US Patent Issued to Forum Brands on April 22 for "Multi-functional cover for tray tables" (New York, Minnesota Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,279,708, issued on April 22, was assigned to Forum Brands LLC (New York).

"Multi-functional cover for tray tables" was invented by Nicholas Westhoven (New York) and Carolyn Vanous (Shoreview, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A multi-functional tray table cover is configured with a flexible sleeve and a relatively more rigid use area that enables users to simultaneously hygienically protect themselves from the tray table while still having an area for functional and practical purposes. For example, the flexible sleeve, which may be comprised of a spandex material, can stretch or at least encapsulate a tray table. Once positioned over t...