ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,414,606, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to NIKE Inc. (Beaverton, Ore.).
"Knitted upper with two sides and an underfoot portion" was invented by Samantha Woodard (Beaverton, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure provides a knitted component for an article of footwear. The knitted component may include a first side and a second side, where the first side and the second side form an overfoot portion. An underfoot portion may be located between the first side and the second side, where at least a portion of the first side and at least a portion of the second side of the knitted component are located on one of a medial...