US Patent Issued to NIKE on Nov. 18 for "Intelligent electronic footwear and control logic for automated pedestrian collision avoidance" (Oregon Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,475,792, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to NIKE Inc. (Beaverton, Ore.).

"Intelligent electronic footwear and control logic for automated pedestrian collision avoidance" was invented by Christopher Andon (Portland, Ore.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Presented are intelligent electronic footwear with controller automated features, methods for making/using such footwear, and control systems for executing automated features of intelligent electronic footwear. An intelligent electronic shoe includes an upper that attaches to a user's foot, and a sole structure attached to the upper for supporting thereon the user's foot. A collision threat ...