ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,778,308, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to DREAMWELL LTD. (Doraville, Ga.).

"Mattress assembly with reduced heat index" was invented by Christopher Francis Chunglo (Marietta, Ga.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Mattress assemblies that provide reduced heat index during use include a moisture management layer, a thermally conductive layer and an underlying spacer layer and in direct contact with the thermally conductive layer. Optionally, the thermally conductive foam layer can be perforated and sandwiched between two high air flow layers having an air flow of at least 6 ft3/min. In some embodiments, the perforated thermally conductive laye...