ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,414,596, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to LULULEMON ATHLETICA CANADA INC. (Vancouver, Canada).
"Hood structure for a garment" was invented by Elena Palchevsky (Maple Ridge, Canada) and Kim Bernice Wormgoor (Squamish, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Examples of a hood structure for a garment are disclosed. The hood structure includes a first hood portion for covering at least a portion of a wearer's head. The first hood portion has an outer surface, an inner surface, and an opening edge that defines a face opening when the hood structure is worn by the wearer. The hood structure also includes a second hood portion with an attach...