ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,495,919, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to SEALY TECHNOLOGY LLC (Trinity, N.C.).
"Molded hybrid pillow" was invented by Brian M. Manuszak (Thomasville, N.C.), Robbie Hanson (Greensboro, N.C.), James A. Beamon (Jamestown, N.C.) and Allen M. Platek (Jamestown, N.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hybrid pillow includes a cushion material defining a recess. A coil panel is positioned within the recess of the cushion material with the coil panel formed of a plurality of coil springs, an upper fabric layer, and a lower fabric layer. The upper fabric layer and the lower fabric layer are joined between the plurality of coil springs and along ...