ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,465,101, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to Under Armour Inc. (Baltimore).
"Garment with tension closure pocket" was invented by Jason Berns (Baltimore) and Merida Miller (Baltimore).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A garment or article of clothing made of a resilient/elastomeric material includes at least a waist portion, a first leg portion, and a second leg portion. The waist portion further includes a pocket on the rear of the garment, where the pocket is defined by a backing panel, a first flap, and a second flap. The first flap is at least partially disposed over the second flap to secure contents between the backing panel and the sec...