ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,383,023, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to NIKE Inc. (Beaverton, Ore.).
"Sole structure of an article of footwear and related methods" was invented by Yoon Jeong Choi (Portland, Ore.), Tory M. Cross (Portland, Ore.), Christian Alexander Steinbeck (Portland, Ore.) and James Zormeir (Portland, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sole structure of an article of footwear is provided and includes a first midsole portion including a first sidewall and a second midsole portion including a second sidewall. The sole structure also includes a first sheet disposed between the first midsole portion and the second midsole portion and including a f...