ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,491,670, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to adidas AG (Herzogenaurach, Germany).
"Method for producing a molded part and molded part" was invented by Christopher Edward Holmes (Veitsbronn, Germany), Daniel Stephen Price (Herzogenaurach, Germany), Giridharan Kirupanantham (Furth, Germany) and Rowan John Boyd (Herzogenaurach, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for producing a molded part, in particular a component of a sporting good, includes providing a mixture of a polymer melt and a foaming agent and injecting the mixture into a mold. The method includes solidifying at least a first portion of the molded part without foaming ...