ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,599,238, issued on April 14, was assigned to Hyundai Transys Inc. (Seosan-si, South Korea).

"Neck supporting device" was invented by Gu Chang Kang (Hwaseong-si, South Korea), Seong Yun Yeo (Incheon, South Korea), Hyun Seok Song (Hwaseong-si, South Korea) and Ui Jeong Lee (Hwaseong-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is a neck supporting device including a housing capable of being attached to or detached from a seat, a main body capable of being withdrawn from the inside of the housing, the main body including two support portions disposed at two opposite sides of one surface of the main body, respectively, and config...