ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,310,506, issued on May 27, was assigned to Sleep Number Corp. (Minneapolis).
"Adjustable bed system with foundations having first and second configurations" was invented by Stacy Marie Stusynski (Blaine, Minn.), John McGuire (New Hope, Minn.) and Yi-ching Chen (Maple Grove, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In one example, this disclosure describes an adjustable bed system that includes first and second adjustable foundations, at least one first motor to adjust the first adjustable foundation, at least one second motor to adjust the second adjustable foundation, a configurable device having a first state and a second state, and a cent...