ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,490,779, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to GLOBAL TRADEMARKS INC. (Nazareth, Pa.).

"Bra assembly to provide proper fit for multiple sized wearers" was invented by Mark Waldman (New Hope, Pa.), Ruth Gordon (Bernardsville, N.J.) and Lisa Mary Butler (Parsippany, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure provides a new bra assembly that allows for the fashionable fit of two or more bra sized wearers in a single bra sized garment. The present disclosure also provides for a bra assembly that enables wearers with different cup sizes, as well as many different underband sizes, to comfortable fit into the same bra sized garment."...