ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,600,064, issued on April 14.
"Foam article" was invented by Daniel Eamon Abram (Vancouver, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention is inspired by the animal bone structure which is normally hollow in the middle. The invention introduces a novel foam article and a method of manufacturing it to include cavities similar to the bone structure. The novel foam article comprises a cavity-defining structure that is placed inside a mould prior to introducing expanded polymer beads into the mould. The cavity-defining structure comprises hollow compartments or layers that create macro-cavities and hollow compartments in specific sizes ...