US Patent Issued on May 6 for "Sock with functional biomechanical, circulatory and neurological efficacy" (Italian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,290,112, issued on May 6.

"Sock with functional biomechanical, circulatory and neurological efficacy" was invented by Marco Coffinardi (Brescia, Italy), Alessandro Coffinardi (Brescia, Italy), Piero Delpanno (Brescia, Italy) and Mauro Testa (Brescia, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sock or similar garment includes a foot part and a leg part, the foot part being designed to overlap the foot of a user and the leg part being designed to overlap at least part of the leg up to below the knee. Optionally, the foot part is closed by a toe part. The sock has, in one or more areas of its surface extension, one or more structural modificati...