ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,329,259, issued on June 17.
"Luggage case" was invented by Alexander Wang (Wan Chai, Hong Kong).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A luggage case includes expansible sleeping compartment apparatus. The expansible sleeping compartment apparatus comprises at least two housing members which define a volume when closed together for receiving therein or thereon an expansible sleeping compartment in an unexpanded state. The expansible sleeping compartment apparatus is attached to at least one of said housing members. In an expanded state the surfaces of expansible sleeping compartment defines an enclosure with an opening for receiving a person ther...