ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,302,993, issued on May 20, was assigned to ASICS Corp. (Kobe, Japan).
"Footwear" was invented by Kei Kanematsu (Kobe, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A footwear includes: a sole; an upper located above the sole to accommodate a foot; a loop engagement portion located on at least one of a medial face or a lateral face of the footwear, fixed to one of the sole, the upper, or an interface between the sole and the upper, and including a plurality of loops, and extending from a lower side toward an upper side; a loop tightening part including a single loop passing through the plurality of loops of the loop engagement portion; a fixing po...