ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,490,810, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to NIKE Inc. (Beaverton, Ore.).
"Fiber-bound engineered materials formed using zonal scrims" was invented by Bhupesh Dua (Portland, Ore.), Pamela S. Greene (Portland, Ore.), Bruce J. Kilgore (Lake Oswego, Ore.) and Thomas J. Rushbrook (Portland, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fiber bound engineered material is provided that imparts an intended characteristic at an intended relative location. A fiber layer is entangled with additional fibers in a manner to create a non-uniform engineered material. The lack of uniformity of a fiber bound engineered material may be accomplished through manipulat...