ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,543,822, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to PUMA SE (Herzogenaurach, Germany).
"Article of footwear having a sole plate" was invented by Mauro Bonin (Nuremberg, Germany), Andreas Siegismund (Ruckersdorf, Germany) and Arnaud Redon (Nuremberg, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An article of footwear comprising a sole structure and an upper. The sole structure includes an outsole that defines a ground engaging surface in at least a forefoot region of the sole structure, and the outsole includes at least one first ground engaging element that extends away from the ground engaging surface. The sole structure further includes a cushioning...