A newly patented system assigned to Cornell University generates custom-fit garment patterns from a 3D body scan, "unwrapping" the image into 2D using defined datapoints on the body's surface. Greenville inventor Jie Pei is among those named on the patent. [Composite illustration: Sources, U.S. Patent No. 12555341-B2, Fig. 7A; DI Studio]
SC Autosports has received a newly granted design patent for a solar roof for a golf cart. Dallas-based Johnny Tai is the listed inventor. [Composite illustration: Sources, U.S. Patent No. D1109067, Fig. 8; Pikusisi-Studio/istockphoto; DI Studio]