ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,225,952, issued on Feb. 18, was assigned to NIKE Inc. (Beaverton, Ore.).
"Water sport article joint and a method for manufacturing a water sport article joint" was invented by Daniel Morgan (Beaverton, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A water sport article is provided. The water sport article includes a joint formed between a first panel having a greater thickness than a second panel. The joint includes an overlapping interface between the first and second panels where one or more of adhesive bonding, blind stitching, and taping is used to attach the first and second panels at the overlapping interface."
The patent was filed on March...