ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,557,855, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to ACUSHNET COMPANY (Fairhaven, Mass.).
"Garment including stretch panels" was invented by Peter J. Skurla III (Fairhaven, Mass.) and Bethany Rioux (Fairhaven, Mass.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A garment including at least one stretch panel incorporated into the garment. The garment includes a torso portion having a front and back side, a right sleeve attached to the portion, and a left sleeve attached to the torso portion. The at least one stretch panel includes a stretch panel positioned at least partially on the back side of the torso portion adjacent to where the right or left sleeve is att...