US Patent Issued to NIKE on May 27 for "Foot support systems including fluid movement controllers" (Oregon Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,310,450, issued on May 27, was assigned to NIKE Inc. (Beaverton, Ore.).

"Foot support systems including fluid movement controllers" was invented by Devin Bailly (Portland, Ore.), Levi J. Patton (Portland, Ore.) and Adam Vollmer (Portland, Ore.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Foot support systems include a fluid flow control system that facilitates movement of fluid into, out of, and/or within a sole structure and/or article of footwear, e.g., to change and/or control pressure in fluid filled bladder(s). The fluid flow control system includes: (a) a manifold body defining an internal chamber; (b) at least a first port in fluid communicatio...