ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,369,692, issued on July 29, was assigned to PUMA SE (Herzogenaurach, Germany).
"Fastening mechanism for an article of footwear" was invented by Andreas Siegismund (Rueckersdorf, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fastening mechanism for an article of footwear, the fastening mechanism including a tensioning member having a member opening, a first tensioning element extending along a first side of an upper of the footwear, and a second tensioning element extending along a second side of the upper, opposite the first side. The first and second tensioning elements are operatively coupled with the tensioning member about the member open...