Patent Publication Number: US-11045011-B2

Title: Apparatus, system, and method for providing a climate controlled environment surrounding a bed for healthy sleep

Description:
FIELD OF INVENTION 
     The field of invention relates to beds and controlling sleeping environment. 
     BACKGROUND 
     While humans prefer a cooler room to sleep in most people are forced by their home heating and cooling system to something less than optimal for sleeping. 
     Summer time thermostats are generally set to 78-80 because a lower temperature thermostat setting is equated to higher power consumption which equates to high electric bills. Winter time thermostats are generally set to 72 because a higher temperature thermostat setting again is equated to higher power consumption which equates to high electric bills. 
     The U.S. Department of Energy recommends setting your thermostat to 78 degrees F. (26 degrees C.) when you are home. Setting your air conditioner to this level will allow you to stay cool and avoid an unusually high electricity bill. 
     Sleep doctors as well as the National Sleep Foundation recommend that the best temperature for sleep should be between 60 and 67 degrees Fahrenheit to help reach “Thermo Neutrality” and to achieve the most restful and restorative sleep possible. Thermostat settings far lower or higher than what&#39;s recommended could lead to restlessness and can affect the quality of REM (rapid eye movement) and SWS (slow wave sleep) sleep. 
     Other cool sleeping methods have been introduced such as gel infused mattresses, blowing ambient air under the mattress coverings or circulating water through the mattress or mattress topper, all of which only slightly affects surface temperatures not the environment. 
     Men typically like a bedroom that is colder and women typically like a bedroom that is warmer, say 68 to 70 degrees. Most sleep studies have found that 65 is a good compromise temperature. Setting a whole house thermostat to 65 at night during the summer is almost a guarantee that a home air conditioning system set at 65 degrees during the night is going to run all night or close to it. Setting the home heating system to 65 degrees during the night guarantees that come morning, the heading system is going to be running half of the day to bring the temperature of the house up to 70 to 72 degrees which, again results in higher energy bills. 
     Problem Statement 
     What is needed is some device or system to control the local environment over and around a bed. 
     SUMMARY 
     The instant invention discloses a number of devices, methods, and systems to alleviate most or all problems for persons sleeping where the temperature in the environment is not cool/warm enough for optimum sleep, by maintaining a “Micro Climate/Environment” of cooler/warmer air, over and around the bed system “Thermal Neutrality” of the human body can be achieved much more rapidly by breathing in 60-67 degree air recommended by sleep doctors and sleep scientists. 
     The air is also continuously filtered which provides significant relief from allergies, asthma and other breathing issues related to pollution and particulates. The air path/circuit also blends and mixes the cold/warm air output from the heat pump with a precise amount of return/processed air from the processed air supply plenum to achieve a delivered temperature set by the thermostat, and creating enough volume of air to completely envelope the entire sleep area creating a controlled “Micro Climate/Environment” over and around the bed system. This bed system also incorporates climate controlled cavities/cabinets for storing CPAP machines, allowing CPAP users the benefit of breathing the cooler/warmer air, to help achieve “Thermal Neutrality” 
     EMBODIMENTS 
     Reference will now be made in detail to various embodiments, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. Wherever possible, the same reference numbers will be used throughout the drawings to refer to the same or like parts. 
     Definitions 
     CPAP: Continuous positive airway pressure. . . . Patients with obstructive sleep apnea treated with CPAP wear a face mask with an air delivery hose during sleep which is connected to a pump (CPAP machine) that forces air into the nasal passages at pressures high enough to overcome obstructions in the airway and stimulate normal breathing. 
     Thermal Neutrality: a state of thermal balance between an organism and its environment such that bodily thermo-regulatory mechanisms are inactive) (Also called thermoneutrality.) The condition in which the thermal environment of a homeothermic animal is such that its heat production (metabolism) is not increased either by cold stress or heat stress. The temperature range in which this minimum occurs is called the zone of thermal neutrality. 
     Micro Climate/Environment: The climate/environment of a very small or restricted area, especially when this differs from the climate/environment of the surrounding area. 
