ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,279,675, issued on April 22, was assigned to NIKE Inc. (Beaverton, Ore.).
"Article of footwear and charging system" was invented by Tiffany A. Beers (Portland, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A charging system can include provisions for providing power to various systems or components associated with the article of footwear. A charging system may include a charging unit with one or more components configured for use with one or more articles of footwear, where the articles of footwear can include different sizes. The components can be magnetically joined to the article in some cases. Upon connection with a power source, the article ma...