ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,624,481, issued on May 12, was assigned to Coville Inc. (Winston Salem, N.C.).
"Flame-resistant elastic plaited fabric" was invented by Donald W. Trexler (Blowing Rock, N.C.) and Tyler J. Henson (Albemarle, N.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A flame-resistant elastic plaited fabric made of a first yar containing a flame-resistant fiber or a blend of flame-resistant fibers, and a second yarn being an elastomeric yarn covered by a synthetic yarn, wherein the first yarn and the second yarn are plaited in a knitted construction. A method of making and an article are also provided."
The patent was filed on Feb. 25, 2022, under Application No...