     REM: a kind of sleep that occurs at intervals during the night and is characterized by rapid eye movements, more dreaming and bodily movement, and faster pulse and breathing. 
     SWS: a state of deep usually dreamless sleep that occurs regularly during a normal period of sleep with intervening periods of REM sleep and that is characterized by delta waves and a low level of autonomic physiological activity. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1A  depicts the heat exchanger and components of the invention including the basic heat pump, fans, electronics and duct assemblies. 
     
    
    
     SHORT DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       FIG. 1B  depicts the hot/cold air exhaust and fresh air intake coaxial duct assembly with all identifying subcomponents which accommodates moving hot/cold air from the heat exchange unit to the outside environment and accommodates the pulling in of fresh air from the outside environment. 
       FIG. 1C  depicts a side cut away view of the hot/cold air exhaust and fresh air intake assemblies. 
       FIG. 2A  depicts a view of the internal duct work assemblies for processed air supply and return/recaptured processed air. 
       FIG. 2B  depicts a top view of the invention showing the ducting assemblies that controls and directs the movement of air through the central assembly of the heat pump, fans, filter, and hot/cold air exhaust and fresh air intake coaxial duct assembly. 
       FIG. 3A  depicts, through directional arrows, the path of processed air from the heat pump through the fan assembly and into the plenum/headboard. 
       FIG. 3B  depicts the hot/cold air exhaust and heat pump showing, through directional arrows, the path of air movement to the outside of house environment and the intake of fresh air from the outside of house environment through the coaxial duct to the heat pump and the coaxial walls that allow a heat exchange between the air being exhausted and the fresh air being pulled into the heat pump. 
       FIG. 3C  depicts, through directional arrows, the path of air after exiting from the plenum/headboard and flowing over the bed and captured by and pulled into the ducting structures back to the heat pump. 
       FIG. 4  depicts, through directional arrows, an end view of the flow of air through louvers in the headboard of the bed, down and over the mattress and sleepers and off the bed to be recaptured by the pulling of air through the ductwork into the heat pump. Note the end view of the microenvironment bubble created by the movement of air over the mattress and sleepers and returned/recaptured into vents located on the end of the bed below the mattress. 
       FIG. 5  depicts, through directional arrows, a side view of the flow of air through louvers in the headboard of the bed, down and over the mattress and sleepers and off the bed to be recaptured by the pulling of air through the ductwork into the heat pump. Note the side view of the microenvironment bubble created by the movement of air over the mattress and sleepers and returned/recaptured into vents on the side of the bed below the mattress. 
       FIG. 6  depicts the outside components of the invention less the central objects shown in  FIG. 1 . In this depiction, the platform containing the ductwork, the mattress containment, the louvered headboard, lighting fixtures, and attached nightstands/CPAP cabinets. Also depicted through directional arrows, an isometric view of the flow of air through louvers in the headboard of the bed, down and over the mattress and sleepers and off the bed creating the microenvironment bubble by the movement of air over the mattress and sleepers and returned/recaptured into vents on the end and sides of the bed below the mattress. 
       FIG. 7  depicts an isometric view of the nightstand/CPAP cabinet mounted onto the plenum/headboard. 
       FIG. 8  depicts an isometric interior view of the nightstand/CPAP cabinet showing a CPAP machine with output hose, 120 VAC power receptacle for powering of CPAP machines and ports at the rear of the cabinet which allow processed air to flow into the cabinet delivering processed air to a CPAP machine allowing CPAP users the benefits of the system. 
