ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,336,636, issued on June 24, was assigned to L&P Property Management Co. (South Gate, Calif.).

"Posturized pocketed spring comfort layer" was invented by Guido Eigenmann (Carthage, Mo.) and Darrell A. Richmond (Carthage, Mo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A posturized comfort layer for a bedding or seating product has different sections of different firmness due to different mini coil springs within the sections. The springs may be individually pocketed between two sheets of non-woven polypropylene fabric joined with circular seams or rectangular seams. Each circular seam joins opposed pieces of fabric around one of the mini coil springs ...