ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,528,939, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to NIKE Inc. (Beaverton, Ore.).

"Filled polymeric resin materials and methods of making" was invented by Stephane Bazzana (Beaverton, Ore.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure provides for articles formed of a filled polymeric resin material. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to polymeric resin materials that include a filler that includes of a mixture of cured rubber granules, foam granules, and/or textile fibers. The filler can be suspended in and/or encapsulated by the polymeric resin material. The polymeric resin material, the filler, or both can include waste ...