ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,466,159, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to ARACHNE LABS LLC (Carlisle, Pa.).

"Porous tube assembly" was invented by Christopher Anderson (Tukwila, Wash.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In one example, a porous tube assembly is described. The porous tube assembly comprises a material and at least one tube. The material is configured for an additive textile manufacturing process, and the at least one tube is integrated with the material by the additive textile manufacturing process. The at least one tube defines a hollow channel and one or more perforations that extend between the hollow channel and an outer surface of the at least one tub...