US Patent Issued to The LYCRA on Sept. 8 for "Breathable double-knit or interlock elastic fabric with single component material" (American, Chinese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,729,464, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to The LYCRA Co. LLC (Wilmington, Del.).

"Breathable double-knit or interlock elastic fabric with single component material" was invented by Geoffrey D Hietpas (Newark, Del.), Guan Wang (Avondale, Pa.) and Qian Zhang (Shangqiu City, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An elastic double-knit or interlock fabric of non-elastomeric-elastic yarn which exhibits improved breathability and case of recyclability as compared to conventional elastic double-knit or interlock spandex fabrics, while maintaining the fabric weight and length and width stretch of conventional elastic double-knit or interlock spa...