ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,385,182, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to RALPH LAUREN Corp. (New York).

"Method and apparatus for dyeing garments" was invented by Jason Andrew Berns (Montclair, N.J.) and Richard Paul Tinsley (Stamford, Conn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Described herein are apparatuses and methods for dyeing garments. An exemplary apparatus comprises a dye injection system configured to dispense concentrated liquid dye; a dyeing machine comprising a dyeing chamber configured for dyeing at least one garment in a dyebath; and a controller in communication with the dye injection system and the dyeing machine, wherein the controller is configured: to ...