ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,545,380, issued on Feb. 10.

"Smart apparel" was invented by Alessandra E. Myslinski (Sunnyvale, Calif.), William T. Myslinski (Sunnyvale, Calif.) and Lucas J. Myslinski (Sunnyvale, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A smart clothing and backpack system enables a user to perform many actions. The smart clothing includes circuitry and/or is made of a conductive material enclosed in an insulation material. The smart clothing includes a set of sensors configured to detect body information. The smart clothing includes multiple electromagnets configured to adjust a size of the smart clothing. The electromagnets are configured to have an inc...