ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,290,114, issued on May 6, was assigned to NIKE Inc. (Beaverton, Ore.).
"Adaptive support apparel systems and methods" was invented by Christopher Andon (Portland, Ore.), Michael T. Horne (Beaverton, Ore.), Nicola J. Reynolds (Beaverton, Ore.) and Summer L. Schneider (Portland, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and apparatus related to adaptive support garments including adaptive support structures, lacing systems, and an adaptive engine are discussed. In an example, an adaptive support garment includes a support structure, a plurality of lace guides, a lace cable, and an adaptive engine. The support structure is configured to w...