ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,465,182, issued on Nov. 11.

"Travelers seat" was invented by Sterling Cousar (Fairdield, Ala.), Collin Cousar (Fairfield, Ala.) and Stephanie Cousar (Fairfield, Ala.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A travelers seat comprising a unitary portable toilet seat having an upper surface for supporting a user and an underside for engaging a toilet bowl and adhesive for securing at least one of a plurality of individually removable seat covers secured to the underside of the toilet seat. In alternative embodiments, the inventive seat further includes a plurality of individually removable toilet seat or toilet bowl covers secured to the underside o...