ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,507,765, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to Acushnet Co. (Fairhaven, Mass.).
"Golf shoe with traction elements" was invented by Jean-Marie Bidal (Marlborough, 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 an outsole with a plurality of traction elements positioned around a central region of the outsole. The plurality of traction elements comprise a first set of traction elements arranged along a perimeter or edge of the outsole in a first spatial configuration corresponding to a shape or profile of the perimeter or edge of the outsole, and a second se...