ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,239,253, issued on March 4, was assigned to Proglobe EC LLC (Lake Worth Beach, Fla.).

"Travel blanket folding kit" was invented by Andreas Siljestroem (West Palm Beach, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A travelling kit for storing travel accessories in a travel bag, wherein the travel bag is transformable to a travel blanket. The travel blanket, in a planar, flat condition, circumscribes a cover portion defined by perimetral joining edges adjacent an interface of the travel blanket and the cover portion. The travel portion is foldable around a neck pillow and other travel accessories so that when the cover portion is folded in half, t...