ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,296,249, issued on May 13, was assigned to BOARDRIDERS IP HOLDINGS LLC (Huntington Beach, Calif.).
"Sports boot with integrated ankle compression system" was invented by William Keegan (Huntington Beach, Calif.) and Giger Ortega (Huntington Beach, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Sport boots have an outer shell and an ankle compression system attached to and positioned within the outer shell to apply selective compressive force against an anterior ankle portion of a person's foot when wearing the boot. The ankle compression system includes an ankle compression member positioned forwardly adjacent to the anterior ankle portion and at...