ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,414,599, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to LACECLIP LLC (Miami Beach, Fla.).

"Lace adjuster assembly including feedback assembly for use in visualizing and measuring athletic performance" was invented by Jonathan Nussbaum (Miami Beach, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lace adjuster system for selectively adjusting shoelaces (12) of shoes (10A, 10B) of a user, including a first lace adjuster assembly (13) for use with the first shoe (10A) and a second lace adjuster assembly (13) for use with the second shoe (10B). Each lace adjuster assembly (13) includes (i) a lace adjuster (14); and (ii) a feedback assembly (15) that is mechanic...