ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,440,040, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to BELGRAVIA WOOD Ltd. (Tortola, British Virgin Islands).
"Air bed valve" was invented by Victor Hugo Ocegueda Gallaga (Baja California, Mexico), Chaolong Lan (Shenzhen, China), Minglian Ma (Shenzhen, China) and May Kong Wong (Gunangdong, China).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The disclosed technology includes an air valve assembly for providing flexibility for a user when inflating an inflatable air mattress. The air valve assembly can include a base configured to attach to a portion of the inflatable air mattress, a middle valve configured to attach to the base portion and having a first diameter,...