ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,336,592, issued on June 24, was assigned to HILOS Inc. (Portland, Ore.).
"Footwear assembly with 3-D printed sole assembly" was invented by Giovanna Cafaro (Portland, Ore.), Mikele Schnitman (Portland, Ore.), Gaia Giladi (Portland, Ore.) and Elias Stahl (Portland, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Footwear comprising a sole assembly affixed to a lower portion of an upper. The sole assembly is made at least partially by an additive manufacturing process. The sole assembly has a platform layer and a lattice with interconnected laths extending away from the platform layer in at least forefoot and heel portions. The lattice and platform la...