ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,268,319, issued on April 8.

"Headphone case having fixed or inflatable cushion" was invented by Erik Mikael Ahroon (San Clemente, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A headphone case is provided that serves as both a case for storing headphones and other objects, and a cushion to be worn around the neck. The case has either a fixed cushion located on different parts of the case, or a material that can be inflated, where the material has an outside layer comprising a cushion material. The case has two halves, a top half and lower half, which are held together by one or more hinges or other means. The headphone case can have a control un...