ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,376,636, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to Amer Sports Canada Inc. (North Vancouver, Canada).
"Recessed belt loop" was invented by Morgan A. Cooper (Squamish, Canada) and Erik M. Schwab (Coquitlam, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A garment may include a body having a channel and a belt loop extending along and at least partially recessed within the channel."
The patent was filed on Nov. 16, 2022, under Application No. 17/988,568.
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