US Patent Issued to Nicola Shillito on Feb. 24 for "Garment or compression garment and method of use and/or manufacture thereof" (British Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,558,266, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to Nicola Shillito (Hull, Great Britain).

"Garment or compression garment and method of use and/or manufacture thereof" was invented by Alan Peacham (Hull, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A garment is provided that is arranged to be worn on a lower limb of a human subject and to cover a knee of the lower limb of the human subject and/or be provided at, above or below the knee of the lower limb of the human subject in use. At least one section of said garment is arranged to provide a compressive force to one or more locations on the lower limb of the human subject when worn in use. The...