Different Brands of Mattresses

Serta

• Serta was founded in 1931 and is headquartered in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. The company's three collections include Serta Brand, Exclusive Signature and iComfort. Serta Brand products include the Serta Perfect Sleeper, which is the official mattress of the National Sleep Foundation. Serta Brand also includes Perfect Day, a line of premium mattresses, and Sertapedic, mattresses with extra support, as well as Serta Hotel Mattresses for the hospitality industry. Serta's Signature Collections offer designer options by Vera Wang, Donald Trump and Paula Deen, as well as children's mattresses by Nickelodeon and a line of environmentally friendly mattresses by HGTV Green. The iComfort Sleep System is Serta's line of memory-foam mattresses infused with a cooling gel for added comfort.

Sealy

• Based in Trinity, North Carolina, Sealy has been manufacturing mattresses since its founding in 1881. The company manufactures four mattress brands. Sealy Brand is the company's entry-level line, offering a variety of traditional interspring, memory- and latex-foam mattresses. The Sealy Posturepedic series includes traditional interspring mattresses with additional support. Embody by Sealy is the company's line of latex- and memory-foam mattresses that emphasize personal and environmental health, while Stearns & Foster is a pricier luxury line that emphasizes craftsmanship.

Simmons

• Founded in 1870, Simmons is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, and produces five mattress brands. The Beautyrest collection includes memory-foam and patented coil-technology mattresses that feature varying degrees of motion separation, conformability, support and pressure relief. The Beautyrest Black collection is a luxury line offering the latest technology and design features. Natural Care, Simmons' eco-friendly brand, offers mattresses made from natural rubber-tree latex, while the ComforPedic line produces high-tech memory-foam mattresses. The Simmons Kids brand makes mattresses for babies, toddlers, children and teens.

Tempur-Pedic

• Tempur-Pedic was founded in 1998 and is based in Lexington, Kentucky. Tempur-Pedic manufactures mattresses using a form of TEMPUR, a pressure-absorbing material originally developed by NASA in the 1970s to protect astronauts during liftoff. The company's TEMPUR-Cloud line combines a medium-soft or soft feel with gentle support. TEMPUR-HD mattresses contain more cells per square inch of material, offering highly conforming support, while mattresses in the TEMPUR collection provide support as well as a firmer initial feel.

Sleep Number

• Sleep Number, founded in 1987, is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The company specializes in mattresses that provide an individualized sleep experience through a remote control that allows users to control the firmness on each side of the bed. The mattresses use a patented air-chamber design that reduces pressure points and provides a more comfortable, restful sleep environment. Some models combine the air-chamber design with memory foam. Sleep Number's brands include the basic Classic Series, the mid-level Performance Series and the high-end Innovation Series.