ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,262,778, issued on April 1, was assigned to NIKE Inc. (Beaverton, Ore.).
"Articles and methods of making articles including a coating" was invented by Charles R. Edwards (Portland, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure is directed to articles that include a cured coating that includes a matrix of crosslinked polymers and optionally a colorant (e.g., pigment particles or dye or both). The cured coating can include a matrix of crosslinked polymers. The cured coating is a product of crosslinking a coating composition comprising uncrosslinked polymers (e.g., a dispersion of uncrosslinked polymers in a carrier to form the...