ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,491,116, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to THE INACTIVE COMPANY LLC (Atlanta).

"Sleep mask products" was invented by Lori Oliver (Atlanta), Lauren Rials (Atlanta) and Mayur Vansia (Atlanta).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to sleep mask products and methods of making same. Disclosed are sleep mask products comprising: a mask body and a mask strap; wherein the mask strap has a first attachment point to a first lateral edge of the mask body and a second attachment point to a second lateral edge of the mask body; and wherein the mask body comprises a first fabric layer; a second fabric layer; a first foam layer; a...