     NUMBER LEGEND 
       5  CPAP Machine 
       6  Filter Access Port &amp; Cover 
       7  Exhaust Reducer 
       8 A 120 VAC Input Connector 
       8 B 120 VAC Wiring to Electrical Panel 
       8 C Foam Seal 
       9  120 VAC Electrical Panel with Under Mounted Wireless Receiver and Electronic Control Components 
       10  Heat Exchanger/Compressor Unit, Hot &amp; Cold Coils and Fans 
       11  Variable Speed Exhaust Fan/Hot/Cold Air 
       12  Variable Speed Processed Air Supply Fan 
       13  Air Filter Assembly 
       14 A Outside Air Return Tube 
       14 B Outside Air Return Screen 
       14 C Exhaust Air Tube 
       14 D Exhaust Air Louvers 
       15  Processed Air Supply Duct 
       16  Processed Air Supply Plenum 
       17  Processed Return Air Duct 
       18  Processed Air Supply Path to Plenum 
       19  Hot/Cold Air Exhaust Path to Outside 
       20  Fresh Outside Air Return Path to Heat Exchanger 
       21  Processed Air Output Path From Plenum 
       22  Processed Air Return to Processed Air Supply 
       23  Heat Pump Return 
       24  Processed Air Supply Return Openings 
       25  Processed Air Supply Output 
       26  Platform Top (Seals The System) 
       27  Processed Air Supply Output Velocity Control Screen 
       28  Air Handling Enclosure (Top Sealing Panel Not Shown) 
       29  Outside Enclosure Assembly &amp; Mattress Platform Support 
       30  Inside Enclosure Assembly, Return Air Duct &amp; Mattress Platform Support 
       31  Headboard Frame Assembly 
       32  Mattress 
       33  Control Panel (On/Off, USB Power Output &amp; Light Dimmer) 
       34  CPAP Processed Air Cabinet 
       35  Light Fixtures 
       36  CPAP Cabinet Processed Air Ports 
       37  CPAP Output Hose 
       38  CPAP 120 VAC Power Receptacle 
       39  CPAP Cabinet Sealing Door 
     EMBODIMENTS 
     Reference will now be made in detail to various embodiments, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. Wherever possible, the same reference numbers will be used throughout the drawings to refer to the same or like parts. 
     In a first exemplary embodiment an apparatus is disclosed showing the major components of the instant invention. These components are comprised of an electrical control module, a heat pump assembly capable of providing both hot and cold air which is moved by a built in fan assemblies and controlled by a wireless thermostat module. The wireless thermostat is controlled by a remote application running on a smartphone or other handheld wireless device such as a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), laptop or desktop computer, a handheld remote device communicates with the wireless thermostat module via a communications protocol such as Wifi, Bluetooth, or a propriety protocol, and ducting to exhaust air outside of the house and mix outside air with inside air to keep the air inside the room fresh and at a constant temperature. 
     In a related embodiment, a system to keep fresh temperature controlled air flowing over a sleeper at a temperature consistent with promoting sound sleep comprising a mattress platform and an assembly below the platform with the assembly comprising a heat pump, fans, ducting, and a remotely controlled thermostat managing the temperature. The system ducting and filtered temperature controlled air designed to flow over the sleepers from the headboard toward the foot of the bed, over the sides and end of the bed and recaptured such that the processed air is continuously recirculated and reintroduced over the sleeper. 
     In another related embodiment, a method for creating and maintaining a microenvironment around a sleeper such that the microenvironment air is temperature controlled and filtered promoting sound sleep and largely eliminating filterable allergens. 
     In a second exemplary embodiment an apparatus is disclosed that provides a double walled (coaxial) duct between a heat exchanger and the out of house environment where the double wall heat exchanger exhausts unconditioned air from the heat pump fan through the center channel and pulls untreated air from the outside of house environment through the channel separating the outer wall from the inner channel. This adds or removes heat to the outside of house air being pulled between the walls of the central channel and adds or removes heat from the exhausting air to the outside environment minimizing the impact of exhaust air on the inside environment. The (coaxial) duct system also eliminates a negative indoor pressure environment. 
     In a related embodiment, attached nightstands/CPAP cabinets ( 34 ) are shown. In this depiction, a closed environment for containment of CPAP devices that silence the sound of a CPAP device and provides a cutout through which a CPAP hose to the user can be routed. The CPAP cabinets are ported/louvered at the rear of the cabinet from the plenum/headboard to provide processed air into the cabinet and to the CPAP device. 
     In a third exemplary embodiment, a control system is disclosed that provides a means for controlling a micro environment surrounding a bed where the temperature of the micro environment is controlled by a wired or wireless control system. This embodiment allows a user to control the temperature of the micro environment through the use of a terminal device containing a control software application. 
