ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,471,669, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to NIKE Inc. (Beaverton, Ore.).
"Sole structure for article of footwear" was invented by Devin Bailly (Portland, Ore.), Paul Begyn (Portland, Ore.), Clayton Chambers (Portland, Ore.), Guercy Eugene (Portland, Ore.), Dervin A. James (Hillsboro, Ore.), Jason R. Meeker (Portland, Ore.) and Benjamin J. Monfils (Portland, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sole structure for an article of footwear, the sole structure defining a footbed and a ground-engaging surface and including a chassis extending from an anterior end of the sole structure to a posterior end of the sole structure, and a bladder sup...