US Patent Issued on Sept. 8 for "Double-graded waist and hip lower garments and methods of manufacture" (Missouri Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,727,627, issued on Sept. 8.

"Double-graded waist and hip lower garments and methods of manufacture" was invented by Mandy Shanks (Columbia, Mo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pattern assembly of a plurality of lower garments is provided. The pattern assembly includes a pattern of one of the plurality of lower garments. The pattern includes a waistband portion in a first size in a first grading and a hip portion in a second size in a second grading, the hip portion extending from the waistband portion. The first size in the first grading is different from the second size in the second grading."

The patent was filed on May 23, 2023, und...