ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,268,531, issued on April 8, was assigned to ORPYX MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES INC. (Calgary, Canada).

"Physiological sensor footwear insert system and method of manufacture" was invented by Julia Breanne Everett (Calgary, Canada), Marcel Groenland (Calgary, Canada), Travis Michael Stevens (Calgary, Canada), Neil Luke Maurette (Calgary, Canada), Michael Todd Purdy (Calgary, Canada) and David Allan Viberg (Calgary, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of manufacturing an insert system for footwear includes assembling electronic components. The electronic components include a sensor array having physiological sensors. Each physiological ...