ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,557,869, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to NIKE Inc. (Beaverton, Ore.).
"Article of headwear" was invented by Leo S. Chang (Portland, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An article of headwear with a crown including a front portion, a first side, a second side disposed opposite the first side, and a back side opposite the front portion, wherein the crown includes an apex disposed at a top most point of the crown; a bill extending away from the front portion of the crown; and a mesh layer attached to the crown, the mesh layer extending from the first side of the crown to the second side of the crown and including a first end, a second en...