ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,310,454, issued on May 27, was assigned to NIKE INC. (Beaverton, Ore.).
"Article of footwear including a support flap" was invented by Benjamin Nethongkome (Beaverton, Ore.), Derek Houng (Portland, Ore.) and Kreig Hozalski (Beaverton, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An article of footwear may include a heel region, a forefoot region, and a midfoot region, the midfoot region disposed adjacent to the forefoot region and the heel region, the article of footwear also including a medial side and a lateral side; an upper extending from the heel region to the forefoot region, wherein the upper includes a plurality of openings through which ...