ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,426,682, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to NIKE Inc. (Beaverton, Ore.).
"Sole structure for article of footwear" was invented by Fidencio Campos II (Dallas, Ore.), Wesley K. Chan (Portland, Ore.), Nate Durflinger (Beaverton, Ore.), Zachary M. Elder (Portland, Ore.), Jonathan Kosenick (Portland, Ore.), Lee D. Peyton (Tigard, Ore.) and Doug D. Wilken (Hillsboro, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bladder for an article of footwear extends from an anterior end to a posterior end and includes a first chamber disposed in an interior region of the bladder and a second chamber at least partially surrounding the first chamber. The first ch...