US Patent Issued to NIKE on Dec. 2 for "Grounding system, grounding component, and methods of manufacturing and using the same" (Oregon Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,488,947, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to NIKE Inc. (Beaverton, Ore.).

"Grounding system, grounding component, and methods of manufacturing and using the same" was invented by Bruce Barney (Beaverton, Ore.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Grounding systems, grounding components, and methods of manufacturing, assembling, and using the same to provide dynamic and adaptable electrical grounding. In one aspect, an adaptable grounding system is provided. The grounding system may include a plurality of grounding components positioned to adaptively engage with an electrical-grounding surface, e.g., facilitating improved electrical contact. The gr...