ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,329,234, issued on June 17, was assigned to NIKE Inc. (Beaverton, Ore.).
"Sole structure with customizable bladder network" was invented by Timothy P. Hopkins (Lake Oswego, Ore.) and Aaron B. Weast (Portland, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for manufacturing a sole structure. Data is received for a cushioning profile of the sole structure of an article of footwear, the sole structure including a bladder network including multiple bladders interconnected by conduits, the sole structure also including a plurality of openings exposing the conduits. Based on the received data, configurations of at least some stems in a frame are...