ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,765,683, issued on Oct. 20.

"Luggage with fold out table surface" was invented by Jeffrey Johnson (Brighton, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The luggage with fold out table surface is a luggage item. The luggage with fold out table surface incorporates a frame structure, a platform structure, and a nightstand structure. The platform structure and the nightstand structure attach to the frame structure. The platform structure is a collapsible structure. The platform structure deploys to form an elevated and horizontally oriented platform that is used as a bed. The nightstand structure deploys to form an elevated horizontally oriented w...