ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,426,650, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to Gianine LLC (Atlanta).

"Bikini with detachable skirt" was invented by Gianine McKenna (Atlanta).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A garment system may include a bikini top, which may be designed with a cover portion. This cover portion may be configured to cover at least a portion of a wearer's bust. The bikini top may also incorporate one or more attachment points. Additionally, the system may include a detachable skirt. This skirt may have one or more attachment mechanisms, which may be disposed along an upper peripheral edge of the skirt. These attachment mechanisms may be designed to cooperat...