Patents by Inventor Hemantha Manjula Wijesena

Hemantha Manjula Wijesena has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20240108084
    Abstract: Aspects herein are directed to a knit lower-body garment, methods of manufacturing and/or forming the knit lower-body garment using a flat knitting process, and knit blanks used to form the knit lower-body garment. In example aspects, the knit lower-body garment is formed from a one-piece knit textile blank that includes partial-length knit courses in select locations to provide three-dimensional shaping to the resulting lower-body garment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Paul R. Montgomery, Hemantha Manjula Wijesena
  • Patent number: 11877605
    Abstract: A knit lower-body garment can be formed, using a flat knitting process and from knit blanks. In example aspects, the knit lower-body garment is formed from a one-piece knit textile blank that includes partial-length knit courses in select locations to provide three-dimensional shaping to the resulting lower-body garment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul R. Montgomery, Hemantha Manjula Wijesena
  • Publication number: 20220151313
    Abstract: Aspects herein are directed to a knit lower-body garment, methods of manufacturing and/or forming the knit lower-body garment using a flat knitting process, and knit blanks used to form the knit lower-body garment. In example aspects, the knit lower-body garment is formed from a one-piece knit textile blank that includes partial-length knit courses in select locations to provide three-dimensional shaping to the resulting lower-body garment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Paul R. Montgomery, Hemantha Manjula Wijesena