US Patent Issued to Sleep Number on July 7 for "Collapsable foundation" (Minnesota Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,674,481, issued on July 7, was assigned to Sleep Number Corp..

"Collapsable foundation" was invented by Matthew Griffith (Buffalo, Minn.), Natalie Negus (Minneapolis) and Craig Peterson (Oak Grove, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bed can include one or more connectors for connecting components of the bed. For example, a frame can include a fastening mechanism for releasably connecting a cross-member to a longitudinal support. Another example includes connectors for connecting and aligning a foundation with a frame."

The patent was filed on Sept. 24, 2024, under Application No. 18/894,736.

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