ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,778,214, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to Under Armour Inc. (Baltimore).
"Athletic bra" was invented by Lauren Smyczek (Baltimore), Kayla Stevens (Baltimore), Allison Hicks (Baltimore) and Michael Seiz (Baltimore).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An athletic bra includes a front portion and a rear portion, where the front portion includes a plurality of sections that form regions having different degrees of elasticity. The sections of the front portion are oriented such that a gradient in elasticity is imparted along the front portion between the plurality of sections."
The patent was filed on Oct. 16, 2024, under Application No. 18/916,93...