ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,490,780, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to Regents of the University of Minnesota (Minneapolis).
"Active fabrics, garments, and materials" was invented by Bradley Thomas Holschuh (North Oaks, Minn.), Lucy Elizabeth Dunne (Minneapolis), Rachael Granberry (Minneapolis), Kevin Eschen (Minneapolis), Julianna Abel (Minneapolis), Nicole Ciavarella (Minneapolis), Robert Michael Theodore Pettys-Baker (Minneapolis), Nicholas Edward Schleif (Minneapolis), Mary Ellen Margaret Berglund (Minneapolis), Joonwoo Walter Lee (Minneapolis) and Sophia Victoria Vandycke (Minneapolis).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Active fabrics can be created by combining act...