ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,745,854, issued on Sept. 29, was assigned to Bedgear LLC (Farmingdale, N.Y.).

"Bedding system and method" was invented by Eugene Alletto Jr. (Glen Head, N.Y.) and Lorenzo Turicchia (Arlington, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bedding system includes a mattress including a sleep surface having air transfer ports. The mattress includes a bottom surface opposite the sleep surface and a side wall that connects the surfaces. The bottom surface and the side wall are made of a material that prevents air flow therethrough. The mattress includes a cavity having a fill material disposed therein and an air flow port that is in communication ...