ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,256,802, issued on March 25, was assigned to Gavrieli Brands LLC (Beverly Hills, Calif.).
"Split-sole footwear" was invented by Kfir Gavrieli (Beverly Hills, Calif.) and Dikla Gavrieli (Beverly Hills, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A shoe including an upper forming an interior portion for a foot, the interior portion including toe and heel cavities, is provided. The shoe includes a midsole having toe and heel ends and inner and outer sides. The midsole is affixed to the upper forming a bottom to the interior portion. An insole is affixed to the bottom. An outsole patch includes a toe portion disposed on the toe end of the midsole...