ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,389,979, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to Acushnet Co. (Fairhaven, Mass.).
"Golf shoe with traction elements" was invented by Jean-Marie Bidal (Bridgewater, Mass.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A golf shoe with an upper and a sole assembly connected to the upper. The sole assembly includes a midsole and an outsole. The outsole includes a plurality of traction elements positioned around a central region of the outsole. The traction elements comprise: (i) a first set of traction elements arranged along a perimeter or edge of the shoe in a first spatial configuration corresponding to a shape or profile of the perimeter or edge of the shoe...