ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,660,930, issued on June 23, was assigned to STAR SEEDS Co. LTD. (Taichung City, Taiwan).

"Foldable electric bed" was invented by Chuan-Hang Shih (Lukang Township, Taiwan) and Yu-Chi Yang (Lukang Township, Taiwan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A foldable electric bed includes a front frame having two parallel guide rails, a rear frame pivotally connected with the front frame and swingable between extended and folded positions, a first buttock supporting unit slidably disposed with the guide rails, a back supporting unit pivotally connected with the first buttock supporting unit, a front link pivotally connected with the front frame and th...