ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,336,589, issued on June 24, was assigned to NIKE Inc. (Beaverton, Ore.).
"Articles of footwear reinforced with high tenacity yarn" was invented by Lauren E. Cox (Beaverton, Ore.), Seth M. Wiberg (Beaverton, Ore.) and Roberto Zavala (Portland, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Articles of footwear may include a knitted component defining at least part of a void and joined with a sole structure. The knitted component may include an interior knit layer, an exterior knit layer, and a plurality of inlaid courses of a high tenacity yarn between the interior and exterior knit layers. The plurality of inlaid courses of high tenacity yarn may i...