ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,478,139, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to PUMA SE (Herzogenaurach, Germany).
"Article of footwear having a closure system" was invented by Andreas Siegismund (Rueckersdorf, Germany), Reinhold Sussmann (Scheinfeld, Germany) and Romain Girard (Lauf an der Pegnitz, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A closure system for an article of footwear includes a track, a knob, and a cord that is configured to be operably engaged with an upper of the footwear. The cord is attached to the knob and the knob is configured to be moved within the track to tighten and loosen the footwear."
The patent was filed on Dec. 20, 2022, under Application No....