ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,338,576, issued on June 24, was assigned to Paisley Crafts LLC (Fresno, Calif.).
"Method and kit for tie-dyeing" was invented by Chase Robert Hawk Duncan (Fresno, Calif.) and Karen Mie Nishikawa (Clovis, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods and kits are provided for tie-dyeing various materials. A garment or other object is soaked using water or a different liquid, excess water is removed, the object is gathered and tied with one or more self-releasing bands, and at least one dye is applied to the object. The dyed object is then placed in a heat-resistant container and heated in a heat source such as a microwave. The self-releas...