ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,667,141, issued on June 30, was assigned to NIKE Inc. (Beaverton, Ore.).
"Support garment" was invented by Tara L. Pennington (Portland, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Aspects herein are directed to a support garment that includes a number of features configured to provide a high level of support to a wearer's breasts while being comfortable to wear. The support garment includes a Y-shaped layer affixed to an inner surface of a front portion of the support garment that helps to limit upward movement of a wearer's breasts. The support garment also includes foam pads having a uniform thickness and a plurality of apertures located at s...