ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,310,426, issued on May 27, was assigned to LABORATOIRES INNOTHERA (Arcueil, France).
"Textile device for pregnant women" was invented by Nathanael Molard (Arcueil, France), Marylene Jeandel (Arcueil, France) and Olivier Mailliot (Arcueil, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device having an elastic ventral band having a right-hand ventral portion and a left-hand ventral portion that are intended to extend respectively on the right-hand side and the left-hand side of the pregnant woman's belly in a use position in which said device is being worn by the pregnant woman, and a dorsal band having a right-hand dorsal portion and a left-han...