US Patent Issued to The Texas A&M University System on Feb. 18 for "Deployable backrest, footrail and anti-fatigue mat ergonomic office stool" (Texas Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,226,031, issued on Feb. 18, was assigned to The Texas A&M University System (College Station, Texas).

"Deployable backrest, footrail and anti-fatigue mat ergonomic office stool" was invented by Mark E. Benden (College Station, Texas) and Jackson C. Jarman (Richardson, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A stool includes a base with a post extending therefrom. A seat is connected to a distal end of the post. In some configurations, the seat may be configured to act as a deployable back rest. A deployable anti-fatigue mat is connected to the base. In some configurations, the deployable anti-fatigue mat is attached to the base via a hinged...