ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,415,111, issued on Sept. 16.
"Garment" was invented by Sergi Barragan I Plana (Breda, Spain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Different aspects of the invention relate to a garment comprising ballasts configurable in such a way as to strengthen the musculature of a particular area of the body, while at the same time allowing to carry out another activity, whether fun or therapeutic. In one aspect of the invention, the ballasts are arranged differently to treat different ailments. Different ballast arrangements comprise different configurations of mass applied per zone, the ballast arrangement on the surface of the body, and the pattern thi...