ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,507,759, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to PUMA SE (Herzogenaurach, Germany).
"Article of footwear having a frame" was invented by Carly McKenzie (Herzogenaurach, Germany), Sidney Fauconnier (Nuremberg, Germany), Romain Girard (Lauf an der Pegnitz, Germany), Patrick Donovan (Fuerth, Germany), Heiko Frank Desens (Berlin) and Daniel Simon Taylor (Tokyo).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An article of footwear includes an upper having a fastening mechanism, a sole, and a frame having an exterior surface and an interior surface. The sole includes a midsole structure and an outsole structure. The interior surface of the frame is adjacent portion...