ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,428,160, issued on Sept. 30.
"Travel privacy and protective curtain" was invented by Michael Straub (Pacific Grove, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A personal privacy and protective curtain is disclosed, comprising a portable curtain having a material to at least partially cover an opening provided in a vehicle's cabin. The personal privacy and protective curtain to at least partially block a passenger from view and provide a protective sanitary barrier during travel. At least one attachment mechanism releasably engages with a surface of at least one fixture within the vehicle cabin to interface with a corresponding attachment mec...