US Patent Issued to NIKE on March 18 for "Sole structure for article of footwear" (American, Italian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,250,987, issued on March 18, was assigned to NIKE Inc. (Beaverton, Ore.).

"Sole structure for article of footwear" was invented by Can Eldem (Portland, Ore.), Zachary M. Elder (Portland, Ore.), Cassidy R. Levy (West Linn, Ore.), Evan Perkins (Portland, Ore.), Emily Simmons (Beaverton, Ore.) and Philip Woodman (Treviso, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sole structure for an article of footwear having an upper includes a midsole. The midsole may include a cushion and a chassis. The cushion extends from a forefoot region to a heel region of the sole structure. The chassis is disposed between a top side of the cushion and the upper. A...