US Patent Issued to NIKE on Sept. 30 for "Article of footwear having a sole structure with a plate for stability" (Oregon Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,426,669, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to NIKE Inc. (Beaverton, Ore.).

"Article of footwear having a sole structure with a plate for stability" was invented by Jaroslav J. Lupinek (Portland, Ore.) and Kelly A. O'Connor (Beaverton, Ore.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An article of footwear includes a sole structure that has a plate, a first foam layer, and a second foam layer. The first foam layer overlies the plate and has a distal side interfacing with a proximal side of the plate. The second foam layer underlies the plate and has a proximal side interfacing with a distal side of the plate. A compressive stiffness of the first foam ...