ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,527,708, issued on Jan. 20.
"Anatomically adaptable headrest apparatus" was invented by Christian Hirschbeck (Munich).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure provides a headrest for therapeutic environments which is able to adapt and conform to the individual anatomic shape of a patient's head to provide firm support in a desired position for the duration of a therapy session, and which is able to maintain that shape to provide consistent positioning of a patient's head across multiple sessions. The headrest comprises an adjustable support element coupled to a headrest shell, with a headrest cushion being affixed to the shel...