ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,469,406, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to YiLab Temperature Control Technologies (Changzhou) Co. Ltd. (Shanghai).

"Metallized breathable composite fabric" was invented by Cindy Yee Cin Lau (Palo Alto, Calif.) and Pei Zhu (Santa Clara, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fabric includes an inner layer, a metallized membrane disposed on the inner layer, and an outer layer disposed on the metallized membrane. The metallized membrane includes a base layer containing a polymer and a metal layer deposited on a first surface of the base layer. The inner layer is coupled to the metallized membrane via first point contacts, and the outer la...