ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,396,557, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to The Lovesac Co. (Stamford, Conn.).

"Modular furniture and reclining assemblies" was invented by Shawn D. Nelson (Washington, Utah), David M. Underwood (Hurricane, Utah), Lynn Curtis Strong (St. George, Utah), Stephen Ciccarelli (St. George, Utah), Zach Gaarder (Central, Utah), Casey Lee Webb (Washington, Utah), Jacob D. Forman (Washington, Utah), Braquel L Urie (Cedar City, Utah), Brian Kuchler (Hurricane, Utah) and Tyler Sanders (St. George, Utah).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed are furniture systems including at least one reclining assembly. The reclining assembly can be configured to...