IP Library Granted Patent US 12,728,060
Granted Patent B2
US 12,728,060 · App. 18/400,479 · Granted Sep 8, 2026

Positioners and related methods

Inventors: Melissa Hone (Santaquin, UT); Riley Glen Hone (Santaquin, UT)
Assignee: After-Life Care LLC
A61G17/044A61F5/566
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Patent No.
US 12,728,060
App. No.
18/400,479
Granted
Sep 8, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A positioner may include a compressible member forming a main body, two arms extending from the main body, and a top. The main body may have an average circumference greater than an average circumference of each arm. The compressible member may include a covering at least partially filled with a filler. A plurality of straps may be secured to the compressible member. The positioner may be secured around a neck of a deceased person such that the main body secures a mouth of the deceased person closed and the main body and arms position a head of the deceased person in a substantially fixed position, such as for a funeral viewing. The positioners may also be used on a living person to reduce or eliminate snoring.

Claims (9)

1 . A positioner, comprising:

a compressible member forming a main body and two arms each extending from the main body, the compressible member also forming a top;

wherein the main body has an average circumference circumscribing the top and a bottom of the main body, and perpendicular with the top of the main body;

wherein each arm has an average circumference circumscribing the top and a bottom of the arm, and perpendicular with the top;

wherein the average circumference of the main body is greater than the average circumference of each arm; and

wherein the compressible member comprises a covering at least partially filled with a filler; and

a plurality of straps secured to the compressible member and extending therefrom;

wherein the positioner is configured to be secured around a neck of a person such that the main body secures a mouth of the person closed and the main body and arms position a head of the person in a substantially fixed position; and

wherein the main body and the arms form a T-shape configured to keep the main body abutting the neck, a bottom of the person's jaw, and a top of the person's chest.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 29, 2023
From: HONE, MELISSA; HONE, RILEY GLEN
To: AFTER-LIFE CARE LLC
Reel/Frame 065982/0710 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63477809 · Dec 29, 2022
Related Publication 20240216207A1 · Jul 4, 2024
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