ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,320,060, issued on June 3, was assigned to EVOLVED BY NATURE INC. (Needham, Mass.).

"Silk coated fabrics and products and methods of preparing the same" was invented by Gregory H. Altman (Providence, R.I.), Enrico Mortarino (Hickory, N.C.), Sara Ann Johnson (Cambridge, Mass.), Maria L. Ufret (Grafton, Mass.), Markrete Krikorian (Arlington, Mass.) and Rebecca L Lacouture (Needham, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Silk coated and/or infused performance materials, apparel, and methods of preparing the same are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, silk performance apparel includes textiles, fabrics, consumer products, and other material...