ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,538,992, issued on Feb. 3.
"Reconfigurable pillowcase" was invented by Steven Williams (Boca Raton, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A reconfigurable pillowcase 10 has two congruent panels 12 of non-absorbent fabric connected at two lateral sides 14 and a closed distal end 16. Three handles 30 extend in a proximal direction from the proximal open end 18 of each panel 12. Fastening strips 22 inside the pillowcase's proximal open end 18 seal off the interior of the pillowcase. The handles 30 form one pair of medial handles 50 and two pairs of lateral handles 52 which may be folded over each other and held with a single hand. The folding ...