ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,349,766, issued on July 8.
"Cleated shoe cover" was invented by Thomas Cono Isernia (Huntington Station, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure provides a cleated shoe cover comprising a flexible shell forming an internal volume with a heel area and a ball and toe area, an opening for receiving a shoe, and having internal flexible, durable, tear-resistant cushioning members disposed on both the heel area and the ball and toe area. The heel area and ball and toe area are also supported by external support members. The cleats of a shoe will sink firmly into the internal tear-resistant cushioning members, gripping them in...