ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,383,072, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to Purple Innovation LLC (Lehi, Utah).

"Mattresses including gel cushions over coils" was invented by Shawn David Moon (Cedar Hill, Utah), Lars C. Hamilton (Carmel, Ind.) and Tanner R. Wheadon (Washington, Utah).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mattress assembly includes a base core layer and an inner core located over the base core layer. The inner core includes coil springs. The mattress assembly also includes a side panel assembly located around a perimeter of the inner core. The side panel assembly includes a spacer fabric located over and transverse to the base core layer. The spacer fabric in...