ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,385,181, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to EVOLVED BY NATURE INC. (Needham, Mass.).
"Silk performance apparel and products and methods of preparing the same" was invented by Gregory H. Altman (Providence, R.I.) and Enrico Mortarino (Hickory, N.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Silk infused performance apparel and methods of preparing the same are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, silk performance apparel includes textiles, fabrics, consumer products, leather, and other materials that are coated with aqueous solutions of pure silk fibroin based protein fragments. In some embodiments, coated apparel products, textiles, and upholstery...