ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,728,060, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to After-Life Care LLC (Santaquin, Utah).

"Positioners and related methods" was invented by Melissa Hone (Santaquin, Utah) and Riley Glen Hone (Santaquin, Utah).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A positioner may include a compressible member forming a main body, two arms extending from the main body, and a top. The main body may have an average circumference greater than an average circumference of each arm. The compressible member may include a covering at least partially filled with a filler. A plurality of straps may be secured to the compressible member. The positioner may be secured around a neck...