ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,304,166, issued on May 20.
"Systems and methods for mass customization" was invented by Bao Tran (Saratoga, Calif.) and Ha Tran (Saratoga, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A footwear having a sole customized to a wearer's anatomy by receiving a foot model; generating an elevated foot model with a heel at a predetermined heel height from a ground and determining a structure to support a foot arch and a ball area of the foot model; and fabricating a high heel sole with the optimized structure to support the foot."
The patent was filed on April 4, 2019, under Application No. 16/375,831.
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