ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,344,972, issued on July 1, was assigned to Nike Inc. (Beaverton, Ore.).
"Upper for an article of footwear having two yarn types" was invented by Ashleigh S. Line (Portland, Ore.), Nicolino Matteo (Hillsboro, Ore.) and Juan L. Aceves Tinajero (Beaverton, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An upper for an article of footwear may include a first area located on at least one of a lateral and a medial side of the upper and a second area located adjacent to the first area. The first area may include first knit courses, at least a majority of which are at least partially formed by a first yarn, and the second area may include a plurality of sec...