ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,606,341, issued on April 21.

"Jar packaging for pillowcase" was invented by Melissa Bamberg (Loomis, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pillowcase is contained within a jar. The jar has an at least partly transparent sidewall. The pillowcase can thus be viewed through the sidewall of the jar. The sidewall is cylindrical in one embodiment, extending up from a circular base, which base is also at least partially transparent. A lid selectively closes an opening into an interior of the jar. The pillowcase has panels, folds and edges, which can be seen through the at least partly transparent sidewall of the jar and the base. The pillowc...