ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,465,110, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to NIKE Inc. (Beaverton, Ore.).
"Control device for an article of footwear" was invented by Tiffany A. Beers (Portland, Ore.) and Andrew A. Owings (Portland, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An article of footwear or an article of apparel can include provisions for facilitating the installation of a control device. The control device can include a panel comprising a plurality of buttons that can provide manual control to a user. The control device can be installed in a compartment within the article after initial manufacture of the article of footwear. In some cases, the control device can be u...