US Patent Issued to NIKE on April 1 for "Articles of footwear with uppers having bootie components, foot wrapping bands, and/or wear resistant components at a medial forward toe and forefoot area" (Oregon Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,262,792, issued on April 1, was assigned to NIKE Inc. (Beaverton, Ore.).

"Articles of footwear with uppers having bootie components, foot wrapping bands, and/or wear resistant components at a medial forward toe and forefoot area" was invented by Aaron Cooper (Portland, Ore.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Footwear or other foot-receiving devices include various conforming fit, stability, and/or "locked down" feel features. The uppers (or foot-covering components) for such articles of footwear (or other foot-receiving devices) may include one or more of: (a) an upper shell defining an interior chamber, wherein the upper shell includes a pl...