ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,575,682, issued on March 17, was assigned to Motus Mechanics Ltd. (Cheltenham, Great Britain).
"Adjustable furniture" was invented by Paul Brown (Cheltenham, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An article of adjustable furniture has at least one support section and a drive mechanism operable to effect pivotal movement of the at least one support section, the drive mechanism including at least a first and a second component pivotally joined by a bearing assembly, such that operation of the drive mechanism causes pivotal movement between the first and second components so as to effect pivotal movement of the at least one support ...