ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,544,638, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to AVIV LLC (Baltimore).
"Antimicrobial basketball net" was invented by Tamir Goodman (Jerusalem), David Warschawski (Baltimore) and Amit Ronkin (Ramot Hashavim, Israel).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A basketball net includes a multi-layer cord including each of an outer layer formed of a first antimicrobial, moisture wicking fiber and an inner layer including a second antimicrobial, moisture wicking fiber. The outer layer is woven from a first antimicrobial, moisture wicking yarn to form a wall that defines a central opening, and at least one cord is located within the central opening, the at lea...