ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,317,941, issued on June 3.
"Multi-use article" was invented by Ashley Sankar (Phoenix).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed are embodiments of a multi-use article that can function as a jacket, carrying bag, blanket and/or pillow. In one embodiment, a multi-use article includes a first portion (torso cover) and a second portion (leg cover) releasably coupled by a fastener. The leg cover can include another fastener along axial edges of the leg cover to releasably couple its axial edges and form an enclosure. The leg cover can include a third fastener along a distal edge of the leg cover to provide the bottom of a bag when the third fas...