US Patent Issued to NIKE on Sept. 30 for "Midsole structure of an article of footwear including mesh" (Oregon Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,426,670, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to NIKE Inc. (Beaverton, Ore.).

"Midsole structure of an article of footwear including mesh" was invented by Yoon Jeong Choi (Portland, Ore.), Tory M. Cross (Portland, Ore.) and Christian Alexander Steinbeck (Portland, Ore.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sole structure for an article of footwear is described. In one example, the sole structure includes first and second foam components and one or more mesh components, e.g., a mesh textile component. The first foam component includes first and second opposing sides, and the second foam component includes first and second opposing sides. The firs...