ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,225,978, issued on Feb. 18, was assigned to adidas AG (Herzogenaurach, Germany).
"Anatomical padding for a shoe" was invented by Valentin Perrin (Nuremberg, Germany) and Ellis Koenig (Nuremberg, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to an upper for a shoe, comprising: a medial padding located in a medial portion of a heel area of the upper, wherein the medial padding comprises a first shape; a lateral padding located in a lateral portion of the heel area of the upper, wherein the lateral padding comprises a second shape; wherein the first shape differs from the second shape, wherein the lateral padding is a...