ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,329,246, issued on June 17, was assigned to Caddix Inc. (Cantonsville, Md.).
"Deflectable cleat system for footwear" was invented by Jack Stearns Rasmussen (Catonsville, Md.), Jeffrey Mark Rasmussen (Catonsville, Md.), Michael Steszyn (Portland, Ore.), Peter Christian Rueegger (Portland, Ore.), Joseph Fulford McMillan III (Portland, Ore.) and Peter Andrew Valois (Portland, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sole portion for an item of footwear having a plurality of cleat systems, cleats, or plate structures that dissipate force by deflecting, deforming, displacing or otherwise shifting under selected force, or by facilitating cleat mo...