ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,471,668, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to NIKE Inc. (Beaverton, Ore.).
"Cushioning member for article of footwear" was invented by John Hurd (Lake Oswego, Ore.), Joel Ryp Greenspan (Portland, Ore.), Cassidy R. Levy (West Linn, Ore.), Nicholas R. Long (Portland, Ore.) and Tetsuya T. Minami (Portland, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cushioning member for an article of footwear is provided and includes a first barrier member defining a first compartment and a second compartment and being formed from a first material. A second barrier member is attached to the first barrier member, covers the first compartment to define a first inter...