ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,648,602, issued on June 9, was assigned to NOORA OCEAN AB (Kullavik, Sweden).

"Wetsuit with a rear midportion opening" was invented by Nicklas Falk (Kullavik, Sweden) and Karin Lissbrant Falk (Kullavik, Sweden).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present relates to a wetsuit, comprising an upper body portion, a lower leg portion, and a mid-portion arranged between the upper body portion and the lower leg portion, the lower leg portion comprising a first leg and a second leg, wherein the first leg, the second leg and the mid-portion each comprises a front side and a rear side, wherein the wetsuit comprises a zipper configured to unzip at lea...