ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,667,150, issued on June 30, was assigned to LULULEMON ATHLETICA CANADA INC. (Vancouver, Canada).
"Waistband for a lower torso garment" was invented by Lok Lam Yeung (Vancouver, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Examples of an elastic waistband for a lower torso garment are disclosed. The waistband includes a front portion for covering at least a portion of a pelvic area of a wearer, and a back portion for covering at least a portion of a lower back area of the wearer. Each of the front and back portions include an inner fabric layer extending from a top circumferential edge to a bottom circumferential edge of the waistband, an outer ...