Inventor Brett Boles-Murphy Receives Utility Patent After Years of Product Development and Testing

United States — September 15, 2026 — Inventor, author, and entrepreneur Brett Boles-Murphy has received her first utility patent for a functional compression garment, marking a significant milestone in a product-development journey that began with an effort to solve a practical clothing challenge involving her daughter.

The patent, granted in October 2025 after approximately five years of examination, represents years of product development, prototyping, testing, iteration, and refinement. For Boles-Murphy, the milestone also reflects a broader career focused on turning ideas into tangible products and services.

From Early Ideas to Invention

Boles-Murphy’s interest in creating and developing new ideas began during childhood. She spent time writing stories and poems, recording original songs, and developing ideas intended to make everyday life easier for others.

Her younger brother, Alan, was among her earliest collaborators. The two spent time developing ideas and experimenting with limited resources, an experience that helped establish Boles-Murphy’s interest in creating and testing new concepts.

Her professional path initially took her through finance, accounting, and project management before she returned more directly to invention and product development. Her legal education and experience managing projects and teams also became part of the foundation she later used to navigate the product-development and patent process.

A Practical Problem Became a Product Development Opportunity

In 2015, Boles-Murphy formally began developing her career as an inventor and author. One of her early projects emerged from a practical problem she observed with her daughter, who struggled to use the restroom while wearing a traditional children’s leotard.

Boles-Murphy developed a children’s leotard intended to address that challenge. Although the garment was not granted a patent, the development process provided experience that informed her subsequent work on an adult compression garment.

The lessons learned through developing and refining the children’s garment contributed to her approach to subsequent product iterations, including the compression garment that ultimately became the subject of her first utility patent.

Years of Prototyping and Testing

Boles-Murphy later developed a functional compression garment known as The Bawdy Filter®. During the product-development process, she created and evaluated multiple prototypes.

Between 2019 and 2020, she spent approximately 300 days wearing prototypes as part of her product-testing process. The testing enabled her to evaluate factors including fit, construction, durability, comfort, and wearability while continuing to refine the design.

The development process extended over several years as Boles-Murphy continued working on inventions and other products while also serving in corporate roles.

Building a Career Around Product Development

Throughout her career, Boles-Murphy has worked with creatives, entrepreneurs, and business owners on projects involving apparel, books, food products, intellectual property, experiences, and other concepts.

Her experience has reinforced the importance of testing, iteration, problem-solving, and persistence when developing an idea into a tangible product.

The October 2025 patent grant represents the culmination of one of those development efforts and provides a tangible milestone in her continuing work as an inventor.

A Milestone Beyond the Patent

For Boles-Murphy, receiving the patent represents more than protection for a single product. It marks the outcome of years spent developing ideas, evaluating prototypes, addressing practical problems, and navigating the uncertainty associated with bringing new concepts into reality.

Her experience also illustrates one of the less visible aspects of invention: product development can involve extended periods of experimentation before an idea reaches a meaningful milestone.

Boles-Murphy continues to advocate for creative problem-solving and continuous improvement, drawing on her experience in law, program management, entrepreneurship, and product development.

Her journey from childhood experimentation to a granted utility patent demonstrates how an initial idea can evolve through testing, refinement, and persistence into a tangible invention.

About SOW Business LLC

SOW Business LLC is a U.S.-based business focused on supporting entrepreneurship, product development, and innovative ideas. The company is associated with inventor and entrepreneur Brett L. Murphy and her work in developing products, intellectual property, and business concepts.

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