ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,490,738, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to LULULEMON ATHLETICA CANADA INC. (Vancouver, Canada).
"Pro-microbial surface" was invented by Lynn Yuqin Wan (Vancouver, Canada), Robert John Gathercole (Vancouver, Canada) and Timothy Ryan McGee (Vancouver, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Examples of a mat are disclosed. The mat comprises a body with a first surface and a second surface, and a microbial component that comprises pre-determined microorganisms which are dispersed in the body of the mat between the first and second surfaces, on one of the first surface or the second surface, or on both of the first surface and the second surfac...