ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,446,140, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to Carico International LLC (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.).
"Grounded mattress" was invented by Richard R Cappadona (Boca Raton, Fla.) and Igor Zunkovic (Dubai, United Arab Emirates).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods are provided for grounding a person lying on a mattress. Such grounding may connect a user's body to the earth and enable electrical discharge off the human body. The systems and methods may include a mattress pad having conductive inner and outer layers. The mattress pad may also include an insulating interior layer having a flame-retardant layer, a first foam layer, and a s...