US Patent Issued to Flagship Brands on April 8 for "Knit sock with targeted compression zones, and method for lifting and stretching the plantar fascia" (North Carolina Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,270,132, issued on April 8, was assigned to Flagship Brands LLC (Newton, N.C.).

"Knit sock with targeted compression zones, and method for lifting and stretching the plantar fascia" was invented by Hugh Gaither (Charlotte, N.C.), John Gaither (Charlotte, N.C.) and James Richard (Newton, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A knit sock is integrally formed of a body yarn in circumferential courses and axial wales, and includes a foot portion having a heel and a toe, and an ankle portion joined to the foot portion and defining an open leg end of the sock. A first targeted compression zone is formed with the foot portion between the heel and...