ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,385,316, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to Loungera Inc. (Bedford, N.Y.).

"Outdoor chaise lounge with integrated lock-box and communications system" was invented by Michael Edelman (New York).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An outdoor chaise lounge including a lock-box integrated therein. The chaise lounge may have a photovoltaic device mounted to a portion of a seat member where a user rests his or her head, and the lock-box may be positioned below a foot portion of the seat member. The foot portion of the seat member may be configured to be rotated upwards to enable a user to access the lock-box. In an embodiment, electronic devices may...