ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,419,363, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to Spanx LLC (Atlanta).
"Shaping garment with adjustable low back" was invented by Angelica Melendez (Atlanta), Jennifer Johnson (Atlanta) and Elena Novosiolova (Atlanta).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Designing shapewear for special occasion garments with low cut necklines and back lines can be especially challenging. The challenge lies in constructing a garment that effectively shapes the wearer while simultaneously eliminating significant amounts of material from the chest and/or back region. Disclosed herein are shaping garments designed to be worn underneath garments with low cut back lines....