ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,329,238, issued on June 17, was assigned to NIKE Inc..
"Vacuum adjustment device for article of apparel or footwear" was invented by Nadia M. Panian (Beaverton, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An article includes a receptacle defining an interior void and an adjustment element attached to the receptacle. The adjustment element includes bladder defining one or more chambers each having a compressible component disposed therein. The adjustment element is operable between a contracted configuration providing the receptacle with a first size and an expanded configuration providing the receptacle with a second size different than the firs...