ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,439,979, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to Florida State University Research Foundation Inc. (Tallahassee, Fla.).

"Garment retention clip system and method" was invented by Jessica Ridgway Clayton (Tallahassee, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A wearable clip system comprises a shoulder strap with a front portion and a back portion. The front portion comprises a main section and additional strap section. A first end of the main section is attached to a top clip, wherein the top clip is further coupled to the back portion. A second end of the main section is attached to a first clip portion of a bottom clip, wherein a second clip port...