US Patent Issued to SEALY TECHNOLOGY on Aug. 12 for "Spring core with integrated cushioning layer" (North Carolina, Virginia Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,383,074, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to SEALY TECHNOLOGY LLC (Trinity, N.C.).

"Spring core with integrated cushioning layer" was invented by Darin T. Thomas (Salisbury, N.C.), Stephen Wallace (Duffield, Va.) and Christina Pollock (Greensboro, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A spring core is provided that includes a plurality of coil springs having an upper portion and a lower portion that collectively define an interior cavity. The spring core further includes a continuous upper fabric layer that covers each coil spring and defines a recess in the interior cavity of each coil spring. A cushioning layer is positioned atop the cont...