ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,295,516, issued on May 13.
"Side sleeping pillow" was invented by Cynthia Daniels (Medina, Ohio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A specialized pillow is provided adapted for a woman's body and having a structure that allows rest with the body lying one's side. A linearly elongated ventral cushion support is provided bilaterally symmetric about a vertical centerline along the coronal plane. A right attachment harness connects with a left attachment harness to circumscribe a user's torso and allow for the ventral cushion support to be positioned against a user's chest along the sternum."
The patent was filed on Sept. 30, 2021, under Applica...