US Patent Issued to BOA Technology on Aug. 26 for "Tightening mechanisms and applications including the same" (Colorado Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,396,521, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to BOA Technology Inc. (Denver).

"Tightening mechanisms and applications including the same" was invented by Robert E. Burns (Denver), Gary R. Hammerslag (Steamboat Springs, Colo.), Eric C. Irwin (Denver), Kristopher C. Lovett (Denver), Michael J. Nickel (Golden, Colo.) and Mark S. Soderberg (Conifer, Colo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This disclosure relates to articles that include a tightening mechanism, such as reel-based lace tightening mechanism, configured to tighten the article by rotation of a knob. The articles can include a concealing portion that is configured to conceal or protect a...