ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,484,722, issued on Dec. 2.
"Travel pillow" was invented by Steven C. Brady (Boise, Idaho).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A travel pillow that is transported in a flat or closed position. The travel pillow has a pillow body that is configured to support an occipital region of a user's head and upper neck in an opened position. The pillow body has two wings attached to a back side of the travel pillow. Each wing each has a first end attached to the pillow body. Each wing extends inward along the pillow body from the attachment to the pillow body. The inner end of each wing is free from the pillow body. The first end each wing is bent outward...