ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,257,169, issued on March 25, was assigned to DJO LLC (Carlsbad, Calif.).

"Height, depth and circumferential adjustment mechanisms for cervical collar" was invented by Alexis Doty (Carlsbad, Calif.), Tara VandenBerg (Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.), Robert Bejarano (Carlsbad, Calif.), Kevin Patrick Larmer (San Marcos, Calif.), J. Andrew Moulds (Encinitas, Calif.), Jeffrey M. Mullally (La Mesa, Calif.) and Paul J. Klock (Carlsbad, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Cervical collars, components thereof, and methods of using them overcome issues with conventional cervical collars."

The patent was filed on March 18, 2024, under Application No. ...