ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,532,970, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to Ergomotion Inc. (Goleta, Calif.).

"Extendable support frame for an articulating bed platform" was invented by Hunter Davis Totemeier (Fort Wayne, Ind.) and Zhou Qing (Jiaxing Zhejiang, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An articulating bed incorporates a base frame having base side rails and a head end and a foot end, and a support frame having support side rails. An extension assembly including a carriage is carried by the base side rails. The carriage is mounted with wheels engaging the base side rails to translate from a first position through a range progressing toward the head end to a f...