ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,702,212, issued on Aug. 11.

"Head wrap apparatus" was invented by Dana Brown (Elizabethtown, Ky.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A head wrap apparatus for protecting a user's hair and makeup from damage includes a panel which is flexible and has a plurality of corners. The plurality of corners includes a first corner and a second corner which are positioned opposite each other across an edge of the panel. At least one strip is coupled to a surface of the panel. The at least one strip has a pair of ends, each which is coupled to the surface of the panel such that the at least one strip crimps the panel. Methods of using the head wrap appar...