ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,257,193, issued on March 25, was assigned to BRUMABA GMBH & Co. KG (Geretsried, Germany).

"Head cap" was invented by Michael Albert (Wolfratshausen, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a head cap, for placement of a head of a person. The head cap comprises a support shell with an inner face facing the head and an outer face facing away from the head and a cover shell with an inner face facing the head and a outer face facing away from the head, wherein at least the inner face of the support shell is optionally at least along an outer edge of the inner face, preferably over the entire surface, cushioned with a...