ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,653,984, issued on June 16, was assigned to Bearaby Inc. (Brooklyn, N.Y.).
"Layered yarn and weighted blanket for deep pressure therapy" was invented by Kathrin Hamm (New York).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A weighted blanket includes a length of layered yarn arranged to form a weighted material having loops in an interlooped pattern, the weighted material having a top side and a bottom side. The length of layered yarn includes an outer tube having a length and defining a conduit extending longitudinally therethrough; and textile materials positioned within the outer tube, each textile material including comprises a spun fiber arranged i...