ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,408,776, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to SLEEP RIGHT PRODUCTS LLC (North Brunswick, N.J.).
"Foldable bed" was invented by Lawrence C. Brody (Monroe Township, N.J.), Preston Baker (Plainsboro, N.J.) and Richard Keschinger (Houston).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A foldable bed includes a first outer panel defining a length and a width, a middle panel hingedly coupled to the first outer panel along an inner edge of the first outer panel, the middle panel defining a length and a width, the middle panel defining a cut-out having a length and a width, and a second outer panel hingedly coupled to the middle panel opposite the first outer pa...