ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,310,445, issued on May 27.
"Shoe device with dual stadium arch bimodal structure for rapid entry and release" was invented by Kentigern S Kyle (Naples, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A shoe device having a bimodal structure, configured to selectively snap the device to at least one of a second position and a first position, which selectively snaps the shoe into a first position upon being subjected to a first bending force, apt for placement or removal of a foot, and selectively snaps the shoe into a second position upon being subjected to a second bending force, apt for securement of a foot or having no foot. A flexible mid stadium...