US Patent Issued to NIKE on Sept. 30 for "Sole structure of an article of footwear and related methods" (Oregon Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,426,671, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to NIKE Inc. (Beaverton, Ore.).

"Sole structure of an article of footwear and related methods" was invented by Yoon Jeong Choi (Portland, Ore.), Tory M. Cross (Portland, Ore.), Christian Alexander Steinbeck (Portland, Ore.) and James Zormeir (Beaverton, Ore.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sole structure for an article of footwear is provided. The sole structure includes a first midsole portion, a second midsole portion, and a sheet. The first midsole portion includes a first sidewall. The second midsole portion includes a second sidewall. The sheet is disposed between the first midsole portion...