     In a related embodiment, the control software application gives the user the ability to set the temperature of the micro environment and the time over which the micro environment reaches that temperature and the time the temperature of the micro environment is maintained and the time in which the temperature of the micro environment returns to room temperature. 
     In another related embodiment, the control software application gives the user the ability to set the time of day in which the micro environment is created and the time of day in which the micro environment is turned off and allowed to stabilize to the room temperature. 
     In yet another related embodiment, the control software application gives the user to ability to accelerate the time in which the micro environment is established and the ability to accelerate the time in which the micro environment is returned to the room temperature. 
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
     Objects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art upon reading this description in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which like references and numbers have been used to designate like or analogous elements. 
     Now referencing  FIG. 1A  where the components for heating, cooling, and air flow are controlled. In this figure,  40  depicts the assembly containing the components. Component  28  provides the enclosure with vents  22  and  23  providing a return processed air path to the evaporator section contained in heat exchanger/compressor unit  10  and variable speed processed air supply fan  12 . Variable speed processed air supply fan  12  is a fan assembly controlled by an electronics module (not shown). Variable speed processed air supply fan  12  pulls cold/hot air from heat exchanger/compressor unit  10  and pressurizes the processed air supply output  25  cavity. Processed air supply output  25  directs the airflow into processed air supply ducts  15  (shown in  FIGS. 2A and 2B ) carrying the processed air to processed air supply plenum  16  (shown in  FIGS. 2A and 2B ) and through headboard frame assembly  31  and through processed air supply output velocity control screen  27 . Variable speed exhaust fan  11  receives hot/cold air from heat exchanger/compressor unit  10  and forces it into exhaust reducer  7  which carries the hot/cold air being exhausted into exhaust air tube  14 C then through exhaust air louvers  14 D ( FIGS. 1B and 1C ). Exhaust air tube  14 C and exhaust air louvers  14 D ( FIGS. 1B  and  1 C) carry hot/cold exhaust air to be vented to the outside environment external to the room. Outside air return screen  14 B and outside air return tube  14 A carry fresh outside air to the condenser/evaporator section of heat exchanger/compressor unit  10  through fresh outside air return path to heat exchanger  20 . 120 VAC input connector  8 A located in the cavity housing  28 . Electrical wiring  8 B carries electric power from 120 VAC input connector  8 A to 120 VAC Electrical Panel  9  through fresh outside air return path to heat exchanger  20  then through foam seal  8 C forming the front end of fresh outside air return path to heat exchanger  20  to the underside of 120 VAC electric panel  9 . 
     Now referencing  FIG. 1B  where  50  depicts the exhaust and intake duct assembly comprising exhaust air tube  14 C and exhaust air louvers  14 D. These two components carry hot/cold exhaust air from exhaust reducer  7  to the outside environment. Fresh air enters through outside air return screen  14 B then into and through outside air return tube  14  A. 
     Now referencing  FIG. 1C  where  60  depicts a cut away view of outside air return tube  14 A, outside air return screen  14 B, exhaust air tube  14 C and exhaust air louvers  14 D. Note that exhaust air louvers are normally closed at depicted when the system is not venting hot/cold exhaust air to the outside environment. When the system is venting hot/cold exhaust air to the outside environment, the louvers will be open. Also note that exhaust air tube  14 C is longer than outside air return tube  14 A. This allows exhaust air tube  14 C to connect to exhaust reducer  7 . Outside air return tube  14 A is shorter so as to have a clear unobstructed path to fresh outside air return path to heat exchanger  20 . 
