ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,398,511, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to Under Armour Inc. (Baltimore).
"Articles with embroidered sequins in variable patterns" was invented by Tom Luedecke (Portland, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Hot melt sequins and methods of applying these sequins are disclosed. Sequins can be arranged in various patterns. Sequins can be arranged in dispersive patterns. Sequin patterns can be used to create gradients on the outside of an upper. The sequins can be used to attach two layers where the density of the sequins used to attach the layers can affect thermal properties, flexibility and relative motion between the layers."
The paten...