ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,751,509, issued on Oct. 6, was assigned to NIKE Inc. (Beaverton, Ore.).
"Wearable article and method of manufacturing a wearable article" was invented by Eric Hullegie (Boston).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In an example, a wearable article includes a nonwoven textile sheet having a first portion and a second portion contiguous with the first portion. The first portion has a first density and a first modulus of elasticity. The second portion has a second density less than the first density and has a second modulus of elasticity less than the first modulus of elasticity. The first portion is shaped differently than the second portion as an...