ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,490,790, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to Wilson Sporting Goods Co. (Chicago).
"Beverage pocket of an apparel article" was invented by Joelle Michaeloff (Philadelphia).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A garment configured for retaining a beverage container and for use on the lower body of a user. The garment includes a pocket coupled to the garment, and a tab coupled to the garment at first and second locations. The pocket includes a lower closed edge, first and second closed side edges and an open upper edge. The pocket is sized to removably receive and retain the beverage container. The first and second locations are spaced apart from eac...