ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,698,577, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Mass.).
"High-performance mono-material hybrid yarns and textiles" was invented by Svetlana V. Boriskina (Winchester, Mass.) and Volodymyr Korolovych (Boston).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Novel yarns for use in manufacturing fully sustainable textiles are provided. The yarns can be composite yarns made of two or more monofilament or multi-filament yarns, including an elastic core and a sheath disposed around the elastic core. Each of the core and the sheath are made of hydrocarbons (e.g., polyethylene and various derivatives thereof) and/or other...