US Patent Issued to NIKE on Jan. 27 for "Sole structures, and articles of footwear formed therefrom" (Oregon Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,532,945, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to NIKE Inc. (Beaverton, Ore.).

"Sole structures, and articles of footwear formed therefrom" was invented by Jaclyn Acquaviva (Portland, Ore.), Neil Crumbleholme (Lake Oswego, Ore.), Isaac Farr (Beaverton, Ore.), Sean T. O'Brien (Hillsboro, Ore.), Jason Riddell (Beaverton, Ore.), Michele Tosello (Beaverton, Ore.) and Zachary C. Wright (Portland, Ore.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A variety of sole structures for footwear, including plates with traction elements, are provided. Articles of footwear which include the sole structures are also provided. Methods of making the sole structures, and artic...