ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,250,989, issued on March 18, was assigned to NIKE Inc. (Beaverton, Ore.).
"Sole structure for article of footwear" was invented by Leo S. Chang (Portland, Ore.), Jeremy L. Connell (Hillsboro, Ore.), Nick S. Frank (Portland, Ore.) and Rachel M. Savage (Beaverton, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sole structure for an article of footwear includes a midsole having a footbed extending from a first end to a second end disposed at an opposite end of the midsole than the first end, a first flange extending in a first direction from the first end of the footbed to a first distal end and a second flange extending in a second direction from ...