ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,290,113, issued on May 6.

"Adjustable undergarment" was invented by Eric Swezey (Billerica, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure is an adjustable undergarment with support pouch that is formed by a support panel located in a front panel of an inner liner of the adjustable undergarment. Furthermore, the front panel includes a pair of bungee cords on the left and right, and toggles at the upper end of each cord which are positioned laterally to the support pouch, and the first end of each cord is secured to the support pouch. Tightening and loosening the bungee cords allows for adjustments of the support pouch rangin...