US Patent Issued to Tintoria Piana US on May 12 for "Mattress top panel and mattress assemblies with improved airflow" (Georgia Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,622,529, issued on May 12, was assigned to Tintoria Piana US Inc. (Cartersville, Ga.).

"Mattress top panel and mattress assemblies with improved airflow" was invented by Sang-hoon Lim (Cartersville, Ga.) and Andrea Piana (Cartersville, Ga.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Vertically lapped nonwoven material is used without cross lapped nonwoven to provide enhanced breathability and comfort in mattresses by replacing foam material in one or more of, including all of top panel quilts, layers underneath the top panel quilts, and in side blocks which surround spring supports. The vertically lapped nonwoven may provide advantages in terms of cos...