ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,408,733, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to BRCE ATHLETIC CORP. (East Lansing, Mich.).

"Composite textile" was invented by Tanvi Lakshmi Gadamsetti (East Lansing, Mich.) and Madhav Aggarwal (East Lansing, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A composite textile includes a first layer formed from a two-yarn composite that includes a first yarn formed from meta-aramid fibers and a second yarn formed from polyester fibers. The composite textile includes a second layer formed from the two-yarn composite and abutting the first layer along a longitudinal axis. The first yarn has a first surface, the second yarn has a second surface, and the f...