ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,366,022, issued on July 22, was assigned to NIKE Inc. (Beaverton, Ore.).
"Textile component with embroidered emblem" was invented by Dalton T. Durrell (Beaverton, Ore.) and Chaokun Huangfu (Beaverton, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A textile component may include a knitted component with a first knit layer, a second knit layer, and a pocket, where the pocket is located between the first knit layer and the second knit layer. A spacing element may be included, where the spacing element is located within the pocket. An embroidered element on an exterior surface of the first knit layer may be included, where the embroidered element exte...