ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,453,384, issued on Oct. 28.

"Interchangeable garment adjustment system" was invented by Ashley J. Carlson (Kalispell, Mont.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A garment adjustment system includes a first connective element removably fastened to a garment by at least a first fastener affixed to the garment in a first location. A second connective element is removably fastened to the garment by at least a second fastener affixed to the garment in a second location. A linking component is linked to the first connective element and the second connective element such that adjustment of the linking component changes a distance between the first lo...