ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,551,023, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to L&P Property Management Co. (South Gate, Calif.).
"Modular sofa sleeper having pivotal backrest assembly" was invented by Brett Gregory (Glendale, Ky.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A modular sofa sleeper comprises a sofa frame, a pivotal backrest assembly and a bed mechanism which be assembled and disassembled without tools. Each of these components may be shipped separately in boxes. The sofa frame may be shipped as multiple components which may be assembled or disassembled without tools. The sofa frame has at least one stop which limits rotation of the pivotal backrest assembly from its lowe...