ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,439,977, issued on Oct. 14.
"No-slip sock constructions" was invented by Summer Hutchens (Lowell, N.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A no-slip sock construction may include a sock and a shoe insert. The sock may include one or more first components and one or more second components, each positioned on an outside bottom surface of the sock. The one or more first components may include a no-slip material, and the one or more second components may each include one or more loop fasteners. The shoe insert may include one or more hook fasteners configured to interconnect with the one or more loop fasteners, and one or more openings configured...