ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,685,679, issued on July 21, was assigned to Aquadini LLC (Austin, Texas).

"Reusable swimwear garment" was invented by Diane Mary Thibert (Austin, Texas) and Nina Georgieva Sadauskas (Austin, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein is a reusable swim garment capable of containing excreted human waste. The swim garment may comprise a swim brief and/or shell. The swim garment may provide level(s) of protection for containing excreted human waste, helping reduce or eliminate swimming facility closures and providing comfort to both the user and other occupants in the swimming facility. The plurality of levels of protection are p...