ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,532,968, issued on Jan. 27.

"Sofa" was invented by Wenhe Peng (Guangdong, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sofa includes a base, an armrest, and a mounting bracket. The armrest is positioned on the base. The mounting bracket is used for connecting the armrest to the base, so that the armrest and the base are combined into a whole. A bottom portion of the mounting bracket abuts against a bottom surface of the base. A side wall of the mounting bracket abuts against a side surface of the base and a side surface of the armrest. A first sleeving opening, a second sleeving opening, and a third sleeving opening are arranged in sequence an...