ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,490,778, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to Little Movements Inc. (Firth, Neb.).

"Supportive garment" was invented by Marissa Whalen (Firth, Neb.), Lyndsey Haag (Hickman, Neb.) and Jaclyn Tejeda (Firth, Neb.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A supportive garment may include a front panel for chest coverage. The front panel may include a first inner layer with fixed cupless padding, and a second inner layer of perforated fabric securely overlaying and fixed to the cupless padding. The front panel may include an outer layer, which encases the first and second inner layers, composed of elastic fabric. The supportive garment may include a set of ...