ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,557,928, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to airweave inc. (Aichi, Japan).

"Cushion member and method for manufacturing the same" was invented by Akira Mizuno (Aichi, Japan) and Yusuke Hayashi (Aichi, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cushion member is provided which can stabilize a head position while sinking a head moderately. The cushion member is a cushion member for a pillow which is formed using a filament three-dimensional bonded member obtained by three-dimensionally fusing filaments formed of a thermoplastic resin, in a width direction, repulsive forces in regions on the sides of both end portions are higher than a repulsive...