ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,575,620, issued on March 17, was assigned to Under Armour Inc. (Baltimore).

"One-piece bodysuit for athletic activities" was invented by Kevin Plank (Baltimore), Kasey Jarvis (Baltimore), Marcus Cheatham (Baltimore), Kathleen Su (Baltimore) and Diaa Abbas (Baltimore).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A one-piece body suit comprises a collar defining a high neck opening and a torso comprised of a four-way stretch fabric. The torso includes a thoracic region, an abdominal region, and a pelvic region. The thoracic region is connected to the collar and defines arm passages. The abdominal region is connected to the thoracic region. The pelvic re...