ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,251,039, issued on March 18.

"Folding pillow" was invented by Jay Davis (Lindon, Utah), Damian Dayton (Lehi, Utah) and Brandon Barney (Lehi, Utah).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A folding pillow includes a top pillow section and a bottom pillow section. The top pillow section includes a first access opening, and a first internal pillow insert. The bottom pillow section includes a second access opening, and a second internal pillow insert. The folding pillow also includes a hinge section, where the folding pillow is configured to fold at the hinge section and have a folded position and an unfold position. The folding pillow also includes ...