ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,317,023, issued on May 27.
"Electronic device accessories formed from intertwined fibers" was invented by David Bibl (Santa Cruz, Calif.), Matthew Rohrbach (San Francisco) and Peter Russell-Clarke (San Francisco).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Fibers may be intertwined to form structures for electronic devices and other parts. Fibers may be intertwined using computer-controlled braiding, weaving, and knitting equipment. Binder materials may be selectively incorporated into the intertwined fibers. By controlling the properties of the intertwined fibers and the patterns of incorporated binder, structures can be formed that include antenna w...