ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,775,958, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to DESIGNOVEL (Pohang-si, South Korea).

"Apparatus and method for supporting product planning" was invented by Ki Young Shin (Seoul, South Korea) and Woo Sang Song (Seoul, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus and method for supporting product planning capable of predicting product design planning and sales quantity based on data are disclosed. An apparatus for supporting product planning according to one embodiment includes an interface configured to input or output data, and a product planner connected to the interface, in which the product planner classifies one or more search...