ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,250,978, issued on March 18.
"Morti-wrap" was invented by Shannon Kenda Bull (Decatur, Ill.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vacuum-sealed cadaver garment device for containing a cadaver and limiting the bulky appearance of clothing added to the cadaver includes a coverall constructed of a flexible, air-impermeable material and having a neck edge defined by a neck opening and a pair of cuffs defined by a pair of wrist openings. A neck adhesive is coupled to the coverall adjacent the neck edge and a pair of wrist adhesives are coupled to the coverall adjacent the pair of cuffs which create air-tight seals with the cadaver. A vacuum port ...