ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,256,810, issued on March 25.
"Apparatus for adjusting a shoe and methods for making and using the same" was invented by Judy Jewell Ross (Coronado, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus for adjusting a shoe and methods for making and using the same. A relative movement can be generated between a platform and a model foot wearing the shoe such that the platform contacts the shoe and the model foot adjusts the shoe via the relative movement. Advantageously, the model foot can be a surrogate to a human foot in adjusting the shape of the shoe. The model foot can stretch the shoe in the same manner as human walk. A person can ex...