ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,507,756, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to NIKE Inc. (Beaverton, Ore.).
"Article of footwear with liner having external ground plane" was invented by Jamian R. Cobbett (Portland, Ore.), Paul D. Cox (Beaverton, Ore.), Joseph B. Gault (West Linn, Ore.), Robert G. LeGaye (Portland, Ore.), Phillip A. Meneau (Portland, Ore.) and Summer L. Schneider (Portland, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A liner system for an article of footwear, system, and method includes a liner structure, a sensor, a housing, an electronic module, and a ground plane. The sensor is configured to determine a property of the foot of a wearer. The housing is seated at...