ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,336,499, issued on June 24.
"Convertible bed" was invented by Patricia Phan (Thornton, Colo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Aspects of the disclosure are directed to methods and/or apparatuses involving a bed. As may be implemented in accordance with one or more embodiments, a pet bed includes a quilt and a shell that is narrower than the quilt and that has upper and lower surfaces connected on sides thereof to form a mattress enclosure. In a first mode, the quilt is housed within the enclosure, utilizing the quilt as a mattress within the enclosure. In a second mode, the quilt is coupled along one or more sides of the shell via one or m...