ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,398,493, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to NAUTILUS DEFENSE LLC (Pawtucket, R.I.).
"Functional braided composite yarn" was invented by James B. Owens Jr. (Lincoln, R.I.), Zane A. Lewis (Foster, R.I.) and Patrick M. Wynn (Cranston, R.I.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Braided composite yarns including one or more functional components such as conductors and one or more structural components such as para-aramid fibers, and methods of manufacture therefor. Bundles of at least one functional component and at least one structural component undergo simultaneous parallel winding under tension onto a single bobbin prior to braiding, thus reducin...