ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,290,057, issued on May 6, was assigned to WINN Inc. (Huntington Beach, Calif.).

"Multi-layered grip" was invented by Ben Huang (Huntington Beach, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed are grips and methods of making grips for use with the handle of an article, and in particular for use with fishing poles and golf clubs. Grips preferably include a multi-layered gripping member and an inner sleeve or mounting body. The gripping member can include an outer layer with a fabric layer coated and preferably saturated by polyurethane. The outer layer can be bonded to an inner layer to form the gripping member which is then attached to ...