ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,250,985, issued on March 18, was assigned to NIKE Inc. (Beaverton, Ore.).
"Composite plate for an article of footwear or equipment" was invented by Sam Amis (Portland, Ore.), Aaron Bartel (Beaverton, Ore.), Stefan E. Guest (Portland, Ore.), Sam Lacey (Portland, Ore.), William C. McFarland II (Portland, Ore.), Christian Alexander Steinbeck (Portland, Ore.), Yoav Sterman (Portland, Ore.), Adam Thuss (Portland, Ore.) and Todd A. Waatti (Battle Ground, Wash.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for forming a plate includes attaching a first strand portion to a flexible substrate to form a first layer on the substrate and positioning a se...