ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,622,471, issued on May 12, was assigned to Even Adaptive Corp. (Baltimore).

"Closure system for garments" was invented by Marianne H. Weber (Baltimore), Rebeccah Pailes-Friedman (Brooklyn, N.Y.), Aybuke Sahin (Brooklyn, N.Y.), Yukiko Naoi (New York) and Mallory Blackburn (Brooklyn, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A garment includes a first panel comprising a first pocket and a first fastener on the first panel, and a second panel comprising a second pocket and a second fastener on the second panel. The first fastener couples with the second fastener to close a portion of the garment."

The patent was filed on Sept. 28, 2023, under App...