ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,618,781, issued on May 5, was assigned to Gumersindo Martinez (Centerton, Ark.).

"System and methods for detecting mattress defects" was invented by Gumersindo Martinez (Centerton, Ark.) and Daniel Esteban Viviani (Bath, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mattress defect detection system and associated methods are disclosed for analyzing a mattress for potential defects. In at least one embodiment, the system includes a mattress defect detection device and a user application residing in memory on a computing device in selective communication with the detection device. During use, with a guide rail of the detection device positioned over ...