ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,471,660, issued on Nov. 18, 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 Sept. 21, 2023, under Application No. 18/371,414.
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