ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,478,119, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to 1LIFEONEARTH LLC (Cross Plains, Wis.).
"Ankle protector" was invented by Kevin Kobinsky (Middleton, Wis.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An ankle protector garment for surrounding the ankle of a wearer of a boot has a resilient woven toeless tubular body extending from an upper cuff to a lower cuff. Pockets on either side of the body receive foam pads. Each pad has an upper segment with downwardly extending forward and rear tabs which are spaced on either side of a gap, with the rear tab being shorter than the forward tab. The body positions the tabs of each pad about the lateral and medial mall...