ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,359,352, issued on July 15, was assigned to NIKE Inc. (Beaverton, Ore.).
"Knitted components exhibiting color shifting effects" was invented by Adrian Meir (Portland, Ore.) and Daniel A. Podhajny (Beaverton, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A knitted component may include a knitted base portion located between a first non-planar structure and a second non-planar structure. The knitted base portion may include a first area located adjacent to the first non-planar structure, and the first area may include at least one course of a first base yarn. The knitted base portion may include a second area located adjacent to the second non-plana...