US Patent Issued to CALZATURIFICIO S.C.A.R.P.A. on Feb. 3 for "Sole assembly for footwear and footwear equipped therewith" (Italian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,538,959, issued on Feb. 3, was assigned to CALZATURIFICIO S.C.A.R.P.A. S.P.A. (Italy).

"Sole assembly for footwear and footwear equipped therewith" was invented by Davide Parisotto (Asolo, Italy), Francesco Orrico (Asolo, Italy) and Carlo Pozzobon (Asolo, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sole assembly for sports footwear having an oblong plate-like structure and comprising: an outsole with a treaded profile, which is adapted to grip the ground and is made of polymeric material with a high friction coefficient; at least one shock-absorbing layer with plate-like and elastically deformable structure, separate and distinct from the outs...