ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,604,934, issued on April 21, was assigned to LULULEMON ATHLETICA CANADA INC. (Vancouver, Canada).

"Waistband for a garment" was invented by Linn Anderson (Vancouver, Canada), Yurika Cherise Shikai (Vancouver, Canada) and Allison Morgan Taylor (Vancouver, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Examples of a waistband for a garment are disclosed. The waist band includes a front portion for covering at least a portion of an abdomen of a wearer, a back portion for covering at least a portion of a lower back area of the wearer, a first inner panel extending from a front central line at the front portion to a back central line at the back port...