US Patent Issued to NIKE on May 6 for "Foot support systems including fluid movement controllers and adjustable foot support pressure" (Oregon, Washington Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,290,137, issued on May 6, was assigned to NIKE Inc. (Beaverton, Ore.).

"Foot support systems including fluid movement controllers and adjustable foot support pressure" was invented by Devin Bailly (Portland, Ore.), Matthew Browne (Portland, Ore.), Narissa Y. Chang (Portland, Ore.), Remy Pieron (Portland, Ore.), Stepan Ryabinin (Vancouver, Wash.), Adam Vollmer (Portland, Ore.), Michael Fairchild (Vancouver, Wash.), Ethan Vella (Lake Oswego, Ore.) and Daniel Weeks (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 stru...