ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,780,607, issued on Nov. 3.
"Elevator blanket and sound proofing cover" was invented by Jean Craig Barnave (Laurelton, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An elevator cover comprising a body section, said body section having a top edge and a bottom edge and left and right-side edges and an interior portion. There is also a strap coupled to the body section, wherein the strap has a top end coupled to a top edge of the body section and a bottom edge coupled to the interior portion of the body section and a plurality of openings disposed in the strap with the openings being disposed below the top edge of the body section. There is also a proc...