ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,478,527, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to ACCORA Ltd. (Cambridge, Great Britain).
"Bed lifting mechanism" was invented by Julian Vos (Cambridge, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lifting mechanism for a bed comprises a leg connecting a foot to a frame for supporting a mattress, the frame defining a support plane; an actuator; a drive linkage mechanism comprising a drive input link pivotally connected to the frame about a first pivot axis and a drive output link pivotally connected to the frame about a second pivot axis; and a leg linkage mechanism comprising a leg input link and a leg output link, the leg input link being ...