US Patent Issued to HBI Branded Apparel Enterprises on Feb. 24 for "Garment waistband system and method" (North Carolina Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,557,856, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to HBI Branded Apparel Enterprises LLC (Winston-Salem, N.C.).

"Garment waistband system and method" was invented by Tasha Perry (Winston-Salem, N.C.) and Jessica Singleton (Burlington, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A waistband for use in a garment is provided. The waistband may have a flexible body including a first portion imparted with a first width dimension, a second portion imparted with a second width dimension, and a transition portion imparted with a third width dimension. The transition portion may be disposed between the first portion and the second portion. The first width dimensi...