ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,295,453, issued on May 13, was assigned to NIKE Inc. (Beaverton, Ore.).
"Sole structure for article of footwear" was invented by Fidencio Campos II (Dallas, Ore.) and Wesley K. Chan (Portland, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sole structure for an article of footwear includes a bladder and a cushioning member. The bladder includes a first fluid-filled segment including a first and second terminal ends disposed on opposite ends of the first fluid-filled segment along a first longitudinal axis of the first fluid-filled segment. The first longitudinal axis extends in a first direction from a heel region to a forefoot region of the arti...