprising:
a. a body support surface having a property that is changeable between at least two states,
b. an actuator operatively associated with the body support surface to change the state of the body support surface,
c. a computer interface,
d. a computer operatively associated with the actuator and the computer interface and programmed to:
provide a graphical user interface for controlling said actuator, where said graphical user interface depicts a dynamic picture of at least one element of the body support surface that is changeable in appearance,
enable a user to change the appearance of said dynamic picture of said
body support surface, by grabbing an element of said dynamic picture of the body support surface and graphically moving, stretching, or deforming the element into a new position or shape, using an input device, to select a change in state of said body support surface and control said actuator.