ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,509,199, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to G180 LLC (Frisco, Texas).
"Personal flotation device" was invented by Carolyn Yvonne Gardner Maldonado (Frisco, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A personal flotation device includes a burst zipper connected to a back panel, a left panel, and a right panel of a shell of the personal flotation device. The personal flotation device further includes an inflatable bladder sewn into a seam of the shell of the personal flotation device. The seam extends through one or more of a neck panel, the left panel, and the right panel of the shell. The personal flotation device further includes strap compon...