ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,291,801, issued on May 6, was assigned to SUNTEX FIBER Co. LTD. (Homei Changhwa, Taiwan).
"Air textured yarn (ATY) and manufacturing method thereof" was invented by Hung Yu Pai (Homei Changhwa, Taiwan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An air textured yarn (ATY) is disclosed. The ATY includes a first filament having a first cross section, and a second filament disposed adjacent to the first filament having a second cross section, wherein the first cross section has a substantially circular shape and has a degree of modification (M ratio) less than or substantially equal to 1.3, the second cross section has a polygonal shape including 3 to 6 ...