ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,458,101, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to FAST IP LLC (Lindon, Utah).
"Rapid-entry shoe" was invented by Michael Pratt (Alpine, Utah).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rapid-entry shoe allows the shoe to be rapidly entered and readied for wearing by the user. The shoe may be any of a wide variety of shoe types, including shoes of a wide variety of styles and functions. The rapid entry features of the shoes utilize various movable elements that are attached to a sole portion or other portion of the shoe and allow movement of a portion of the shoe under pressure to allow rapid entry of the user's foot into the shoe. The moveable elements may...