ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,433,350, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to Bittyrina LLC (Valley Village, Calif.).

"Garment with selective enlargement and compression" was invented by Brett Lindsay Murphy (Valley Village, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A garment with selective compression may include multiple regions associated with different parts of a user's body, such as the arms, chest, midsection, buttocks, and legs. Each region of the garment may have a different level of compression. Higher levels of compression may provide support and alter the shape of the associated body part, while lower levels of compression may provide a smooth appearance without alt...