ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,446,662, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to adidas AG (Herzogenaurach, Germany).
"Additively manufactured footwear" was invented by John L. Hoeck III (Lake Oswego, Ore.), Christopher N. Padilla (Portland, Ore.), Stephen P. Dobson (Portland, Ore.), Christian Manuel Arias Delgado (Portland, Ore.) and Niccolo Dambrosio (Portland, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Additively manufactured articles of footwear comprising a sole portion and an upper portion 3D printed as a single piece. In some embodiments, the article of footwear can comprise an outer skin comprising a plurality of continuous beams extending adjacent to each other and defini...