ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,471,665, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to adidas AG (Herzogenaurach, Germany).
"Sole for a shoe" was invented by John Whiteman (Nuremburg, Germany), Paul Leonard Michael Smith (Nuremburg, Germany), Angus Wardlaw (Nuremberg, Germany), Heiko Schlarb (Herzogenaurach, Germany) and James Tarrier (Nuremburg, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Improved soles for shoes, in particular for sports shoes, are described. A sole for a shoe, in particular a sports shoe, is provided, said sole having a cushioning element that includes randomly arranged particles of an expanded material and a control element. The control element is free from expand...