ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,383,017, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to NIKE Inc. (Beaverton, Ore.).
"Biocomposite material and method for forming a biocomposite material" was invented by Jose Isse (Beaverton, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A biocomposite material and methods and systems for forming a biocomposite material are provided. In one example, a biocomposite material includes a biopolymer material and an internal structure imparting zonal properties to the biocomposite material, where the biopolymer material at least partially surrounds and/or extends through the internal structure. The biopolymer material includes mycelium grown from a fungal strain....