     Now referencing  FIG. 2A  where  70  is a depiction of supporting panels making up the assembly containing outside enclosure &amp; platform support  29  is connected to processed air supply plenum  16 . Outside enclosure &amp; platform support  29  contains on its upper edges multiple cutouts forming processed air return openings  24 . These openings capture and carry processed air flowing over mattress  32  ( FIGS. 4 and 5 ) through processed air return openings  24  into processed return air duct  17  formed by walls outside enclosure &amp; platform support  29  and inside enclosure assembly &amp; return air duct &amp; platform support  30 . Processed air received into this channel/return air duct through processed air supply return openings  24  moves to and through openings in the inside enclosure assembly return air duct &amp; platform support  30  covered by air filter assemblies  13  which filter particulate matter from the recovered/processed air. Processed air supply duct  15  carries processed air provided by variable speed processed air supply fan  12  to processed air supply plenum  16  to headboard frame assembly  31  through processed air supply output velocity control screen  27 . Processed air supply plenum  16  receives processed air from processed air supply duct  15  and expels the processed air over, around and onto mattress  32  (not shown) through openings in headboard frame assembly  31  and processed air supply output velocity control screen  27 . Processed air supply plenum  16  supports two light fixtures  35 , one each positioned on the left and right front of processed air supply plenum  16 . Processed air supply plenum  16  with headboard assembly  31  also support two CPAP processed air cabinets  34  mounted such that the top surface of CPAP processed air cabinets  34  are level with the top of mattress  32  (shown in  FIGS. 4 and 5 ). Each CPAP processed air cabinets  34  has a Control Panel (On/Off, USB Power Output &amp; Light Dimmer)  33  mounted on the side of each CPAP processed air cabinets  34  with the controls facing mattress  32 . CPAP processed air cabinets  34  each have a CPAP hose opening  37  on each CPAP processed air cabinets  34  to allow for the output hose from the CPAP machine  5  to exit the CPAP processed air cabinet  34 . Housing a CPAP machine  5  within one or both CPAP processed air cabinets  34  quiets the pump noise emitted from a CPAP machine  5  and allows processed air to flow from the processed air supply plenum  16  into the CPAP processed air cabinets  34  delivering processed air to the CPAP machine  5 . Processed air supply plenum  16  includes headboard frame assembly  31 . Headboard frame assembly  31  contains a plurality of openings covered on the back side of headboard frame assembly  31  with processed air supply output velocity control screen  27 . Processed air supply output velocity control screen  27  is a mesh material of cloth or wire fabric whose porosity determines the velocity of air flow through the material and the diffusion and dispersion of the air flow over the mattress  31 . The diffusion and dispersion of the air flow exiting processed air supply output velocity control screen  27  may vary by changing the porosity of the material depending upon where the material is located on processed air supply output velocity control screen  27 . For example, the porosity of the material may be increased near the top of processed air supply output velocity control screen  27  to facilitate the distance the air flows away from processed air supply output velocity control screen  27  toward the foot of mattress  31  and the porosity of the material may be decreased near the bottom of processed air supply output velocity control screen  27  to slow the exit of the air out of processed air supply output velocity control screen  27  to reduce air velocity and or air noise that may interfere with the sleeper. 
     Now referencing  FIG. 2B  where  80  depicts a top view of processed return air duct  17 , air handling enclosure  28  (Top Sealing Panel Not Shown), and outside enclosure assembly &amp; platform support  29  along with their associated ducts, electronic, electrical, and other associated assemblies as described below. Outside enclosure assembly &amp; platform support  29  forms the outer wall of the bottom structure. Processed air supply return openings  24  are cutouts at the top surface with outside enclosure assembly &amp; platform support  29 . There are two processed air supply return openings  24  on each side of outside enclosure &amp; platform support  29  and three on the bottom end of outside enclosure &amp; platform support  29 . Processed air supply return openings  24  on all three sides of outside enclosure &amp; platform support  29  capture and carry processed air flowing over mattress  32  ( FIGS. 4 and 5 ) through processed air supply return openings  24  into processed return air duct  17  formed by walls outside enclosure &amp; platform support  29  and inside enclosure, processed return air duct  17  &amp; platform support  30 . Processed air received into this channel through processed air supply return openings  24  moves to and through openings in inside enclosure assembly  30 , processed return air duct  17  &amp; platform support  30  covered by air filter assemblies  13  which filter particulate matter from the recovered air before it is drawn into the heat exchanger/compressor unit  10  through heat pump return  23  and also pulled into the intake side of the variable speed processed air supply fan  12  through processed air return to processed air supply  22  and mixed with re-processed air. Air handling enclosure  28  receives processed air pressurized by variable speed processed air supply fan  12  and ducts this air via processed air supply ducts  15  for left and right sides to processed air supply plenum  16  and headboard frame assembly  31 . Fresh air is pulled into heat exchanger/compressor unit  10  through outside air return tube  14 A. Exhaust air tube  14 C carries hot/cold exhaust air to be vented to the outside environment external to the room and house containing the components inside air handling enclosure  28 . Outside air return tube  14 A carries fresh outside air to the condenser section of heat exchanger/compressor unit  10  through vents fresh outside air return path to heat exchanger  20 . Variable speed exhaust fan  11  pulls hot/cold air from the condenser section of heat exchanger/compressor unit  10 . Variable speed exhaust fan  11  pressurizes this air and sends it through exhaust reducer  7  into exhaust air tube  14 C to the outside environment. Processed air supply plenum  16  supports CPAP processed air cabinets  34  attached to left and right sides of processed air supply plenum  16 . 
