ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,582,182, issued on March 24, was assigned to Amer Sports Canada Inc. (North Vancouver, Canada).
"Garment waist pocket with pocket retainer" was invented by Ashley B. Anson (Milwaukie, Ore.) and Nelle Horsley (North Vancouver, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A garment may include a waistband, a lower extension extending downward from the waistband, an upward facing waist pocket along an exterior of the waistband, the upward facing waist pocket having an interior and a bottom and a pocket retainer within the upward facing waist pocket and forming an internal retention space having a retention space mouth."
The patent was filed on S...