ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,357,036, issued on July 15, was assigned to adidas AG (Herzogenaurach, Germany).
"Athletic bra" was invented by Clair Wallace (Portland, Ore.) and Emily Jagos (Portland, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sports garment includes a cup portion that receives and conforms to a user's breasts, a base portion disposed along a bottom edge of the cup portion, a first strap portion disposed along a first side edge of the base portion, and a second strap portion disposed along a second side edge of the base portion. The first and second strap portions each include a shoulder strap that may be removably coupled to the cup portion to adjust the ...