US Patent Issued to Acushnet on July 22 for "Golf shoe with reinforcement structure" (Massachusetts Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,364,308, issued on July 22, was assigned to Acushnet Co. (Fairhaven, Mass.).

"Golf shoe with reinforcement structure" 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 comprises a reinforcement structure integrated with a midsole component and/or an outsole component of the shoe. The reinforcement structure may comprise a reinforcing material. The reinforcement structure may hold and support the medial and/or lateral sides of a subject's foot during a golf-related action or movement."

The patent was filed on Nov. 29,...