ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,501,191, issued on Dec. 16.
"Systems with hidden openings" was invented by James G. Griffin II (Redwood City, Calif.), Lukas Satas (Santa Clara, Calif.), Michael S. Nashner (San Jose, Calif.), Zuguang Chen (Milpitas, Calif.) and Jason T. Parker (San Francisco).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system such as a vehicle, building, vessel, aircraft, or electronic device system may have a layer of material with invisible laser-drilled openings. The layer of material may include an outer layer of fabric overlapping an inner layer such as an inner foam layer. Laser-drilled openings may include outer openings in the fabric layer and inner opening...