ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,490,805, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to adidas AG (Herzogenaurach, Germany).
"Cushioning element for a sports shoe" was invented by Angus Wardlaw (Nuremberg, Germany), Stuart David Reinhardt (Nuremberg, Germany), Christopher Edward Holmes (Veitsbronn, Germany) and Tru Huu Minh Le (Erlangen, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Improved cushioning elements for sports apparel, in particular for soles for sports shoes, are described. A cushioning element for sports apparel with a first deformation element is provided. The deformation element includes a plurality of randomly arranged particles of an expanded material, wherein there are f...