US Patent Issued to W. L. Gore & Associates on May 20 for "Method for manufacturing a water vapor permeable or breathable three-dimensional glove or glove lining" (German Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,302,965, issued on May 20, was assigned to W. L. Gore & Associates GmbH (Putzbrunn, Germany).

"Method for manufacturing a water vapor permeable or breathable three-dimensional glove or glove lining" was invented by Alexander Zaggl (Aying, Germany) and Holger Zoudlik (Kolbermoor, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for manufacturing a water vapor permeable glove or a glove lining. The method includes steps: (A) preparing a functional layer assembly in the shape of a hand having a hand insertion opening and having a flat configuration, the flat functional layer assembly being stretchable in at least one direction, (B) subjectin...