ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,527,380, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to NIKE Inc. (Beaverton, Ore.).
"Shoe upper having multiple weld zones" was invented by Thomas Berend (Beaverton, Ore.), Douglas A. Beye (Beaverton, Ore.) and Tony H. Le (Portland, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A shoe having a shoe upper including multiple welds in selected locations on the shoe upper. The welds may be selectively located on the upper to provide structure and support to the specific portions of a shoe upper."
The patent was filed on March 2, 2023, under Application No. 18/177,746.
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