US Patent Issued to Regents of the University of Minnesota on Aug. 19 for "Topographically conforming garments" (Minnesota Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,392,063, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to Regents of the University of Minnesota (Minneapolis).

"Topographically conforming garments" was invented by Kevin Eschen (Minneapolis), Julianna Abel (Minneapolis), Bradley Thomas Holschuh (North Oaks, Minn.) and Rachael Margaret Granberry (Minneapolis).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Advances in actuating fabrics could enable a paradigm shift in the field of smart wearables by dynamically fitting themselves to the unique topography of the human body. Active fabrics and fitting mechanisms are described herein that enable garments to conform around surface concavities without requiring high elasti...