US Patent Issued to SEALY TECHNOLOGY on May 26 for "Support cushions including a support insert surrounded by foam rails for directing air flow, methods for controlling surface temperature of same, and methods for manufacturing same" (North Carolina, Kentucky Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,635,806, issued on May 26, was assigned to SEALY TECHNOLOGY LLC (Trinity, N.C.).

"Support cushions including a support insert surrounded by foam rails for directing air flow, methods for controlling surface temperature of same, and methods for manufacturing same" was invented by Kevin Tar (Summerfield, N.C.), Maggie Mae Anderson (Thomasville, N.C.), Eric Leibee (Lexington, Ky.) and Alanda Tar (Summerfield, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A support cushion for providing individualized heating and cooling to a user resting on the support cushion is provided. The support cushion includes a body supporting layer and an air distribution la...