ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,508,146, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to OSSUR ICELAND EHF (Reykjavik, Iceland).
"Cervical collar" was invented by Henry Hsu (Foothill Ranch, Calif.), Mark Harman Powell (Foothill Ranch, Calif.), Christopher Callicott Webster (Foothill Ranch, Calif.) and Jared Olivo (Foothill Ranch, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cervical collar having an anterior component including a main support, an intermediate support pivotally connecting to the main support at a rear portion of the anterior component, and forming a frontal opening with the main support. An adjustment mechanism connects the main support to the intermediate support and lo...