ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,604,933, issued on April 21, was assigned to euphorm LLC (Philadelphia).

"Chest binder" was invented by Eppchez Yes (Philadelphia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A chest binder to secure chest tissue of a wearer in a position that spreads the chest tissue outwards from the sternum towards respective sides of a body of the wearer, all to flatten a chest profile of the wearer. The chest binder can include a band configured to extend across a back of and around each side of the wearer, and partially across a front of the wearer. Also included are two straps, where a portion of each strap loop is attached to the band. Each strap can be confi...