US Patent Issued to NIKE on May 5 for "Textiles and articles and processes for making the same" (American, Taiwanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,616,274, issued on May 5, was assigned to NIKE Inc. (Beaverton, Ore.).

"Textiles and articles and processes for making the same" was invented by Devon Frazier (Beaverton, Ore.), Walter M. Hancock (Taichung, Taiwan), Dave Klinger (Beaverton, Ore.), Robert Mervar (Portland, Ore.), Brian G. Prevo (Portland, Ore.) and Hilary Walker (Hillsboro, Ore.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Films, fibers, filaments, yarns and textiles including thermoplastic elastomeric compositions are described, as are methods of making the films, fibers, filaments, yarns and textiles. These films, fibers, filaments, yarns and textiles can be used to make articles of ap...