US Patent Issued to NIKE on Jan. 28 for "Footwear sole structure incorporating a plurality of chambers" (Oregon, California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- United States Patent no. 12,207,699, issued on Jan. 28, was assigned to NIKE Inc. (Beaverton, Ore.).

"Footwear sole structure incorporating a plurality of chambers" was invented by Denis Dekovic (Portland, Ore.), Bradley S. Long (Portland, Ore.), Brian E. Santa Maria (Portland, Ore.), Benjamin A. Shaffer (Saratoga, Calif.) and Danielle L. Taylor (Portland, Ore.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A plurality of fluid-filled chambers may be incorporated into sole structures of articles of footwear. The chambers may be configured to be substantially diamond-shaped. The chambers may lie within cavities formed by a lower surface of the midsole and may extend into apertures ...