ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,696,940, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to Arapza Store Corp. (Langford, Canada).

"Garment for enhancing privacy while dipping" was invented by Ann-Marie Harmon de Clare (Sooke, Canada), Brian Harmon de Clare (Sooke, Canada) and Kim Hoffman (Sooke, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A garment for enhancing privacy while dipping is provided that includes a front face and a back face. The back face includes a bag in an inside out orientation. The bag has a top end and a bottom end. Moreover, the garment includes a right side, a left side, a top side, a bottom side, and a disc having a first surface and a second surface. The disc is remov...