ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,709,825, issued on Aug. 18, was assigned to NIKE Inc. (Beaverton, Ore.).
"Knitted component with cavity" was invented by Juan L Aceves Tinajero (Beaverton, Ore.) and William P. Halligan (Beaverton, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A knitted component may include a course of a first yarn type and a course of a second yarn type, a first surface at least partially formed by the course of the first yarn type, and a cavity formed within the knitted component that is recessed relative to the first surface. A first float formed by the course of the second yarn type may extend across the cavity and may be exposed, and the course of the second...