ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,504,352, issued on Dec. 23, was assigned to Madad Pty Ltd (Australia).
"Mattress test manikin-lateral position" was invented by Morrison Just (Wacol, Australia) and Daniel Green (Wacol, Australia).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for measuring spinal and/or skeletal angles of a manikin in a lateral position. The system comprises a manikin, the manikin comprising one or more articulating joints and a spinal and/or skeletal profile defining a manikin profile, a suspension frame, the suspension frame suspending the manikin, one or more measuring devices connected to the manikin at one or more measuring points, and a support surface, t...