ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,336,593, issued on June 24, was assigned to PUMA SE (Herzogenaurach, Germany).
"Article of footwear having a sole plate" was invented by Arnaud Redon (Nuremberg, Germany) and Romain Girard (Lauf an der Pegnitz, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An article of footwear includes an upper and a sole structure coupled to the upper. The sole structure defines a ground engaging surface of the article of footwear and includes an outsole and a sole plate positioned between the upper and the outsole. The sole plate extends along the ground engaging surface of the sole structure includes a rear portion, an anterior curved portion, and a poster...