ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,295,451, issued on May 13, was assigned to FUERST GROUP INC. (Menlo Park, Calif.).
"Article of footwear with heel cushion" was invented by Rory W. Fuerst (Atherton, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An article of footwear is provided. The article of footwear includes a sole with a heel cushion mechanically engaged with a first end of a shank at an interface that includes one or more connectors in the shank that are snap-fitted with corresponding holes in the cushion. The sole further includes a midsole body at least partially surrounding the heel cushion and the shank and the midsole body has a greater hardness than the heel cushion....