ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,342,942, issued on July 1, was assigned to FENG YI OUTDOOR LEISURE EQUIPMENT ENTERPRISE Co. LTD. (Taichung, Taiwan).

"Inflatable cushion structure" was invented by Ping-Ting Lin (Taichung, Taiwan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An inflatable cushion structure includes an inflatable cushion, a connecting unit, and a separating material unit. The inflatable cushion includes a upper surface layer, a lower surface layer, and multiple air passages. The connecting unit is mounted in each of the air passages and includes a first connecting member provided with multiple first transverse slits and a second connecting member provided with multiple s...