ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,310,502, issued on May 27, was assigned to Push Product Design LLC (Birmingham, Ala.).

"Automated task chair" was invented by Lloyd Bowers Cooper (Mountain Brook, Ala.), Foster Daniel Phillips (Homewood, Ala.) and Larry Todd Wilson (Sewanee, Tenn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An automated task chair with foot support that assists the user in sitting, working and resting in more optimal positions that promote both task effectiveness and user comfort."

The patent was filed on Jan. 6, 2023, under Application No. 18/093,923.

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