ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,458,083, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to Under Armour Inc. (Baltimore).
"Breathable face mask" was invented by Kevin Plank (Baltimore), Kyle Blakely (Baltimore), Ella Mae Holmes (Baltimore), Jami Dunbar (Baltimore) and Kasey Jarvis (Baltimore).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A face mask configured to be worn on a human head includes a face shield and an ear loop. The ear loop is connected to a lateral side of the face shield. The ear loop defines an elongated narrow center portion positioned between an enlarged first end and an enlarged second end opposite the first end. The enlarged first end is connected to an upper portion of the later...