ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,392,059, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to Blue Origin Manufacturing LLC (Huntsville, Ala.).

"Self-adaptive fabric for space applications" was invented by Weidong Song (Woodinville, Wash.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Self-adaptive fabrics for space applications are provided. In one aspect, a fabric for use in space includes a structural fabric and a plurality of synthetic fibers woven into a self-adaptive fabric. The self-adaptive fabric is attached to the structural fabric. Each of the synthetic fibers includes a plurality of hollow cells containing a trapped gas. The synthetic fibers are formed of a material having a sufficient elas...