ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,414,590, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to Fallon & Ava LLC (Albany, N.Y.).

"Adjustable turtleneck" was invented by Fallon King (New York).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A garment, which may be a turtleneck sweater, shirt, blouse, top, dress, or other similar garment, with an adjustable collar. The adjustable collar is an open collar having first and second panel sections attached, respectively, to the two ends of the open collar. The free end of said first panel section may be removably secured to a free end of said second panel section in varying styles to allow for a range of aesthetics and comfort levels, such as in a bowtie closur...