ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,471,662, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to BASS PRO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LLC (Springfield, Mo.).
"Footwear with cork outsole" was invented by Jinwoo Park (Springfield, Mo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An improved article of footwear with a molded polymeric sole, the improvement comprising a layer of cork covering at least 51% of the surface of the outsole. The layer of cork is in direct contact with the molded polymer that forms the sole, without any intervening layer."
The patent was filed on April 14, 2022, under Application No. 17/720,997.
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