ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,369,679, issued on July 29, was assigned to Matthias Wexler (Ruckersdorf, Germany).

"Shoe and method for producing a shoe" was invented by Matthias Wexler (Ruckersdorf, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A shoe, comprising a sole part, which forms a sole portion of the shoe, and a shoe upper part, which forms an upper shoe portion of the shoe and can be fastened or is fastened to the sole part, wherein the sole part is produced at least in some portions, optionally completely, by foaming, at least in some portions, an injection-mouldable thermoplastic elastomer material, and the shoe upper part can be fastened or is fastened releasab...