Intellectual Property India Publishes Patent Application for A Growth-Adaptive Soft-Performance Garment For Children With Pleated Expansion Zones

MUMBAI, India, Sept. 22 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202611088582 A) filed by K. R. Mangalam University on July 21, 2026, for A Growth-Adaptive Soft-Performance Garment For Children With Pleated Expansion Zones.

Inventors include Indrajeet Kumar; Sindhu Kumari; and Dr. Tanaya Verma.

The application for the patent was published on September 18, 2026, under issue no. 38/2026.

Abstract: A growth-adaptive soft-performance garment (100) for children is disclosed. The garment (100) comprises a garment body having at least one directional pleated expansion zone (102, 104, 106, 108) comprising a plurality of pleats (110) of a pleat-memory textile, a sequential locking arrangement (120) configured to releasab...