Patent ID: 8826478

Claim:
An inflatable mattress comprising: an inflatable bladder; a compartment located within a profile of the inflatable mattress, the compartment housing a self-sealing valve and an electrically operated valve actuator; the self-sealing valve including a diaphragm, the self-sealing valve fluidly coupling the compartment to the inflatable bladder, the self-sealing valve being configured to control a flow of fluid into the inflatable bladder and out of the inflatable bladder; the electrically operated valve actuator being responsive to a controller and being configured to open the self-sealing valve; a fluid moving device being responsive to the controller and fluidly coupled to the inflatable bladder through the compartment and the self-sealing valve, the fluid controller being configured to provide fluid to the inflatable bladder; the controller configured to operate the electrically operated valve actuator and the fluid moving device.