ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,414,593, issued on Sept. 16.
"Performance-based armwear and hand coverage for an active lifestyle" was invented by Jacquelyne Yoo (Hightstown, N.J.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A garment is disclosed that comprises a sleeve portion, a hand covering portion, and optionally a thumb covering portion. The garment is ideally suited to changes in weather as the garment can go quickly and facilely from a first position wherein only a sleeve is present to cover an arm to a second position wherein an arm and a hand are both covered. The garment design is highly adaptable in that it can have both mitten like characteristics or glove like charac...