ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. RE50,884, issued on May 12, was assigned to CCS Creations LLC (Orlando, Fla.).

"Hooded neck pillow with adjustable face covering" was invented by Chase Schneider (Orlando, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention provides a means to block light while resting, in particular, in a public environment such as on airplanes. A U-shaped neck pillow has a detachable hood. Attached to the inside of the hood near the face opening is a deployable face covering. The face covering is air permeable and has an interior pouch thereon for the removable placement of filters."

The patent was filed on Jan. 21, 2022, under Application No. 17/58...