ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,446,653, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to adidas AG (Herzogenaurach, Germany).
"Midsole for a sports shoe with banking effect" was invented by Fionn Corcoran-Tadd (Portland, Ore.) and Ian James Hennebery (Portland, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Midsoles for a sports shoe that comprise a ground facing component comprising a rim portion with a first inward-facing wedge-shaped elongate protrusion and a foot support component arranged slidably at least partially inside the ground facing component. The foot support component may comprise a first outward facing wedge-shaped elongate recess configured to receive the first inward-facing ...