ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,532,928, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to Acushnet Co. (Fairhaven, Mass.).
"Garment with adjustable collar" was invented by Brock D. Rankine (New Bedford, Mass.) and Peter J. Skurla III (Bridgewater, Mass.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An article comprising an upper garment with a multi-layer collar configured to extend around a neck region of a subject's body. The multi-layer collar may comprise an inner collar member with a first lower edge and a first upper edge and an outer collar member with a second lower edge and a second upper edge. In some cases, the first lower edge and the second lower edge may be joined together to form a ...