US Patent Issued to Under Armour on Dec. 30 for "Article of apparel including protective panels" (Maryland Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,507,750, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to Under Armour Inc. (Baltimore).

"Article of apparel including protective panels" was invented by Margaret Snoke (Baltimore), Kayla Stevens (Baltimore) and Caitlyn Taggart (Baltimore).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An article of apparel includes protective padding adapted to contour to the wearer. In an embodiment, the protective panel is a multilayered panel including a foam layer, a fabric layer, and a bonding layer located between the foam layer and the fabric layer. The foam layer may be formed of auxetic foam. Alternatively or in addition to, the bonding layer may be a film including a plural...