ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,490,788, issued on Dec. 9.
"Wearable blanket" was invented by Eric Li (Chino Hills, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A wearable blanket that is usable in a variety of different configurations whereby the blanket has a central waist slit, a drawstring or belt, and one or more fasteners, wherein the blanket does not comprise a hood or sleeves, and wherein the blanket is wearable by a user by pulling the blanket down from a head of the user or up from feet of the user through the central waist slit, securing the blanket around a waist area of the user by cinching the drawstring or belt, and securing the blanket on shoulders of a user wi...