ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,446,645, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to AQUA SECO LLC (New York).

"Head covering" was invented by Eileen W. Goldblatt (New York) and Beth J. Polish (New York).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A head covering is described that includes a cap formed from a first stretchable material and shaped to encompass a top of a human head, an elastic band connected to a circumferential rim of the cap, and a headband formed from a second stretchable material and arranged around and connected to a bottom circumferential region of the cap. In certain implementations, the headband is non-detachably or detachably connected to the bottom circumferential r...