ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- United States Patent no. 12,207,705, issued on Jan. 28, was assigned to Dynasty Footwear Ltd. (El Segundo, Calif.).
"Shoe having elastic-lace configuration" was invented by John C. S. Koo (Los Angeles) and Jose Prochmann (Los Angeles).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided are, among other things, shoes having elastic tongue-securing straps. In one representative embodiment, a shoe includes: (a) a sole; (b) an upper, extending above the sole, that includes a front section, a left side, a right side, a rear section, and a tongue that originates from the front section and extends rearwardly between the left side and the right side; (c) a left elastic strap that exten...