ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,667,145, issued on June 30, was assigned to Wells Lamont Industry Group LLC (Skokie, Ill.).

"Laminated glove, device and method of making same" was invented by Jason Smid (Chicago), Kenneth LeVey (Chicago) and Caitlin Boyle (Chicago).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A layered, laminated glove includes an outer layer, a membrane formed from a liquid-resistant, air permeable material positioned on an inner surface of the outer layer and a liner formed from a moisture absorbing material. The liner is positioned on an inner surface of the membrane. The outer layer, membrane and liner are laminated to form a single glove. The glove includes a pl...