ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,564,226, issued on March 3, was assigned to Fashion Institute of Technology (New York).
"Infant-nursing safety garment" was invented by Lauren Zodel (New York) and Barbara Seggio (New York).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to an article of clothing that is worn by a person for preventing an infant from accidental falling while the person nurses the infant. The article may be a garment that includes an item of clothing to be worn by a person and a support garment panel attached to the item of clothing. The support garment panel is attached to the perimeter of the armholes of the item of clothing and defines a po...