ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,551,015, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to AuGroup Technology Co. Ltd. (Shenzhen, China).

"Sofa" was invented by Haichuan Lu (Shenzhen, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sofa includes: a base; a backrest assembly including a backrest frame having a front side and a rear side, and a first flexible sheet. The backrest frame is directly or indirectly connected to the base. The backrest frame has a lower end spaced a distance from the base. The first flexible sheet is connected to the front side of the backrest frame and extends from the backrest frame to and detachably connected to the base."

The patent was filed on May 23, 2024, und...