ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,290,115, issued on May 6, was assigned to Coolside Ltd. (Glasgow, Great Britain).

"Garments" was invented by Ryder Magnus Iain Meggitt (Dunfermline, Great Britain), Jonathan Ian Campbell (Glasgow, Great Britain) and Eilidh Alexandra Earle-Mitchell (Glasgow, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A garment (1) comprising a sheet of fabric material (2) and a wearer attachment device (4) is illustrated and described. The wearer attachment device is configured to allow the garment to be attached to the neck or head of the wearer. The garment comprises one or more releasable fastening devices (6a, 6b, 6c). The sheet of fabric is configu...