ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,297,569, issued on May 13, was assigned to NIKE Inc. (Beaverton, Ore.).
"Knitted component and method of manufacturing the same" was invented by Bhupesh Dua (Beaverton, Ore.) and Bruce Huffa (Beaverton, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In one aspect, the present disclosure provides a knitted component comprising a course with a plurality of loops. An inlaid strand formed of a second yarn may be included in the knitted component. A first portion of the course may be formed with a first yarn and a second portion of the course may be formed with the second yarn. The inlaid strand may be inlaid within the first portion of the course."
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