ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,628,959, issued on May 19, was assigned to La-Z-Boy Inc. (Monroe, Mich.).
"Furniture item with circuit board assembly" was invented by Jason M. Baker (Ooltewah, Tenn.) and Scott Jorbel (Hixson, Tenn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A furniture item may include a base frame, a seat assembly, a linkage, a circuit board, a linkage, and circuit board assembly. The seat assembly may be supported by the base frame. The linkage may be configured to move at least one component of the seat assembly. The circuit board assembly may include a circuit board and an enclosure. The circuit board is housed within the enclosure and is in communication with ...