ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,532,940, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to adidas AG (Herzogenaurach, Germany).
"Sole structure for a shoe" was invented by Reuben Bligh (Portland, Ore.), Tom Elvidge (Portland, Ore.), Zachary Coonrod (Seattle), Pete Cauwood (Cambridge, Great Britain), Iain Sabberton (Cambridge, Great Britain), Simon Wilsher (Letchworth Garden City, Great Britain), Peter Laitenberger (Cambridge, Great Britain) and Keir Jackson (Waltham Forest, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sole structure for a shoe includes a forefoot portion and a heel portion. A midfoot portion can be coupled to the forefoot portion and the heel portion. The midfoot p...