ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,290,121, issued on May 6, was assigned to adidas AG (Herzogenaurach, Germany).
"Article of apparel" was invented by Stephanie K. Muhlenfeld (Portland, Ore.) and Kozet Mitchell (Tygh Valley, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bra including a closure system, the closure system including a first layered fabric body, a second layered fabric body, a loop assembly secured to the first layered fabric body, and a hook assembly secured to the second layered fabric body. The hook assembly is configured to interface with the loop assembly to secure the first layered fabric body to the second layered fabric body, and the first layered fabric body...