ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,290,143, issued on May 6, was assigned to BAUER HOCKEY LLC (Exeter, N.H.).
"Skate or other footwear" was invented by Ivan Labonte (Montreal), Conrad Payeur (Prevost, Canada) and Candide Deschenes (St-Jerome, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A skate (e.g., an ice skate) for a skater (e.g., a hockey player). The skate comprises a skate boot for receiving a foot of the skater and a skating device (e.g., a blade and a blade holder) disposed beneath the skate boot to engage a skating surface (e.g., ice). At least part of the skate boot and optionally at least part of one or more other components (e.g., the skating device) may be construc...