ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,780,068, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to Hyundai Transys Inc. (Seosan-si, South Korea).
"Headrest apparatus" was invented by Guchang Kang (Hwaseong-si, South Korea), Seongyun Yeo (Incheon, South Korea) and Ui Jeong Lee (Hwaseong-si, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A headrest apparatus includes a front frame configured to support an occiput, a rear frame at least partially connected to the front frame and provided at an interval from the front frame, wing frames connected to the front frame by hinge shafts, provided at two opposite sides of the front frame, and configured to be folded about the hinge shafts, elastic members co...