ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,446,657, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to adidas AG (Herzogenaurach, Germany).
"Shoe and sole" was invented by Tru Huu Minh Le (Herzogenaurach, Germany), Angus Wardlaw (Herzogenaurach, Germany), Dirk Meythaler (Herzogenaurach, Germany), Stuart David Reinhardt (Herzogenaurach, Germany), Darren Michael Wood (Gresham, Ore.), Charles Griffin Wilson III (Portland, Ore.), Juergen Weidl (Herzogenaurach, Germany), Stanislav Goussev (Herzogenaurach, Germany) and Carl Arnese (Herzogenaurach, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Described are soles for a shoe, in particular for a sports shoe, with a midsole. The midsole includes a first sole re...