ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,465,111, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to BAUER HOCKEY LLC (Exeter, N.H.).
"Skate or other footwear" was invented by Sebastien Dubois (Piedmont, Canada), Christopher Francis (Pierrefonds-Roxboro, Canada), Robert Lavoie (St-Jerome, Canada), Sebastien Lambert (St-Jerome, Canada) and Peter Liu (Taichung, Taiwan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Footwear, such as a skate (e.g., a hockey skate), comprising a boot (e.g., a skate boot) or other foot-receiving structure configured to receive a user's foot, in which the boot or other foot-receiving structure is designed to enhance performance, including a range of motion of the user and energy tra...