ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,245,658, issued on March 11, was assigned to adidas AG (Herzogenaurach, Germany).
"Cushioning element for sports apparel" 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 ...