US Patent Issued on July 21 for "Pop up vest" (Virginia Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,685,349, issued on July 21.

"Pop up vest" was invented by Joseph Jefferson Keever (Virginia Beach, Va.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Apparatus and associated methods relate to a pop-up vest, illustratively implemented as a flotation apparel item comprising a water sport apparel item, an inflatable Personal Flotation Device (PFD) configured in the water sport apparel item, and an inflation trigger configured to inflate the PFD. The water sport apparel item may comprise a shirt, t-shirt, wetsuit or rash guard. The water sport apparel item may be adapted to include a plurality of ribs to provide structural support to the PFD. The inflation...