ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,490,806, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to NIKE Inc. (Beaverton, Ore.).
"Airbag for article of footwear" was invented by Can Eldem (Portland, Ore.), Wade Flanagan (Portland, Ore.), Ryan Nyberg (Portland, Ore.), Levi J. Patton (Portland, Ore.), Eric S. Schindler (Beaverton, Ore.) and Jessica Small (Portland, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bladder for an article of footwear includes a first barrier layer formed of a first material, and a second barrier layer formed of a second material. The first barrier layer and the second barrier layer cooperate to form a fluid-filled chamber having a first fluid-filled segment extending along an ...