ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,349,762, issued on July 8, was assigned to NIKE Inc. (Beaverton, Ore.).
"Sole structure for article of footwear" was invented by Can Eldem (Portland, Ore.), Wade Flanagan (Portland, Ore.), Ryan Nyberg (Portland, Ore.), Levi J. Patton (Portland, Ore.), Eric S. Schindler (Beaverton, Ore.) and Jessica Small (Portland, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sole structure for an article of footwear includes a forefoot region disposed adjacent an anterior end, a heel region disposed adjacent a posterior end, and a mid-foot region disposed intermediate the forefoot region and the heel region. The sole structure further includes fluid-filled blad...