     Now referencing  FIG. 3A  where  90  depicts the path of processed air from the evaporator section of heat exchanger/compressor unit  10  to processed air supply plenum  16  with headboard frame assembly  31 . In this depiction, variable speed processed air supply fan  12  pulls air that has passed over condenser/evaporator coils in heat exchanger/compressor unit  10  and pressurizes the processed air in air handling enclosure  28 . Air handling enclosure  28  exhausts the pressurized air into processed air supply ducts  15  on either side of air handling enclosure  28  processed air supply ducts  15  duct the processed air into processed air supply plenum  16  and headboard frame assembly  31 . 
     Now referencing  FIG. 3B  where  100  depicts the path of hot/cold air  19  being exhausted from the invention to the outside environment and the path of fresh air  20  from the outside environment into the invention. In this depiction, hot/cold air  19  is pulled from the condenser section of heat exchanger/compressor unit  10  by variable speed exhaust fan  11 , pressurizes the hot/cold air  19  and sends it to exhaust reducer  7 . Exhaust reducer  7  directs the pressurized hot/cold air  19  into exhaust air tube  14 C. Exhaust air tube  14 C carries the hot/cold air  19  to exhaust air louvers  14 D to the outside environment. The intake side of variable speed exhaust fan  11  also pulls fresh air from the outside environment through outside air return screen  14 B and into outside air return tube  14 A and back to heat exchanger. 
     Now referencing  FIG. 3C  where  110  depicts the processed air return path from processed air supply plenum  16  and headboard frame assembly  31  to heat exchanger/compressor unit  10 . In this depiction, processed air expelled from processed supply plenum  16  to headboard frame assembly  31  and through processed air supply output velocity control screen  27  and flows over mattress  32  (not shown) and is captured through processed air supply return openings  24 . Variable speed supply fan  12  reduces the air pressure at its intake end which pulls air from inside enclosure assembly  30  which pulls air through air filter assemblies  13  from processed return air duct  17  which reduced air pressure pulls processed return air through processed air supply return openings  24 . Variable speed processed air supply fan  12  also pulls air from inside enclosure assembly  30  through processed air return to processed air supply  22  into the condenser section of heat exchanger/compressor unit  10 . 
     Now referencing  FIG. 4  where  120  depicts an end view of mattress  32 , processed air supply plenum  16  and headboard frame assembly  31 , processed air supply return openings  24 , and outside enclosure assembly &amp; platform support. In this depiction, processed air output path  21  (shown by directional arrows) from processed air supply output velocity control screen  27  to processed air supply return openings  24  is shown depicting the end view of the microenvironment covering mattress  32 . In this depiction processed air flowing out of processed air supply plenum  16  and headboard frame assembly  31  through processed air supply output velocity control screen  27  flows down and over and around the sides and end of mattress  32 . The processed air, after flowing over mattress  32  is captured via processed air supply return openings  24  and conveyed back to heat exchanger/compressor unit  10 . 
