ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,471,663, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to adidas AG (Herzogenaurach, Germany).
"Cored midsole with diagonal geometry" was invented by Hayden Swanson (Portland, Ore.), Berin B (Portland, Ore.), Blayne Hettinga (Portland, Ore.), Tom Elvidge (Portland, Ore.), Griff Wilson (Portland, Ore.) and Josh Gordon (Portland, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sole for an article of footwear includes a cored midsole defining a top surface, a bottom surface, and a perimeter surface extending from the top surface to the bottom surface. The cored midsole defines apertures extending diagonally from the top surface of the cored midsole to the bottom s...