ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,677,887, issued on July 14.

"Garment with integrated storage" was invented by Rose Marie Phillips-Young (Toronto).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vest having an upper portion integrally formed with a lower portion wherein the upper portion has an abbreviated length in the front tapered to a long lower rear portion that includes inner storage compartments configured to receive and store a plurality of items. The present invention includes an outer layer and an inner layer wherein an upper storage compartment and a lower storage compartment are formed on the inner layer within the upper portion of the vest. The lower storage compartment in...