ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,302,992, issued on May 20, was assigned to Chez Nous Brands Inc. (New York).
"Comfortable dress shoes" was invented by Weiqin Dong (New York), Jeffrey Alan Henderson (New York), Roxann Vinelle Clarke (Brooklyn, N.Y.) and Sara Jaramillo (Medellin, Colombia).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A dress shoe includes a flexible upper structure with stretchy lining and outside layers and a zonal-structured cloth layer therebetween to enable elasticity while maintaining structure; a cushioned insole with a three-point support system under the toe crest, the arch, and the heel; and a mixed material insole and outsole to prevent slipping during walkin...