ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,584,250, issued on March 24, was assigned to F.G.P. S.R.L. (Villafranca di Verona, Italy).
"Knitted article, in particular for an orthopaedic brace" was invented by Moreno Ferrigolo (Verona, Italy), Alberto Turrini (Verona, Italy), Giacomo Zampini (Verona, Italy) and Gianfranco Rosignoli (Verona, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A knitted article 1, in particular for an orthopaedic brace, with a plurality of zones having different cushioning properties, including at least one flat-knitted zone 10 and at least one padded zone 20, comprises a lower layer 30 consisting of several rows of knitted stitches obtained by knitting a correspo...