ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,471,649, issued on Nov. 18.
"Garment with integrated mitten" was invented by Manuel Franklin Saavedra (Airdrie, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A garment with a reconfigurable and integrated mitten is provided. The garment includes a sleeve with the integrated mitten disposed at a distal end, wherein the mitten can be selectively used in a plurality of configurations, including a cuff position, a mitten position, and a trigger-finger position. The mitten features a palm panel with an inner and outer palm layer joined via a seam fastener to form a double palm layer. A finger panel is joined to the palm panel and includes a trigger f...