ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,369,659, issued on July 29, was assigned to NIKE Inc. (Beaverton, Ore.).
"Garment pocket" was invented by Cadman J. Cherry (Beaverton, Ore.), Luke Hammer (Portland, Ore.) and Heather E. Radich (Lake Oswego, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Aspects herein provide for a pocket structure for a garment that is configured to effectively stow and secure objects such as balls. The pocket structure comprises a gusset insert located on an outer-facing panel of the pocket structure and a pleat structure located on an inner-facing panel of the pocket structure. The gusset insert and the pleat structure work in combination to increase the interio...