     Now referencing  FIG. 5  where  130  depicts a side view of mattress  32 , outside enclosure &amp; platform support  29 , processed air return openings  24 , and processed air supply plenum  16 . In this depiction, processed air output path  21  from processed air supply output velocity control screen  27  to processed air supply return openings  24  is shown depicting the side view of the microenvironment covering mattress  32 . In this depiction, processed air flowing out of processed air supply plenum  16  through processed air supply output velocity control screen  27  flows down and over the sides and end of mattress  32 . The processed air, after flowing over mattress  32  is captured via processed air supply return openings  24  and conveyed back to heat exchanger/compressor unit  10  which then continues to recirculate the processed air through the system creating a microenvironment over and around the mattress  32 . 
     Now referencing  FIG. 6  where  140  depicts processed air output path  21  from processed air supply plenum  16  through processed air supply output velocity control screen  27  to processed air supply return openings  24  (not shown) is depicting the overall view of the microenvironment covering mattress  32 . 
     Now referencing  FIG. 7  where  150  depicts an isometric view of the CPAP processed air cabinet  34  mounted onto the processed air supply plenum  16 . In this figure, Control Panel (On/Off, USB Power Output &amp; Light Dimmer)  33  contains one three position switch control the heat pump, supply fan, and exhaust fan, one switch to control and dim light fixtures  35 , and at least one USB receptacle to provide power to USB devices. Other configures of switches and receptacles are possible. Also shown in this figure is the interior of CPAP processed air cabinets  34  are a plurality of openings CPAP cabinet processed air ports  36  at the back of the cabinet into the hollow interior of the processed air supply plenum  16 . The number of the plurality of openings may vary. Also shown in this figure is a electrical receptacle  38  providing a power source for CPAP machine  5  (shown in  FIG. 8 ) and an opening in the side of the CPAP Cabinet to allow CPAP output hose  37  (shown in  FIG. 8 ) connected to CPAP machine  5  and to a user&#39;s CPAP mask (not shown). Also shown in this figure is Filter Access Port and Cover  6 . This port allows access to Air Filter Assembly  13 . This access port allows a user to pull the head of the mattress  32  (not shown) toward the foot of the platform uncovering the port. This facilitates changing of the filter. 
     Now referencing  FIG. 8  where  160  depicts an isometric interior view of the CPAP processed air cabinet  34  showing a CPAP machine  5  with CPAP output hose  37 , CPAP 120 VAC power receptacle  38  for powering of CPAP machine  5  and a plurality of CPAP cabinet processed air ports  36  at the rear of the cabinet which allow processed air from the processed air supply plenum  16  to flow into CPAP processed air cabinet  34  delivering processed air to a CPAP machine  5 . CPAP machine  5  is shown connected to CPAP hose  37  which in turn is connected to a CPAP mask (not shown). The back interior of CPAP processed air cabinet  34  is shown with a plurality of openings that open into the interior of processed air supply plenum (hollow headboard). 
     Those of skill would further appreciate that the various illustrative logical blocks, modules, circuits, and algorithm steps described in connection with the embodiments disclosed herein may be implemented as electronic hardware, computer software, or combinations of both. To clearly illustrate this interchangeability of hardware and software, various illustrative components, blocks, modules, circuits, and steps have been described above generally in terms of their functionality. Whether such functionality is implemented as hardware or software depends upon the particular application and design constraints imposed on the overall system. Skilled artisans may implement the described functionality in varying ways for each particular application, but such implementation decisions should not be interpreted as causing a departure from the scope of the exemplary embodiments of the invention. 
     The various illustrative logical blocks, modules, and circuits described in connection with the embodiments disclosed herein, may be implemented or performed with a general purpose processor, a Digital Signal Processor (DSP), an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) or other programmable logic device, discrete gate or transistor logic, discrete hardware components, or any combination thereof designed to perform the functions described herein. A general purpose processor may be a microprocessor, but in the alternative, the processor may be any conventional processor, controller, microcontroller, or state machine. The processor can be part of a computer system that also has a user interface port that communicates with a user interface, and which receives commands entered by a user, has at least one memory (e.g., flash memory or other comparable storage, and random access memory) that stores electronic information including a program that operates under control of the processor and with communication via the user interface port which may be a wired or wireless port. 
