ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,336,651, issued on June 24.

"Method and apparatus for foot pillow" was invented by Elouise Yvonne Stephen (Anthem, Ariz.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A foldable pillow is provided. The pillow may have first, second, and third sections. The first and third sections may be formed by a single pillow. The second section may be formed by a plurality of pillows configured to optimize folding of the foldable pillow. The first, second, and third sections may be arranged sequentially. A user's foot may be placed on the first section. The third section may be folded over and placed on top of the first section (such as over the user's foot). The ...