ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,596,468, issued on April 7, was assigned to Levi Strauss & Co. (San Francisco).
"Digital design tool with preview in browser" was invented by Ozgur Taylan Kuzucu (Walnut Creek, Calif.), James Barton Sights (San Francisco), Benjamin Bell (San Francisco), Christopher Schultz (Beaverton, Ore.), Jennifer Schultz (Beaverton, Ore.) and Debdulal Mahanty (Fremont, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tool allows a user to create new designs for apparel and preview these designs before manufacture. Software and lasers are used in finishing apparel to produce a desired wear pattern or other design. Based on a laser input file with a pattern, a ...