US Patent Issued to FAST IP on April 15 for "Rapid-entry footwear having a stabilizer and an elastic element" (Utah Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,274,325, issued on April 15, was assigned to FAST IP LLC (Lindon, Utah).

"Rapid-entry footwear having a stabilizer and an elastic element" was invented by Michael Pratt (Alpine, Utah) and Craig Cheney (Lindon, Utah).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rapid-entry shoe having an elastic element to enlarge a foot opening of the rapid-entry shoe and also having a stabilizer to prevent a rear portion of the rapid-entry shoe from collapsing downward."

The patent was filed on Oct. 13, 2022, under Application No. 17/965,516.

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