     A processor may also be implemented as a combination of computing devices, e.g., a combination of a DSP and a microprocessor, a plurality of microprocessors, one or more microprocessors in conjunction with a DSP core, or any other such configuration. These devices may also be used to select values for devices as described herein. 
     The steps of a method or algorithm described in connection with the embodiments disclosed herein may be embodied directly in hardware, in a software module executed by a processor, or in a combination of the two. A software module may reside in Random Access Memory (RAM), flash memory, Read Only Memory (ROM), Electrically Programmable ROM (EPROM), Electrically Erasable Programmable ROM (EEPROM) or any other form of storage medium known in the art. An exemplary storage medium is coupled to the processor such that the processor can read information from, and write information to, the storage medium. In the alternative, the storage medium may be integral to the processor. The processor and the storage medium may reside in an ASIC. 
     In one or more exemplary embodiments, the functions described may be implemented in hardware, software, firmware, or any combination thereof. If implemented in software, the functions may be stored on or transmitted over as one or more instructions or code on a computer-readable medium. Computer-readable media includes both computer storage media and communication media including any medium that facilitates transfer of a computer program from one place to another. A storage media may be any available media that can be accessed by a computer. By way of example, and not limitation, such computer-readable media can comprise RAM, ROM, EEPROM, CD-ROM or other optical disk storage, magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage devices, or any other medium that can be used to carry or store desired program code in the form of instructions or data structures and that can be accessed by a computer. The memory storage can also be rotating magnetic hard disk drives, optical disk drives, or flash memory based storage drives or other such solid state, magnetic, or optical storage devices. Also, any connection is properly termed a computer-readable medium. For example, if the software is transmitted from a website, server, or other remote source using a coaxial cable, fiber optic cable, twisted pair, digital subscriber line (DSL), or wireless technologies such as infrared, radio, and microwave, then the coaxial cable, fiber optic cable, twisted pair, DSL, or wireless technologies such as infrared, radio, and microwave are included in the definition of medium. Disk and disc, as used herein, includes compact disc (CD), laser disc, optical disc, digital versatile disc (DVD), floppy disk and Blu-ray disc where disks usually reproduce data magnetically, while discs reproduce data optically with lasers. Combinations of the above should also be included within the scope of computer-readable media. The computer readable media can be an article comprising a machine-readable non-transitory tangible medium embodying information indicative of instructions that when performed by one or more machines result in computer implemented operations comprising the actions described throughout this specification. 
     Operations as described herein can be carried out on or over a website. The website can be operated on a server computer, or operated locally, e.g., by being downloaded to the client computer, or operated via a server farm. The website can be accessed over a mobile phone or a PDA, or on any other client. The website can use HTML code in any form, e.g., MHTML, or XML, and via any form such as cascading style sheets (“CSS”) or other. 
     Also, the inventor intends that only those claims which use the words “means for” are intended to be interpreted under 35 USC 112, sixth paragraph. Moreover, no limitations from the specification are intended to be read into any claims, unless those limitations are expressly included in the claims. The computers described herein may be any kind of computer, either general purpose, or some specific purpose computer such as a workstation. The programs may be written in C, or Java, Brew or any other programming language. The programs may be resident on a storage medium, e.g., magnetic or optical, e.g. the computer hard drive, a removable disk or media such as a memory stick or SD media, or other removable medium. The programs may also be run over a network, for example, with a server or other machine sending signals to the local machine, which allows the local machine to carry out the operations described herein. 
     Where a specific numerical value is mentioned herein, it should be considered that the value may be increased or decreased by 20%, while still staying within the teachings of the present application, unless some different range is specifically mentioned. Where a specified logical sense is used, the opposite logical sense is also intended to be encompassed. 
     The previous description of the disclosed exemplary embodiments is provided to enable any person skilled in the art to make or use the present invention. Various modifications to these exemplary embodiments will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the generic principles defined herein may be applied to other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention. Thus, the present invention is not intended to be limited to the embodiments shown herein but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.