ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,408,762, issued on Sept. 9.

"Inflatable bed system with automatic rolling up and unfolding" was invented by Zhong Li (Huanggang, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An inflatable bed system with automatic rolling up and unfolding includes an inflatable bed and an air pump; the inflatable bed includes an airbag and a sponge liner disposed in the airbag; the airbag is provided with an air port, a side of the sponge liner defines multiple grooves, and the multiple grooves are arranged along a length direction of the sponge liner. When the inflatable bed is folded, the air pump deflates the inflatable bed, and during a deflation process, t...