ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,765,685, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to Dragovich Creations LLC (Arvada, Colo.).
"Saddle sleeper" was invented by Brad Drake (Golden, Colo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The saddle sleeper allows a person (e.g., adults or children) to sleep in an angled position on their stomach (e.g., upper torso) and head in a straddle, sitting-like position, which helps reduce a variety of symptoms that are tied to specific medical conditions. In one example, the angled position may help a person to reduce and/or eliminate congestion and/or coughing while attempting to sleep when it's due to a common cold, flu or disease."
The patent was filed o...