ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,727,691, issued on Sept. 8.

"Multi-layered anatomically engineered, 3 position bed pillow, to reduce sleep apnea and snoring, with methods for design, manufacturing and use" was invented by Anthony B Kram (Buffalo Grove, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The pillow is created to allow sleeping in three positions-left side, back side, and right side. The shapes and sizes of the pillow are taken from anatomical measurements of the body to support the sleeper's size, position and comfort needs. The side position is the height of the sleepers shoulder. The side positions top also tilts the face slightly upward and has a large divot for the...